2022 California Legislative Session

A sea of empty desks inside the California State Assembly

Using Letters to the Daily Journals for Determining Legislative Intent in California

January 2, 2023 6:53 amJanuary 2, 2023 6:59 am

One method to help ascertain the legislative intent behind a specified measure is a letter that is published in the Assembly Daily Journal or the Senate Daily Journal by the bill’s author. These letters, for which there are many each...

Remembering Key End-of-Session Legislative Process Items

August 1, 2022 6:26 amAugust 1, 2022 6:30 am

As we commence the last month of the 2022 California Legislative Session, there are often questions raised regarding legislative process items. Although the following items are not an exhaustive list, they cover some of the most frequently-asked questions: 72-Hour In-Print...

What Does the Term ‘Construe’ Mean in California Statutes?

March 9, 2022 9:53 amMarch 9, 2022 9:58 am

While continuing to read through proposed new laws for the 2022 California Legislative Session, I occasionally come by a bill that uses the term “construed” and it mostly is used in a negative form. The word “construe” basically means to...