Chris Micheli – Page 2 – California Globe

Disposition of California Assembly Bills

October 12, 2026 11:33 amOctober 12, 2026 11:33 am

Over the past seventeen years, I have tracked by each year of the 2-year California Legislative Sessions a series of actions related to bills. The following chart lists those seven actions per session year. The first figure is the number...

Snapshot of Bill Signing Messages

October 12, 2026 2:30 amOctober 12, 2026 2:31 am

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...

Lost Money and Goods

October 11, 2026 2:00 pmOctober 11, 2026 2:01 pm

Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 6 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code deals with lost money and goods. Section 2080 states that any person who finds a thing lost is not bound to take...

Categories of Some Other Types of Bills in California – 2026 Edition

October 11, 2026 11:38 amOctober 11, 2026 11:38 am

There are numerous types of bills in the California Legislature. The chart below examines a dozen categories of bills in the 2025-26 Legislative Session. In addition, the chart includes the figures for the 2023-24 Legislative Session for comparison purposes. Type...

Tension Between Legislative and Judicial Branches on Statutory Interpretation

October 11, 2026 2:30 amOctober 11, 2026 2:31 am

Is there a natural tension between the legislative and judicial branches of state government on statutory interpretation? I suggest that there is an inherent tension between the two separate, but co-equal branches. Why? Recently I came across the following provision...

Job Listing Services

October 10, 2026 2:00 pmOctober 10, 2026 2:01 pm

Chapter 4 of Title 2.91 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code deals with job listing services in California. Section 1812.515 requires every job listing service subject to this title to maintain a bond issued by a...

Commentary on Federal Constitutional Judicial Branch Provisions

October 10, 2026 8:23 amOctober 10, 2026 8:23 am

California’s state government, with its three branches, is based upon the federal government and its three separate, but co-equal branches. Both the United States and California Constitutions set forth these three branches of government. The following provides commentary regarding the...