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California Bills That Take Immediate Effect

October 20, 2024 8:57 amOctober 20, 2024 8:57 am

In California, statutes generally take effect on January 1 following the year in which they were signed into law (e.g., a bill signed by Governor Newsom in September 2024 usually takes effect on January 1, 2025). However, there are statutes...

Bills in California Special Sessions

October 20, 2024 8:48 amOctober 20, 2024 8:48 am

I reviewed the special sessions over the past quarter century held by the California Legislature to examine how many measures are considered during those special sessions. The following are the results of my research: 2023-24 Session (2) 1st Extraordinary Session...

Categories of Bills per Legislative Session

September 23, 2024 1:12 pmSeptember 23, 2024 1:12 pm

In reviewing bills over the past sixteen years in the California Legislature, I compiled the following chart which includes some of the common categories of bills. The chart is broken down by session year and number of bills introduced. Thereafter,...

2023-24 State Assembly: Did You Know?

September 17, 2024 4:03 pmSeptember 17, 2024 4:03 pm

In reviewing the recently-concluded 2023-24 California Legislative Session, the following are three areas of interest for the State Assembly. Bills The first topic is bills. The total number of bill introductions over the 2-year Session was 3,291 Assembly Bills. Of...

2023-24 State Senate: Did You Know?

September 17, 2024 3:44 pmSeptember 17, 2024 3:44 pm

In reviewing the recently-concluded 2023-24 California Legislative Session, the following are three areas of interest for the State Senate. Bills The first topic is bills. The total number of bill introductions over the 2-year Session was 1,530 Senate Bills. Of...

Yearly Review of Bills Passed by House of Origin and Other House

August 22, 2024 2:30 amAugust 22, 2024 2:31 am

In reviewing bill actions over the past seventeen years in the California Legislature, I have put together the following chart, on an annual basis per Session year. The purpose of this chart is to examine (1) how many bills annually...

Frequently Asked Questions about Bills with Public’s Right of Access Disclaimers

June 18, 2024 2:30 amJune 17, 2024 7:24 pm

Have you ever read a bill and found a section at the end of the bill discussing the public’s right of access being limited by the bill? The following is an example from a bill in the California Legislature: SEC....