Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas

CA Assembly Speaker Waits Until Friday 5 pm to Throw Republicans off Committees

March 3, 2025 2:45 amMarch 4, 2025 6:39 am

California’s Democrat Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas waited until Friday at 5 pm to remove Assembly Republicans from key positions on legislative committees, clearly agitated that Republicans are exposing corruption, negligence and graft in hearings. “Chicken shit move,” my husband said....

PAGA Reform Legislation Unveiled

June 21, 2024 10:00 pmJune 21, 2024 10:01 pm

On June 18, 2024 Governor Gavin Newsom, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, and Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire announced a legislative compromise to make changes to California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) statute, contained in Labor Code Sections 2699, et...

California Legislature’s Budget Process Anything but Transparent Says Veteran Tax Fighter

June 13, 2024 9:07 amJune 13, 2024 9:07 am

“Last Wednesday afternoon, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Senate Pro Tem Mike McGuire announced that the two legislative houses had agreed on a budget proposal. Less than 24 hours later, on Thursday morning, the Assembly Budget Committee took up the...

Assembly Republicans Boycott Judiciary Committee Over Bill Essayli’s Removal

June 4, 2024 4:04 pmJune 4, 2024 4:08 pm

Republican members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee boycotted a hearing Tuesday to protest Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas recently removing Assemblyman Bill Essayli (R-Riverside), a former federal prosecutor, from the committee in retribution for Essayli criticizing Democrat colleagues for voting “to...

California Republican Lawmaker Attacked by Speaker and Colleagues, Gets Booted From Committee. Again.

June 3, 2024 3:20 pmJune 4, 2024 3:55 pm

Last Friday the Globe reported that Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas just removed Assemblyman Bill Essayli, a former federal prosecutor, from the Assembly Judiciary Committee Thursday following a vote in the Assembly to end sanctuary state protections for pedophiles. The Globe...

Democrats’ Payback to Republican Assemblyman Bill Essayli for Supporting Parental Rights

May 31, 2024 2:45 amMay 31, 2024 6:59 am

“California Democrats represent the antithesis of a constitutional republic. The biggest threat to democracy in America.” That statement is from California attorney Julie Hamill, reacting to Assemblyman Bill Essayli’s revelation that Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas just removed him from the...

Assembly Speaker Creates New Budget Subcommittee

November 21, 2023 9:05 pm

Today, November 21, 2023, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas announced his anticipated changes of standing committee chairs. First, Speaker Rivas appointed Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel to replace Assemblymember Phil Ting as Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee. In addition, Speaker Rivas appointed...