Globe Contributor Releases California Legislative Data Book
The book contains over 40 chapters, numerous charts of two decades of procedural data, including bill introductions and gubernatorial actions
By Katy Grimes, January 27, 2024 1:15 pm
Long-time California Globe contributor Chris Micheli has released his book, “Handbook on California Legislative Data,” which is a compilation of his research over the years regarding items of California legislative process. Micheli is an attorney and lobbyist at his firm, Snodgrass & Micheli, and also serves as an Adjunct Professor at McGeorge School of Law and a Lecturer in Law at UC Davis King Hall School of Law.
The book contains over 40 chapters, including numerous charts of the procedural data he has tracked the past two decades, including bill introductions and gubernatorial actions. “I’ve always been a student of the California Legislature and its legislative process. Over the years, I have looked at different aspects such as vetoes and signing messages by Governors, as well as the rates of bill introductions and enactments,” Micheli explained.
“I hope this book and its data will be of value to both practitioners and academics to appreciate the work of the California Legislature,” said Micheli. The book is 145 pages in length with explanatory materials and charts that represent years of data collection by the author.
The book can be purchased in paperback HERE.
The book can be purchased in an eBook edition HERE.
The handbook’s contents are the following:
Chapter 1 California’s First Codes 1
Chapter 2 Chart of California’s Codes 2
Chapter 3 Number of California Bills by Code 5
Chapter 4 How Many Bills Were Introduced in the 7
2023 Legislative Session?
Chapter 5 How Many Bills Historically Get Introduced? 8
Chapter 6 A Quick Look at Limits on Bill Introductions 10
Chapter 7 A Look at 2023 Bill Introductions and Members, 12
Plus Committee Assignments
Chapter 8 A Few Bill Statistics from the California 14
Legislature
Chapter 9 Categories of Bills per Legislative Session 16
Chapter 10 Additional Categories of Bills Over the Past Few 20
Sessions
Chapter 11 California Bills: Introduced Versus Enacted 21
Chapter 12 Summary of California Bills Per Session and 23
Actions Taken
Chapter 13 Historical Look at Special Sessions in California 26
Chapter 14 A Closer Look at the Appropriations Committees’ 34
Suspense File Outcomes
Chapter 15 A Look at Recent Suspense File Actions 36
Chapter 16 Some Statistics from the 2021-22 Legislative 38
Session
Chapter 17 2021 Update on California Legislative Statistics 39
Chapter 18 Committee Bill Volume in the 2023 Session 41
Chapter 19 2021 Legislative Session in Review 45
Chapter 20 Disposition of Bills in the 2021-22 California 48
Legislative Session
Chapter 21 By the Numbers: The 2019-20 Legislative Session 50
Chapter 22 By the Numbers: A Look at the 2017-18 Legislature 52
Chapter 23 Disposition of California Senate Bills 57
Chapter 24 Disposition of California Assembly Bills 58
Chapter 25 Volume of Daily Journal Letters Submitted by 59
Bill Authors – 2023 Update
Chapter 26 Legislative History and Intent Research Tool: 60
Letters to the Daily Journal – Assembly Bills
Chapter 27 Legislative History and Intent Research Tool: 83
Letters to the Daily Journal – Senate Bills
Chapter 28 How many Bills Usually Get to California’s 100
Governor?
Chapter 29 Overview of 2023 Bill Actions by Governor 101
Newsom, Plus Historical Notes
Chapter 30 Overview of 2022 Bill Actions by Governor 104
Newsom
Chapter 31 Overview of 2021 Bill Actions by Governor 106
Newsom
Chapter 32 A Review of 2020 Gubernatorial Bill Actions 108
Chapter 33 Overview of 2019 Bill Actions by Governor 109
Newsom
Chapter 34 Overview of 2018 Bill Actions by Governor 111
Newsom
Chapter 35 Reasons for Gubernatorial Vetoes – 2022 112
Legislative Session
Chapter 36 What Were Reasons for Governor Newsom’s Bill 118
Vetoes in 2021?
Chapter 37 Snapshot of Bill Signing Messages 121
Chapter 38 Chart of Bill Signing Messages 122
Chapter 39 Tenure of California Speakers 136
Chapter 40 Historical Look at Bills That Became Law Without 137
The Governor’s Signature
Chapter 41 Numerous California Statutes Have Been 140
Invalidated by the Courts
Chapter 42 How Many Total Regulations Are in California’s 144
Code of Regulations?
Chapter 43 How Productive Is the California Supreme Court? 145
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April 17, 2022
Many of us appreciate Globe contributor Chris Micheli’s extensive legislative knowledge and look forward to reading his book.
It may not be immediate but I am sure political scientists and historians will come to appreciate the work Chris Micheli has documented. What a tremendous resource!