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Statutes, State Agencies, and the CA Administrative Procedure Act

March 20, 2022 7:53 amMarch 20, 2022 8:01 am

California’s Administrative Procedure Act (APA) provides the rules and procedures that executive branch agencies and departments must following in adopting regulations. In some instances, the Legislature exempts agencies from the APA process; in other cases, the Legislature deems there to...

The Need for Improved Legislative Findings in California Privacy Rights Act Bills

March 19, 2022 3:08 pmMarch 19, 2022 9:21 pm

Similar to bills proposing to amend the California Political Reform Act, in reviewing recently-introduced legislation that proposes amendments to the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the same legislative finding and declaration is made in each bill. It is a simplistic...

What Are 2011 Realignment Bills?

March 19, 2022 9:15 amMarch 19, 2022 9:30 am

Readers of bills in the California Legislature may have come across a bill that has a “plus section” at the end of the bill that reads as follows: To the extent that this act has an overall effect of increasing...

The Second Bill Introduction Deadline in the California Legislature

March 18, 2022 2:44 pmMarch 18, 2022 2:51 pm

How can there be a second bill introduction deadline in the California Legislature? There really is not one, but there is a deadline for getting intent and spot bills amended with substantive language. As a result, this is effectively a...

California Statutes Utilizing Court Decisions

March 18, 2022 6:42 amMarch 18, 2022 6:50 am

California statutes in numerous instances refer to, abrogate, or confirm appellate court decisions. In most instances, statutory references to reported court decisions occur with legislative intent language where the Legislature makes findings and declarations. But there are other instances in...

Interesting Statements of Legislative Intent

March 17, 2022 2:54 pmMarch 17, 2022 2:57 pm

As the lawmaking branch of state government, the California Legislature on occasion desires to express its intent regarding proposed legislation. In my mind, there are four forms of intent measures. The first is an “intent bill,” which is used for...

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Appropriating Funds or Not in California Bills

March 16, 2022 6:55 amMarch 16, 2022 6:56 am

California bills can and do appropriate monies from the General Fund or special funds. In other bills, appropriations are specifically not made, even though they may otherwise be required by existing law. Subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget...