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Office of Legislative Counsel Sometimes Needs to Clean-up the Codes

July 31, 2023 6:22 amJuly 31, 2023 6:37 am

In recently-enacted legislation during the 2023 California Legislative Session, readers will see examples of how attorneys in the Office of Legislative Counsel (OLC) clean-up statutes due to outdated language, and even misspelled words contained in existing California Codes. The following...

What Is the Residence of Sovereignty?

July 20, 2023 3:00 amJuly 20, 2023 3:01 am

In Government Code Title 1, Division 1, Chapter 1, Article 1, there is the residence of sovereignty, which was enacted in 1943 by Chapter 134. What is the “residence of sovereignty”? Government Code Section 100(a) specifies that “the sovereignty of...

Tenure of California Assembly Speakers

July 6, 2023 4:56 pmJuly 6, 2023 5:02 pm

With Speaker of the California Assembly Robert Rivas being sworn into office on June 30, 2023, the following is a look back over the past four decades of legislators holding this powerful position. 67 persons have held this position during...

Why Is Senator Atkins the Acting Governor?

July 6, 2023 2:04 pmJuly 6, 2023 2:18 pm

On July 6, 2023, State Senator Toni Atkins, who serves as the President pro Tempore of the Senate, signed legislation. How is that allowed? And why is she the Acting Governor? Article V, Section 10 of the California Constitution provides...

Second-ever California Bills Signed by a Senate Leader

July 6, 2023 1:52 pmJuly 6, 2023 2:11 pm

Earlier today, July 6, California State Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), who is serving as Acting Governor as Governor Newsom and Lt. Governor Kounalakis are out of the state, held a bill signing ceremony this morning....

What Is the Industrial Welfare Commission?

June 25, 2023 10:53 amJune 25, 2023 10:59 am

What is the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) and why is it important now? The IWC has been inoperative for many years and not funded – until now. The June 24, 2023 amendments to AB/SB 102 (Budget Bill Junior) would fund...

June 2023 Budget Bills

June 25, 2023 10:47 amJune 25, 2023 10:49 am

The Legislature has put into print 2 Budget Bills Junior (amending the 2021, 2022, and 2023 Budget Acts), along with 17 Budget Trailer Bills. These bills became public just after 10am on June 24 and will be considered in the...