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Judicial Arbitration in California

October 3, 2024 2:30 amOctober 3, 2024 2:31 am

California’s Code of Civil Procedure, in Part 3, Title 3, Chapter 2.5, deals with judicial arbitration. Section 1141.10 provides legislative findings and declarations that litigation involving small civil cases can be so costly and complex that efficiently resolving these civil...

Chart of Bill Signing Messages

October 2, 2024 4:34 pmOctober 2, 2024 8:49 pm

In reviewing gubernatorial signing messages over the past two decades, I compiled the following chart of bills that have signing messages. The chart includes the session year, the Governor, the bill number and author, and the subject of the bill....

Summary of California Bills Per Session and Actions Taken

October 2, 2024 2:34 pmOctober 2, 2024 8:50 pm

The following research was updated in October 2024 in order to examine the major actions involving bills in the California Legislature over the past eighteen years. I examined the following five categories of information for each year, as set forth...

Overpayments of California Unemployment Compensation Benefits

October 2, 2024 2:30 amOctober 2, 2024 2:31 am

California’s Unemployment Insurance Code in Division 1, Part 1, Chapter 5, Article 4 deals with overpayments. Section 1375 provides that any person who is overpaid any amount of benefits under this part is liable for the amount overpaid unless any...

California Bills: Introduced Versus Enacted

October 1, 2024 1:49 pmOctober 2, 2024 8:51 pm

I am often asked about the number of bills that get introduced each year in comparison to the number of bills that actually get to the Governor’s Desk, and then the number of bills that ultimately get signed into law...

What Are All the Official State Items?

October 1, 2024 1:31 pmOctober 1, 2024 1:31 pm

In California’s Government Code, Title 1, Division 2, Chapter 2, which is titled “State Flag and Emblems,” there are a series of state-designated items. In 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed three bills making additional designations. The following is the list...

How Many Bills Usually Get to California’s Governor?

October 1, 2024 7:23 amOctober 1, 2024 7:23 am

Now that the 2024 California Legislative Session has concluded, and final bill actions were completed by Governor Gavin Newsom by September 30, which is the constitutional deadline, we can answer the often-posed question about the number of bills that reach...