Chart of Legislative Rules – California Globe

The following chart provides the seven sources of rules used by the California Constitution:

Source	Explanation
Constitution	Article IV, Sections 1 – 28
Government Code	Division 2, Sections 8902 – 10606
Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly	Rules 1 – 65
Senate Rules	Rules 1 – 56
Assembly Rules	Rules 1 – 122
Mason’s Manual	In all cases not provided for by the California Constitution, by the Assembly Rules, by the Senate Rules, by the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly, or by statute, the authority is the latest edition of Mason’s Manual.
Custom and Practice	The unwritten traditions, precedents, and informal norms that govern how the legislature operates alongside its formal written rules.