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The Anatomy a California Bill

October 26, 2020 6:21 amOctober 26, 2020 8:10 am

In the California Legislature, pursuant to Article IV, Section 8(b)(1), “the Legislature may make no law except by statute and may enact no statute except by bill.” As a result, a bill is what enacts a statute. The Legislative Counsel...

State-Mandated Local Programs in California Legislation

October 25, 2020 8:27 amOctober 25, 2020 1:46 pm

You may have noticed while reading a California bill that, at the end of the Legislative Counsel’s Digest, there are four “keys,” which identify the vote required for passage of the bill, whether the bill contains an appropriation, whether the...

Federal Court in California Rules Against Trump’s Illegal Immigrant Census Count Executive Order

October 24, 2020 2:05 amOctober 25, 2020 1:50 pm

On Thursday, three federal judges in Northern California ruled that President Donald Trump’s Executive Order to not include those in the country illegally in the 2020 Census is illegal, becoming the second state to halt the Order. A three judge...

Appellate Court Rules Against Uber, Lyft in Rideshare Driver Classification Appeal

October 23, 2020 2:54 pm

On Thursday, the California 1st District Court of Appeal ruled in favor of the state in the rideshare driver classification appeal, ordering Uber, Lyft, and other rideshare companies to comply with AB 5 and classify their drivers as employees. Rideshare...

An Introduction To Legislative Drafting

October 23, 2020 6:31 amOctober 25, 2020 1:46 pm

What is legislative drafting? Legislative drafting or bill drafting is the work of professionals who usually provide their services in a centralized office for the U.S. Congress or state legislatures. These individuals draft bills, resolutions, and constitutional amendments (for the...

The Seven Cs of Basic Legislative Drafting

October 22, 2020 6:25 amOctober 22, 2020 10:50 am

What are the “Seven Cs” and what do they have to do with legislative drafting? During this time of pandemic, I have been researching and reading about legislative drafting and studying some of the materials that are available to the...

CA Assemblymen Kiley and Gallagher Trial on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ‘One-Man Rule’

October 22, 2020 2:08 amOctober 23, 2020 8:29 am

California Assemblymen Kevin Kiley and James Gallagher have sued to stop California Governor Gavin Newsom’s “one man rule,” as California Globe has reported. They were in Sutter County Superior Court Wednesday largely arguing that Gov. Gavin Newsom has exceeded his...