Tag: amendments
Frequently Asked Questions about Actions by Appropriations Committees
What can the Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committee do with bills re-referred to them? The following actions are the most common: Do Pass; Do Pass as Amended; Placed on the Suspense File; Consent; or “28.8 to the Floor” (only in...
Frequently Asked Questions About Items on Concurrence
What does concurrence mean? Concurrence is the method by which the house of origin agrees to the amendments that were made to a bill by the other house. In the Assembly, when can a concurrence in Senate amendments vote occur?...
Frequently Asked Questions About California Bill Amendments
What is an amendment? It is defined by the Office of Legislative Counsel as an alteration to a bill, motion, resolution, or clause by adding, changing, substituting, or omitting language. Can amendments be made to all legislative measures? Yes, they...
Are Legislative Findings in Prop. 11 Bills Sufficient?
In reviewing recent legislation that proposes amendments to California’s Emergency Ambulance Employee Safety and Preparedness Act, as enacted by the voters by Proposition 11 in November 2018, the same legislative finding and declaration is made in a bill. It is...
Unique Provisions of California’s Budget Bill – Part II
The California state budget is the largest in the nation, and it also represents the largest bill in page length and number of provisions. While its provisions are too many to cover, there are a number of them that are...
Are Legislative Findings in ‘No Place Like Home’ Bills Sufficient?
In reviewing recently-passed legislation that proposes amendments to the “No Place Like Home Program,” as enacted by the voters by Prop. 2 in 2018, the same legislative finding and declaration is made in each bill. It is a simplistic statement...