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The Use of Sunset Dates in California Legislation

November 4, 2020 6:14 amNovember 5, 2020 11:54 am

California, like most other states, uses sunset dates in legislation, which has the effect of making the law, once enacted, expire on a specified date. Unless the Legislature enacts another bill to either extend or eliminate the sunset date, the...

Election Night Results Southern California

November 4, 2020 4:29 amNovember 5, 2020 11:55 am

On the final day of voting, polling locations reflected the wildly divided state of the country. In Joshua Tree, only a few people waited in line in the late afternoon as a slow trickled of voters flowed in. According to...

What is Gender-Neutral Legislative Drafting?

November 3, 2020 6:19 amNovember 5, 2020 11:55 am

Like many of the states, California has adopted and therefore requires the Office of the Legislative Counsel to draft measures (bills, resolutions, and constitutional amendments) in a gender-neutral manner. What does that mean? How does it work? Specific to California...

Trial Court Judge Rules Governor’s Executive Orders Are Limited in Scope

November 2, 2020 9:40 pmNovember 3, 2020 11:38 am

For those interested in the tensions between the legislative and executive branches of state government, today’s decision by a Sutter County Superior Court judge regarding Executive Orders (EOs) issued by Governor Newsom is an interesting case study based upon the...

Court Declares Gov. Newsom’s Abuse of Power Unconstitutional

November 2, 2020 3:26 pmNovember 4, 2020 7:38 pm

California Assemblymen Kevin Kiley and James Gallagher sued to stop California Governor Gavin Newsom’s “one man rule,” as California Globe has reported over several months. They were in Sutter County Superior Court October 21st, arguing that Gov. Gavin Newsom has...

Making Legislation More Readable

November 2, 2020 6:22 amNovember 2, 2020 6:27 am

One of the issues that is discussed in legislative drafting is how to make legislation more “readable,” meaning how to make the text of legislative measures easier to understand by those who are subject to the law or those who...

An Overview of Proposition 54 and Its Impact on California Government

November 1, 2020 7:30 amNovember 1, 2020 7:37 am

Proposition 54, which was enacted by the voters at the November 2016 general election, adopted constitutional and statutory changes dealing bill amendments and recordings of legislative proceedings. According to the Attorney General’s Ballot Summary, Prop. 54: Prohibits Legislature from passing...