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California ‘Inflation Relief’ Checks Will Go Out Later This Week

October 4, 2022 2:30 amOctober 3, 2022 8:17 pm

This week, the first inflation relief checks for Californians, known as the Middle Class Tax Refund, are to be sent out. During the spring and summer, the Governor and state legislators butted heads on how to best hand out the...

New Poll: Rick Caruso Only Three Points Behind Karen Bass in LA Mayoral Race

October 3, 2022 6:21 pm

A new poll by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) conducted in late September and released on Monday finds that Los Angeles Mayoral candidate and real estate developer Rick Caruso has made a startling comeback and is now...

Can a Bill Only Do Three Things?

October 3, 2022 3:10 pmOctober 3, 2022 3:10 pm

Capitol observers know that bills can add a new section of law, amend an existing section of law, or repeal an existing section of law, or a combination of those three actions. But, are there any other actions a bill...

Assemblyman Philip Y. Ting who introduced AB 1215.

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Decriminalizing Jaywalking

October 3, 2022 1:01 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom just signed a bill to decriminalize jaywalking, with the law to begin in 2023. According to Assembly Bill 2147, authored by Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), peace officers would be prohibited from giving pedestrians tickets for jaywalking...

California Joining Texas Lawsuit Opposing Prohibition on Out of State ‘Abortion’ Travel

October 3, 2022 9:05 amOctober 3, 2022 9:01 am

Regardless of whether it should be legal, abortion is undeniably a gruesome procedure. However, abortion has become a virtual sacrament in California. Governor Gavin Newsom recently spent $100,000 on billboards in 7 red states, promoting “abortion tourism,” inviting women to...

Are There Exceptions to the Legislative Committee Deadlines?

October 3, 2022 6:30 amOctober 3, 2022 9:13 am

Joint Rule 61 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly in the California Legislature relates to deadline. Joint Rule 61(a) concerns the deadlines in the odd-numbered (first) year, while JR 61(b) concerns the deadlines in the even-numbered (second)...

What Are ‘Statutes Other Than Codes?’

October 2, 2022 3:25 pmOctober 2, 2022 3:36 pm

If you review two of the main legislative publications produced by the Office of Legislative Counsel, you may come across a section of each of them titled, “Statutes Other Than Codes.” What are those? Both the “Table of Sections Affected”...