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California Hogs and Chickens Enjoy More Protections Than Unborn Babies

October 21, 2022 2:36 pmOctober 21, 2022 11:42 am

As California voters prepare to vote on Proposition 1, the “Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom. Legislative Constitutional Amendment,” which codifies the right to abortion up to the birth of the baby, in the California Constitution, it is important to note...

Sen. Scott Wiener Invites Us to Pumpkin Carving Drag Queen Event

October 21, 2022 2:00 pmOctober 21, 2022 2:03 pm

“In case you missed it, Senator Scott Wiener is hosting his Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest tomorrow, October 22!” Sen. Wiener’s email says. California Sen. Scott Wiener sent out an email Friday inviting me to his annual pumpkin carving event in...

If You Actually Do the Crime, Do Not Do the Rhyme

October 21, 2022 8:10 amOctober 21, 2022 7:18 am

There’s stupid. There’s felony stupid. And then there is actually literally felony stupid. Meet rapper Nuke Bizzle. Bizzle – real name Fontrell Antonio Baines, 33, hometown Memphis, TN – shot to infamy in the summer of 2020, posting to You...

The ‘Sunrise’ Process in the California Legislature

October 21, 2022 6:54 amOctober 21, 2022 9:07 pm

In California, as in a number of other states, there is the so-called “sunrise” process, which is the opposite of a “sunset” (or repeal) process, in the law. When establishing a new regulatory scheme for an occupation or profession, the...

Gov. Newsom Revises Political Stunt As Californians Are Left Paying The Bill

October 21, 2022 2:45 amOctober 20, 2022 4:41 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom’s call for a special legislative session on December 5 to impose “windfall taxes” on oil companies is nothing but a political stunt and politics at its worst. If Newsom thinks there is price-gouging, then he should call...

Legislative History and Intent – What Is the Difference?

October 20, 2022 4:26 pmOctober 20, 2022 3:29 pm

Many Capitol observers use the terms “legislative history,” “statutory history,” and “legislative intent” interchangeably. However, these terms generally mean two different things. What are those distinctions among these terms? Legislative history relates to how a bill becomes law, and includes...

How to Draft an Intent Bill

October 20, 2022 11:40 amOctober 20, 2022 1:59 pm

In the California Legislature, an “intent bill” is basically used as a placeholder for a future measure to be amended into the intent bill. Quite often bills introduced in the California Legislature without substantive language in them are called “spot...