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How Many Bills Historically Get to the Governor’s Desk?

October 8, 2026 8:20 amOctober 8, 2026 8:20 am

Over the past four decades, thousands of bills have reached the Governor’s Desk after having been passed by the California Legislature. The vast majority of those measures get signed into law, with a small percentage being vetoed. The lowest veto...

Artificial Intelligence and Legislative Drafting

October 8, 2026 2:30 amOctober 8, 2026 2:31 am

What, if any, role does (or should) legal technology, and specifically artificial intelligence, play in drafting legislation in California? As AI becomes more prevalent in our everyday lives, does AI have a role in legislative drafting? If so, how can...

CA Supreme Court Cited a Lobbyist’s Memo as Legislative History

October 7, 2026 3:06 pmOctober 7, 2026 3:07 pm

As a general rule, California courts exclude or heavily discount statements by lobbyists as cognizable legislative history when interpreting ambiguous statutes. Based upon the landmark decision in Kaufman & Broad Communities, Inc. v. Performance Plastering, Inc. decided by the Third...

Chart of Bill Signing Messages thru 2026

October 7, 2026 2:00 pmOctober 7, 2026 2:01 pm

In reviewing gubernatorial signing messages over the past two decades, I compiled the following chart of bills that have signing messages. The chart includes the session year, the Governor, the bill number and author, and the subject of the bill....

Some Statistics from the 2025-26 California Legislative Session

October 7, 2026 7:30 amOctober 7, 2026 7:31 am

Because I am a self-professed legislative geek, I share the following statistics from the recently-concluded 2025-26 California Legislative Session: There were 1,846 bills introduced during the 2026 Legislative Session. Of those bills: 583 were Senate Bills. 1,263 were Assembly Bills....

Amendment of Corporate Articles

October 7, 2026 2:30 amOctober 7, 2026 2:31 am

Chapter 8 of Part 2 of Division 2 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code deals with amendments of articles for nonprofit public benefit corporations in this state. Section 5810 provides that, by complying with the provisions of this chapter,...

S Corporation Tax Treatment

October 6, 2026 2:00 pmOctober 6, 2026 2:01 pm

Revenue and Taxation Code Chapter 4.5 of Part 11 of Division 2 deals with the tax treatment of S corporations and their shareholders in California. Section 23800 provides that Subchapter S of Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the Internal...