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Can the Public Be Excluded from Legislative Committee Hearings or Floor Sessions?

August 28, 2022 8:34 amAugust 29, 2022 6:27 am

As the pandemic recedes, there continue to be limitations on the public’s ability to access some of the committee hearings and floor sessions of the California Legislature. Are these limits on public participation permissible? Article IV, Section 7(c) sets forth...

How Is a Bill ‘In Print’ When It Will Be Amended Days Later?

August 28, 2022 8:08 amAugust 28, 2022 8:14 am

Those closely monitoring the California Legislative Information website (found at https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/) during the final weekend before the Legislature adjourns in 2022 Session found an interesting phenomenon: Senate Bills were posted with amendments, but readers saw the following at the top...

California Tax Budget Trailer Bill Review

August 27, 2022 5:47 pmAugust 27, 2022 6:01 pm

On August 26, Assembly Bill 158 by the Assembly Committee on Budget was gutted-and-amended to deal with tax relief. The bill would amend Sections 17053.71, 17131.8, 23628, and 24308.6 of, add Section 17053.75 to, and repeal and add Section 19551.3...

AB 152 COVID-19 relief: Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

August 27, 2022 4:14 pmAugust 27, 2022 4:14 pm

On August 27, Assembly Bill 152, authored by the Assembly Committee on Budget, was gutted-and-amended to provide supplemental paid sick leave. The bill would add and repeal Article 9.1 (commencing with Section 12100.96) of Chapter 1.6 of Part 2 of...

California Video Customer Service Act

August 27, 2022 3:58 pmAugust 27, 2022 12:01 pm

California has numerous formal acts in statute. Government Code Title 5, Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 1, Article 4.5 provides the Video Customer Service Act, which is contained in Sections 53088 to 53088.2. Article 4.5 was added in 1992 by...

AB 257 – Food Facilities and Employment

August 27, 2022 3:25 pmAugust 27, 2022 3:45 pm

On August 25, Assembly Members Chris Holden, Wendy Carrillo, Evan Low, and Luz Rivas amended their Assembly Bill 257 to address concerns expressed by Governor Gavin Newsom. The bill also has eight co-authors from the two houses. The bill would...

SB 851 – Small Business Relief Act

August 27, 2022 11:52 amAugust 27, 2022 11:56 am

Senator Anthony Portantino (D-La Canada-Flintridge) gutted-and-amended his Senate Bill 851 on August 25 to modify the pass-through entity elective tax, which is California’s effort to work around the federal government’s limitation of $10,000 on deducting state and local taxes on...