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2026 Session Governor Bill Signing Messages

October 2, 2026 1:50 pmOctober 2, 2026 2:39 pm

Like governors before him, Governor Gavin Newsom on occasion includes a “signing message” with bills that he has signed. Although only veto messages are specified in the California Constitution, governors have historically used signing messages to express their intent or...

The Rule of Lenity in California

October 2, 2026 2:30 amOctober 2, 2026 2:32 am

For purposes of statutory construction, the courts and bill drafters use a series of “canons” to guide them. These include textual canons (intrinsic aids), linguistic presumptions and grammatical conventions, substantive canons, and extrinsic aids. It is impossible to list them...

Summary of California Bills Per Session and Actions Taken – 2026 Edition

October 1, 2026 8:45 pmOctober 1, 2026 8:45 pm

The following research was updated in October 2026 in order to examine the major actions involving bills in the California Legislature over the past few years. I examined the following five categories of information for each year, as set forth...

Accession to Personal Property

October 1, 2026 2:00 pmOctober 1, 2026 2:01 pm

Division 2, Part 4, Title 3, Chapter 2 deals with accession to personal property for acquisition of property. Section 1025 provides that, when things belonging to different owners have been united so as to form a single thing, and cannot...

How Many Bills Did Governor Newsom Consider During His Two Terms?

October 1, 2026 9:42 amOctober 1, 2026 9:43 am

Now that the 2026 Legislative Session has ended and the Legislature concluded its 2025-26 Session, and as Governor Gavin Newsom is concluding his last year in office, how many bills reached the Governor’s Desk during his eight years in office?...

Categories of Bills per Legislative Session – 2026 Edition

October 1, 2026 9:35 amOctober 1, 2026 9:44 am

In reviewing bills over this past year in the California Legislature, I compiled the chart below which includes some of the common categories of bills. The chart is broken down by session year and number of bills introduced. Thereafter, among...

Damages for Accessibility Claims

October 1, 2026 2:30 amOctober 1, 2026 2:31 am

Division 1, Part 2.53 deals with attorneys’ fees and statutory damages in construction-related accessibility standards claims in California. Section 55.55 provides that, in determining an award of reasonable attorney’s fees and recoverable costs with respect to any construction-related accessibility claim,...