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Frequently Asked Questions about California Budget Terminology

June 13, 2024 2:30 amJune 12, 2024 9:42 pm

There are some common terms and phrases regarding the California Budget that readers should be familiar with, and which are defined by the Office of Legislative Counsel and the Department of Finance on their respective websites. What are the A-Pages?...

Contingency Language May Not Save Your Bill

October 8, 2023 2:16 pmOctober 8, 2023 2:16 pm

In recent years, particularly the past two, bills in the California Legislature contain language that makes them become operative upon a budget appropriation or an appropriation contained in a separate bill. This has been done primarily to get past the...

What Are Continuous Appropriations in California Bills?

December 3, 2021 1:12 pmDecember 8, 2021 3:44 pm

On occasion, readers can find bills in the California Legislature that make “continuous appropriations.” What are these types of appropriations? Recall that California law does not define the term “appropriation,” even though we find that term in the State Constitution...