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A sea of empty desks inside the California State Assembly

Between Election Day and Convening the New Session

September 20, 2022 8:59 amSeptember 20, 2022 9:01 am

Do any official legislative activities occur between election day and the convening of the new legislative session? The answer is yes. Pursuant to Assembly Rule 13.1, there is the organization of party caucuses that takes place during that interval. AR...

When Resolutions Are Not Adopted by the CA Legislature

September 19, 2022 5:22 pmSeptember 19, 2022 3:29 pm

There are three types of resolutions considered in the California Legislature; they are joint, concurrent, and house resolutions. In general, they are considered throughout the legislative session, just like bills and constitutional amendments. Nonetheless, pursuant to Assembly Rule 74, which...

What Happens to the Technical, Nonsubstantive Changes Proposed in a Vetoed Bill?

September 19, 2022 2:02 pmSeptember 19, 2022 2:08 pm

In many bills that reach the Governor’s Desk, there are technical, nonsubstantive changes that are made to existing statutes that are already being amended by the particular bill. In other words, in addition to the substantive changes being proposed by...

Governor Signs AB 2188 – Testing for Cannabis Use

September 19, 2022 11:00 amSeptember 19, 2022 11:04 am

On September 19, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 2188, by Assembly Member Bill Quirk (D-Fremont). AB 2188 amends Government Code Section 12954 relating to the use of cannabis. Existing California law, the Fair Employment and Housing...

The Role of Mason’s Manual

September 19, 2022 7:24 amSeptember 19, 2022 2:16 pm

What is Mason’s Manual and why is its role in the California Legislature? Originally published in 1935, “Mason’s Manual of Legislative Procedure,” commonly referred to as Mason’s Manual, is the official parliamentary authority of most state legislatures in the United...

The Shortest Bill to Reach Gov. Newsom’s Desk this Year

September 18, 2022 4:04 pmSeptember 18, 2022 4:11 pm

Obviously, a bill that makes a one-or two-word change in the law could be significant. For example, a bill that changes a discretionary “may” to a mandatory “shall” could have important implications in an area of law, even though the...

This Bill Contains Several Unique ‘Notwithstanding’ Clauses

September 18, 2022 8:22 amSeptember 18, 2022 8:24 am

The phrase, “notwithstanding any other law,” is used in numerous statutes in California. The purpose of this phrase is to place a specific provision of law above all others that may conflict with the new provision of law. The general...