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What Is the Industrial Welfare Commission?

June 25, 2023 10:53 amJune 25, 2023 10:59 am

What is the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) and why is it important now? The IWC has been inoperative for many years and not funded – until now. The June 24, 2023 amendments to AB/SB 102 (Budget Bill Junior) would fund...

June 2023 Budget Bills

June 25, 2023 10:47 amJune 25, 2023 10:49 am

The Legislature has put into print 2 Budget Bills Junior (amending the 2021, 2022, and 2023 Budget Acts), along with 17 Budget Trailer Bills. These bills became public just after 10am on June 24 and will be considered in the...

Are Legislative Findings in Prop. 28 Bills Sufficient?

June 25, 2023 7:59 amJune 25, 2023 8:07 am

In reviewing recent legislation that proposes amendments to California’s Arts and Music in Schools Act, as enacted by the voters by Prop. 28 in November 2022, the same legislative finding and declaration is made in a bill. It is a...

One Reason to Have More Thorough Legislative Discussions on Bills

June 12, 2023 6:21 amJune 12, 2023 6:30 am

Mainly because legislative committees in the California Legislature have to process so many bills at their limited hearings, there is little public debate, particularly among legislators, regarding bills that are heard in the committees of the State Senate and State...

Federal Court Uses Legislator’s Statements to Allow Lawsuit Challenging State Statute

June 11, 2023 3:25 amJune 11, 2023 3:26 am

In the March 2023 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit of Olson v. State of California, 62 F.4th 1206 (9th Cir. 2023), the federal appellate court based its decision squarely on the public statements made...

Should Tax Levy Statements Be Explained?

June 9, 2023 5:30 amJune 9, 2023 6:47 am

Some California bills are deemed a “tax levy” by the Office of Legislative Counsel. Readers of California legislation will see a section at the end of a bill that reads as follows: This act provides for a tax levy within...

California’s Regulation of Bots

June 8, 2023 7:22 amJune 8, 2023 7:27 am

Business and Professions Code Division 7, Part 3, Chapter 6 regulates “bots.” Chapter 6 was added in 2018 by Chapter 892. B&P Code Section 17940 defines the terms “bot,” “online,” “online platform,” and “person.” Section 17941 makes it unlawful for...