In recent weeks, two questions have arisen regarding motions on bills in policy and fiscal committees in the California Legislature. The first question concerns whether a motion requires a second in legislative committees. This is one of those instances in which...
On May 1, Senate Constitutional Amendment (SCA) 7 was introduced by Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana), along with seven Senate Democratic co-authors. SCA 7, if placed before the voters, would add Section 1.5 to Article XIV of the California Constitution....
This quiz is to test your knowledge about California’s principles of statutory construction. The purpose of statutory construction is to determine what the Legislature intended when enacting the statute in question. An extrinsic analysis is one in which the bill...
California Labor Code Division 1, Chapter 6.5 provides for the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board (Cal-OSHA Appeals Board), which was added in 1973 by Chapter 993. Labor Code Section 148 provides within the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) the...
This quiz is to test your knowledge about California’s political and election laws. Like federal judgeships, California appellate court justices serve lifetime appointments. Trial court and appellate court judges are all appointed by the Governor and then subject to confirmation...
California’s Labor Code contains provisions related to investigations of employees in Division 3, Chapter 2, Article 6, which was added by Chapter 1252 in 1978. Labor Code Section 2930 provides that any employer who disciplines or discharges an employee on...
For those who watched or participated in the Assembly Public Safety Committee hearing on seven fentanyl bills on April 27, 2023, you would have heard that one bill was sent to “interim study.” Such a motion has not been regularly...