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Should Last Summer’s Business Tax Hikes Be Curtailed?

January 11, 2021 12:16 pmJanuary 11, 2021 12:19 pm

Last June, the California Legislature passed the Governor’s proposals from his May Revise to raise $9 billion over three years by retroactively suspending the use of net operating losses (NOLs) for individuals and businesses, as well as retroactively capping the...

SB 104: Elective Tax and Small Business Relief Act

January 6, 2021 11:07 amJanuary 8, 2021 11:15 am

On January 5, Senators Mike McGuire and Anna Caballero introduced Senate Bill 104, which would create an “elective tax” for specified corporate entities. The bill would add and repeal California Revenue and Taxation Code (CRTC) Section 17132.9, as well as...

New Bill Creates the ‘Keep California Working Act’

January 4, 2021 11:55 amJanuary 4, 2021 11:59 am

Last month, Senators Andreas Borgeas and Anna Caballero introduced Senate Bill 74, which would create the “Keep California Working Act,” which is a proposed grant program. SB 74 would add Section 12098.8 to the Government Code. SB 74 would establish...

Assembly Bill 108: Limiting the Governor’s Emergency Powers

December 16, 2020 3:01 pmDecember 18, 2020 5:29 am

Introduced on December 16 by Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham, Assembly Bill 108 would limit the Governor’s emergency orders and regulations under the California Emergency Services Act (CESA). AB 108 would amend Government Code Section 8567. AB 108 would permit an order...

Using Model or Uniform Acts for Bill Drafting

December 16, 2020 6:13 amDecember 16, 2020 9:38 am

When drafting new laws in California, sometimes interest groups and those drafting legislation may turn to model laws or uniform acts. They also may review similar laws adopted by the federal government or other states. As you might imagine, there...

Assembly and Senate Announce Committee Memberships

December 15, 2020 3:06 pmDecember 17, 2020 10:14 am

With the 2021-22 California Legislative Session beginning on December 7 pursuant to the state constitution, the two houses’ legislative leaders quickly dispensed with one of the Capitol community’s favorite guessing games – who will be committee chairs. Assembly On December...

Stages in Putting Together Legislation

December 15, 2020 10:37 amDecember 16, 2020 9:30 am

The central role of the legislative bill drafter is obviously putting together legislation and, according to the Graduate Diploma in Legislative Drafting Program at Athabasca University in Canada, there are four main stages of doing so: Forming the policy; Initiating...