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Removal from Office

August 17, 2020 6:30 amAugust 17, 2020 6:31 am

Government Code Title 1, Division 4, Chapter 7 deals with removal from office. Article 1, containing Sections 3000 to 3003, is on general provisions and was enacted in 1943. Section 3000 provides that an officer forfeits his office upon conviction...

Assembly, Senate Set To Vote Remotely, By Proxy This Session

July 23, 2020 9:30 pm

On Thursday, both houses of the California Legislature announced plans on how lawmakers not at the Capitol Building in Sacramento could still vote on bills. Proxy and remote voting temporarily allowed in legislature Both houses will employ different methods of...

The California Law Revision Commission

July 11, 2020 7:39 amJuly 11, 2020 7:53 am

The California Law Revision Commission was established almost seventy years ago as an independent agency. It exists in law for the purpose of assisting the Legislature and Governor in reviewing and making reform suggestions to state laws. The Commission conducts...

Conducting Business in the State Capitol During COVID-19

June 16, 2020 10:10 amJune 16, 2020 6:22 am

What business is there to conduct in the California State Capitol during this time of pandemic? The answer is “only committee hearings.” Despite some staff and most legislators working in the Capitol building, at least to participate in legislative hearings,...

Bill That Bans Mercury, Other Chemicals In Makeup Passed By Assembly

June 12, 2020 3:53 pm

On Thursday, the Assembly voted near unanimously to approve a bill that would ban 12 chemicals from being used in cosmetics in California, mirroring current European Union regulations. Assembly Bill 2762, written by Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance), would effectively ban dibutyl...

Democrat-run Assembly Isn’t Letting This Crisis Go To Waste

June 11, 2020 1:14 pm

The California economy is struggling after the COVID-related state lockdown order by Gov. Gavin Newsom in March. Newsom’s stay-at-home orders forced “non-essential” businesses to close, and led to record unemployment insurance claims. Faced with a $54.3 billion deficit following the...

Assembly Approves Bill Giving Special Needs Input, More Arrangement Time For Emergency Planning

June 10, 2020 9:05 pm

On Monday, a bill that would give the Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) more time to complete after-action reports and get greater special needs community input for emergency recovery plans in reports was passed by the Assembly. Assembly Bill...