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Accident Liability Protection for Vessels

October 22, 2025 2:30 amOctober 22, 2025 2:31 am

In the Harbors and Navigation Code, Division 3, Chapter 5, Article 2.9, it deals with accident liability protection for the operation and equipment of vessels. Section 759 provides definitions for the following terms: “company,” “division,” “for-hire vessel,” and “for-hire vessel company.”...

How Many Bills Could We See in the 2026 Session?

October 21, 2025 2:00 pmOctober 21, 2025 2:01 pm

As we know, last December, the California State Assembly and Senate, in their respective house rules, reduced the limit on bill introductions by legislators for the biennium session. How will these limits impact 2026 bill introductions in the California Legislature?...

Summary Dissolutions in California

October 21, 2025 2:30 amOctober 21, 2025 2:31 am

Family Code Division 6, Part 3, Chapter 5 deals with summary dissolution of marriage and legal separation. Section 2400 allows a marriage to be dissolved by the summary dissolution procedure provided in this chapter if all of the twelve specified...

Snapshot of Bill Signing Messages

October 20, 2025 2:00 pmOctober 20, 2025 2:01 pm

The following chart covers five Governors and their bill signing messages that accompany bills. I only have them for the second term of Governor Wilson, but then all of the years for the current and three prior governors. This chart...

Formation of Harbor Improvement Districts

October 20, 2025 2:30 amOctober 20, 2025 2:31 am

Division 8, Part 2, Chapter 1 of the California Harbors and Navigation Code deals with the formation of harbor improvement districts in this state. Section 5859 requires the board of supervisors to make and have entered in the minutes an...

California Bills: Introduced Versus Enacted

October 19, 2025 2:00 pmOctober 19, 2025 9:21 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...

General Provisions for Domestic Violence Prevention Orders

October 19, 2025 2:30 amOctober 19, 2025 9:22 pm

Division 10, Part 4, Chapter 1 of the California Family Code deals with protective orders and other domestic violence prevention orders. Chapter 1 provides general provisions. Section 6300 allows an order to be issued under this part to restrain any...