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Additional Categories of Bills Over the Past Few Sessions

October 1, 2025 2:00 pmOctober 1, 2025 2:01 pm

I have compiled a chart from the past seventeen years of the California Legislature and the number of bills each 2-year Session under 9 categories in comparison to the number of bills introduced that session. The following is the chart...

Dissolution of Marriage in California

October 1, 2025 2:30 amOctober 1, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Family Code, in Division 6, Part 3, deals with dissolution of marriage and legal separation. Chapter 1 concerns the effect of dissolution. Section 2300 states that the effect of a judgment of dissolution of marriage when it becomes final...

Categories of Some Other Types of Bills in California – 2025 Edition

September 30, 2025 2:00 pmSeptember 30, 2025 2:01 pm

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

Private Wharves and Piers in California

September 30, 2025 2:30 amSeptember 30, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Harbors and Navigation Code, in Division 7, Chapter 1, deals with private wharves and piers. Section 4000 authorizes the board of supervisors of a county, upon approval of the Public Utilities Commission, to grant authority to any person to...

Bills in California Special Sessions

September 29, 2025 2:54 pmSeptember 29, 2025 2:54 pm

I reviewed the special sessions over the past quarter century held by the California Legislature to examine how many measures are considered during those special sessions. The following are the results of my research: 2025 Session (1) 1st Extraordinary Session...

General Provisions for the Prevention of Domestic Violence

September 29, 2025 2:30 amSeptember 29, 2025 2:31 am

Division 10, Part 2 of the California Family Code deals with general provisions concerning the prevention of domestic violence. Section 6220 explains that the purpose of this division is to prevent acts of domestic violence, abuse, and sexual abuse and...

Number of California Bills by Code – 2025 Edition

September 28, 2025 12:34 pmSeptember 28, 2025 12:34 pm

California’s 29 Codes, beginning with the Business & Professions Code and ending with the Welfare & Institutions Code, contain over 156,000 statutes. Each year, more statutes are being considered through legislation. So, how many bills introduced in 2025 affect these...