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Infanticide or ‘Pregnancy Loss?’ Abortion Bill Passes Assembly Judiciary Committee

April 5, 2022 12:49 pm

Assembly Bill 2223 by Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), misleadingly labeled “Reproductive health,” actually legalizes infanticide in an abortion bill to expand the killing of babies past the moment of birth up to weeks after, according to opponents of the bill....

California’s Named Legislative Acts

April 5, 2022 6:30 amApril 5, 2022 6:40 am

Prior to adoption of Joint Rule 10.6, the California Legislature named Acts after the legislator(s) who principally authored those Acts. Joint Rule 10.6. provides: “A bill may not add a short title that names a current or former Member of...

What Is in California’s Harbors and Navigation Code?

April 4, 2022 5:44 pmApril 4, 2022 5:57 pm

The California Harbors and Navigation Code is one of 29 Codes that contain state statutes. The Harbors and Navigation Code contains 9 Divisions. There are also numerous parts, chapters, and articles containing hundreds of code sections, or individual statutes. The...

Judge Tosses Out California Law Mandating Diversity Quotas on Boards

April 4, 2022 9:19 amApril 5, 2022 3:50 pm

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Terry Green tossed out California’s corporate diversity law to require publicly held corporations based in the state to include racial minorities and members of the LGBTQ community on their executive boards, ruling it “unconstitutional.” The...

Amending, Repealing, and Adding the Same Code Section?

April 4, 2022 6:31 amApril 4, 2022 6:46 am

Why would the California Legislature need to amend, repeal, and add the same code section in a single bill? And how is that done? There are times when the Legislature desires to sunset or repeal a code section and re-enact that...

What Is in California’s Government Code?

April 3, 2022 5:06 pmApril 3, 2022 5:12 pm

The California Government Code is one of 29 Codes that contain state statutes. The Government Code contains 52 Titles. There are also numerous parts, divisions, chapters, and articles containing hundreds of code sections, or individual statutes. The following is a...

Successor Agencies in California Legislation

April 3, 2022 8:40 amApril 3, 2022 8:56 am

On occasion, the Legislature closes down an executive branch entity and creates a successor entity. This necessitates several steps, beginning with dissolution of the existing entity. That is followed by the creation of the new entity which succeeds to the...