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Required Session Reports by California Legislative Leaders

January 4, 2022   7:23 amJanuary 4, 2022   6:29 am
The two houses of the California Legislature have majority and minority party leaders. In the Assembly, they are the Speaker for the majority party and the Minority or Republican Leader for the minority party. In the Senate, they are the...
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California State Assembly in Session

Per Diem and California Legislators’ Expenses

January 2, 2022   3:26 pmJanuary 3, 2022   4:20 am
Pursuant to Section 4(b) of Article IV of the California Constitution, state legislators are compensated for their travel and living expenses associated with their official duties (called “per diem,” which is Latin for “for the day”). The limitation contained in...
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Resignations in the California Legislature

December 31, 2021   3:05 pmJanuary 3, 2022   4:21 am
From time-to-time, a state legislator chooses to resign his or her seat in the California Legislature. This has happened in several instances during the 2021 calendar year. How do resignations work in the Legislature? Government Code Title 1 (General), Division...
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Filling a Vacancy in the California Legislature

December 31, 2021   7:00 amJanuary 3, 2022   4:22 am
Over the past year, Capitol observers have witnessed vacancies occur in state legislative offices. What is the process for filling vacancies in the California Legislature? First, in Article IV, Section 2(d) of the California Constitution, it specifies that, “When a...
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A sea of empty desks inside the California State Assembly

Gifts and Honoraria and California Legislators

December 30, 2021   3:05 pmJanuary 3, 2022   4:21 am
The California Constitution, in Article IV, Section 5, prohibits any honorarium being paid and limits gifts being made to state legislators. Government Code Title 9 (Political Reform), Chapter 9.5 (Ethics) deals with both topics as well. The following is a...
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Rescue California Tells Gov. Gavin Newsom to Call Special Legislative Session over Crime Wave

December 21, 2021   7:39 amDecember 21, 2021   7:56 am
Rescue California held a recent press conference calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to call a special session of the California Legislature to address the crime wave and smash-and-grabs taking place across the state. As the Globe has reported, Proposition 47,...
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Does a ‘Continuous Appropriation’ Violate the Principle that one Legislature Cannot Bind a Future One?

December 21, 2021   2:19 amDecember 20, 2021   8:37 pm
According to the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, a continuous appropriation is defined as the “amount available each year under a permanent constitutional or statutory expenditure authorization. A continuous appropriation is not dependent on passage of the budget.” Similarly,...
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