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How a Nominal Appropriation Can Make a Budget Trailer Bill

September 16, 2025 2:00 pmSeptember 16, 2025 2:01 pm

When we think of the bills included in a budget deal, we think about the Budget Bill, two or three Budget Bills Junior, and multiple budget trailer bills. How are they all intertwined and how much appropriating needs to take...

A Quick Look at the Middle Part of the California Legislative Session

June 25, 2025 6:15 amJune 25, 2025 6:16 am

What generally happens in the middle part of the California Legislative Session? Immediately after the house of origin deadline, the budget deliberations are in full swing and bills must quickly be considered in the second house. The first half of...

Frequently Asked Questions about the Middle Part of the Legislative Session

June 20, 2024 2:30 amJune 20, 2024 2:31 am

What generally happens in the middle part of the California Legislative Session? Immediately after the house of origin deadline, the budget deliberations are in full swing and bills must quickly be considered in the second house. The first half of...

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June 27 Is a Key California Legislative Deadline

June 17, 2024 4:00 amJune 17, 2024 6:26 am

Thursday, June 27, is an important day for the California Legislature on several fronts. That day is when the 12 days expire for the Governor to act on AB 107 by Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills), the Budget Bill, which...

Frequently Asked Questions about Constitutional Rules for California’s Budget

May 19, 2024 8:20 amMay 19, 2024 8:29 am

What is the formal name of a budget bill junior or a budget trailer bill? The budget bill junior and budget trailer bills are formally called “other bills providing for appropriations related to the budget bill.” Where are the rules...

Frequently Asked Questions about California’s Budget Process

December 22, 2023 2:30 amDecember 22, 2023 2:31 am

What are the main parts of the California state budget? They are the Budget Bill, Budget Bill Junior, Trailer Bills, and Supplemental Reports. What is the Budget Bill? This bill contains the appropriations and “Budget Bill Language”. Note that only...

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...