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Chart of 72-Hour Bills in the California Legislature

September 21, 2024 5:58 pmSeptember 21, 2024 10:12 pm

Since the voters of California adopted Proposition 54 at the November 2016 General Elections, bills in the California Legislature must be “in print” and available on the Internet in their “final form” for at least 72 hours before a Floor...

Number of California Bills by Code

September 21, 2024 1:00 pmSeptember 21, 2024 1:01 pm

I have often wondered about the number of bills in the California Legislature each year that affect the twenty-nine different codes. California’s 29 Codes, beginning with the Business & Professions Code and ending with the Welfare & Institutions Code, contain...

California Courts of Appeal

September 21, 2024 2:30 amSeptember 21, 2024 2:31 am

Section 69100 provides that the state is divided into six court of appeal districts designated as follows: The Counties of San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Contra Costa, Alameda, and San Mateo shall constitute the...

Another Pitch for Reducing Bill Introductions in the California Legislature

September 20, 2024 1:00 pmSeptember 20, 2024 1:01 pm

Interestingly, only about a quarter of this country’s legislatures, including California, limits the number of bill introductions by their elected legislative officials. Of course, most state legislatures operate on a part-time basis. According to data from the National Conference of...

Excluded Services from Unemployment Compensation in California

September 20, 2024 2:30 amSeptember 20, 2024 8:31 am

California’s Unemployment Insurance Code, in Division 1, Part 1, Chapter 3, Article 2, deals wit excluded services. Section 629 defines the term “employment to not include domestic service in a private home, except that “employment” includes domestic service in a...

Code of Civil Procedure General Rules of Pleading

September 19, 2024 6:44 pmSeptember 20, 2024 8:31 am

In Part 2, Title 6, Chapter 7 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, there are general rules of pleading. Section 452 provides that, in constructing a pleading, for the purpose of determining its effect, its allegations must be liberally...

A Look Back at Bill Introductions in the California Legislature

September 19, 2024 2:30 amSeptember 19, 2024 2:31 am

Over the past decade, the California Legislature, and its 120 legislators, introduce between 1,900 and 2,500 bills per year, each year of the 2-year legislative sessions. While fewer than 50 additional bills get introduced after the deadline (e.g., due to...