There has been mention in the news recently of the “Gann Limit” and its impact on the California budget. The Gann Limit was enacted by Proposition 4, which was a measure adopted by the voters on the November 6, 1979...
On May 5, in an unanimous 3-0 decision, the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, issued its ruling in Newsom v. Superior Court of Sutter County (Gallagher, Kiley, and others as Real Parties in Interest). The decision was certified...
On April 26, the Assembly gave final passage by a vote of 73-0 to Assembly Bill 80, authored by Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Chair Autumn Burke. Forty-eight Assembly Members are co-authors of the bill. AB 80 generally provides state...
On April 22, Assembly Members Mike Gipson, Cristina Garcia, Adrin Nazarian, Luz Rivas, and Mark Stone introduced House Resolution 39 dealing with equity impact analysis of legislation. This house resolution provides that it is the intent of the Legislature to...
Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) amended her Assembly Bill 1545 to deal with internet safety and platform operators. “This bill will create strong protections for California’s children by requiring online platforms that target them to block manipulative design features, which lure...
On April 12, Assemblyman Ed Chau (D-Monterey Park) amended his Assembly Bill AB 1391 to address the problem of unlawfully obtained data. The bill would add Section 1724 to the Civil Code. This bill previously dealt with “compromised data.” AB...
By Chris Micheli On April 8, Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) amended his Assembly Bill 79 to be authored by the Committee on Budget to amend the Budget Act of 2020 and the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee amended...