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Small Business Financial Development Corporations

May 7, 2026 2:00 pmMay 7, 2026 2:01 pm

Title 1, Division 3, Part 5, Chapter 1 deals with California Small Business Financial Development Corporations. Article 1 is the introduction. Section 14000 names the act the California Small Business Financial Development Corporation Law. Section 14001 contains four statements of...

Law Enforcement and WC Compensation

May 7, 2026 2:30 amMay 7, 2026 2:31 am

Article 7 of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 4 of the Labor Code deals with city police and firemen, sheriffs, and others in compensation scheduled. Section 4850 provides that, whenever any person who is employed on a regular,...

Public Testimony and the Suspense Files

May 6, 2026 2:00 pmMay 6, 2026 2:01 pm

With the 2026 Suspense Files being considered on May 14, several colleagues have asked about public testimony on these items. When I first began lobbying, legislators presented their bills regardless of whether the measures were slated for the Suspense Files....

Compromise and Release

May 6, 2026 2:30 amMay 6, 2026 2:31 am

Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 4 of the Labor Code deals with compromise and release for workers’ compensation claims in California. Section 5000 provides that no contract, rule, or regulation can exempt the employer from liability for the...

Some Additional Bill Drafting Comments

May 5, 2026 2:00 pmMay 5, 2026 2:01 pm

As we make our way through hundreds of bill amendments each week, I often come across interesting provisions from a legislative drafting perspective. I offer these comments as observations from someone who co-teaches a law school course on this topic....

Federal Bird Reserves

May 5, 2026 2:30 amMay 5, 2026 2:31 am

Division 7, Chapter 1, Article 3 deals with federal bird reservations in this state. Section 10680 states that the people of the State, through their legislative authority, accept the provisions and benefits of the act of Congress known as the...

Securities Administration

May 4, 2026 2:00 pmMay 4, 2026 2:01 pm

Corporations Code Title 4, Division 1, Part 7 deals with administration under the California Corporate Securities Law of 1968. Section 25604 states that the administration and enforcement of, and the education of the public relative to, the laws and programs...