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Frequently Asked Questions About California Bill Amendments

January 21, 2024 1:25 pmJanuary 21, 2024 2:26 pm

What is an amendment? It is defined by the Office of Legislative Counsel as an alteration to a bill, motion, resolution, or clause by adding, changing, substituting, or omitting language. Can amendments be made to all legislative measures? Yes, they...

Frequently Asked Questions about Resignations and Vacancies in the California Legislature

January 21, 2024 2:45 amJanuary 21, 2024 2:46 am

Where are laws found regarding resignations and vacancies in the California Legislature? Government Code Title 1, Division 4, Chapter 4 deals with resignations and vacancies. What is the requirement for resignations? All resignations to be in writing. Where is a...

California’s Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation

January 20, 2024 1:19 pmJanuary 20, 2024 1:20 pm

California’s Labor Code, in Division 1, Chapter 3, creates the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation (CHSWC), which was enacted in 1993 by Chapter 227. Labor Code Section 75 provides that there is in the Department of Industrial...

Frequently Asked Questions about Drafting Rules for Specific Types of Bills

January 20, 2024 2:30 amJanuary 20, 2024 2:31 am

How many main requirements are there for an appropriations bill? There are three major requirements for drafting bills that make an appropriation of funds. What is the first requirement for drafting an appropriation bill? In the Relating Clause, the following...

Frequently Asked Questions about Filling a California Constitutional Office Vacancy

January 19, 2024 2:45 amJanuary 19, 2024 2:46 am

Where in state law is the filling of a constitutional office vacancy? It is contained in the state Constitution, in Article V, Section 5, which provides for filling a vacancy in a constitutional office. What are the nine constitutional offices...

Frequently Asked Questions about Appropriations Committees’ Actions

January 18, 2024 2:55 amJanuary 18, 2024 2:56 am

For bills on the Suspense File, what are the three main actions taken by the Appropriations Committees? Historically, there were three actions that the Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees took on measures pending on their respective Suspense Files: Do Pass;...

Are Legislative Findings in Prop. 11 Bills Sufficient?

January 17, 2024 12:23 pmJanuary 17, 2024 12:23 pm

In reviewing recent legislation that proposes amendments to California’s Emergency Ambulance Employee Safety and Preparedness Act, as enacted by the voters by Proposition 11 in November 2018, the same legislative finding and declaration is made in a bill. It is...