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How Do Courts Determine Whether a Bill’s Provisions Are Severable?

May 2, 2022   6:26 amMay 2, 2022   6:33 am
Bills in the California Legislature often contain multiple provisions and, when those types of bills are challenged in litigation, a court must determine whether those provisions are “severable.” If a bill contains a severability clause, then the matter can be...
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California Bills with Yet-to-be-determined Provisions

April 27, 2022   6:33 amApril 27, 2022   6:36 am
From time-to-time, the California Legislature considers bills that still need to be fully written. So long as those “missing” provisions are filled-in and completed by the time of final passage, this approach is permissible and is occasionally used when the...
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What Does a Bill Propose to Do to a Law?

March 11, 2022   7:52 amMarch 11, 2022   11:19 am
Bills in the California Legislature can do one of three things or a combination of those three: Add a statute; amend a statute; or, repeal a statute. Bills can be found at the following website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/ This website is maintained...
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Drafting California Bond Legislation

December 9, 2021   3:54 pmDecember 9, 2021   4:09 pm
Bills in the California Legislature can enact a bond, but those must go before the electorate before the state’s Treasurer can issue those bonds and go to the financial markets. There is a common misconception that all bond measures are...
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What Are Two-Year Bills?

December 9, 2021   7:14 amDecember 9, 2021   7:17 am
The California Legislature convenes in two-year sessions and bills are introduced in both of those two years. Under the state Constitution, bills introduced in the first year of Session (the odd-numbered year) can be carried over to the second year...
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Common Mistakes Made by Lobbyists

August 21, 2021   2:49 amAugust 20, 2021   9:02 pm
By Ray LeBov and Chris Micheli Particularly with new lobbyists, but even with some more experienced ones, there are some common mistakes that are made. We offer some observations and suggestions for addressing some of these common mistakes. Not Reading...
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Special Rules for California Bill Drafting

October 20, 2020   2:45 amOctober 19, 2020   9:30 pm
With certain types of legislation in California, there are several unique drafting rules, such as for tax measures, bond measures, and criminal statutes. Tax Bills There is a misconception that a bill keyed as a “tax levy” is always a...
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