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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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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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Using Letters to the Daily Journals for Determining Legislative Intent

December 7, 2021   6:12 pmDecember 7, 2021   6:16 pm
One method to help ascertain the legislative intent behind a specified measure is a letter that is published in the Assembly Daily Journal or the Senate Daily Journal by the bill’s author. These letters, for which there are many each...
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Why is California’s ‘More Water Now’ Ballot Initiative Already Under Attack?

December 6, 2021   8:06 amDecember 8, 2021   3:42 pm
California has a long history of squandering its precious water. In 2014, California voters approved $7.12 billion in bonds for state water supply infrastructure projects. Of that, $2.7 billion was designated for water storage projects. But nearly 8 years later,...
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What Are ‘Notwithstanding Clauses’ in California Legislation?

December 3, 2021   4:29 pmDecember 8, 2021   3:43 pm
A common occurrence in California legislation is a bill that contains in the text of the measure the phrase, “notwithstanding any other provision of law…” or something similar. What does this phrase mean? And why would this phrase be used...
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Californians’ Quality of Life is on a Collision Course With the Rule of Law

November 28, 2021   10:30 amNovember 30, 2021   8:57 am
Californians’ quality of life is on a collision course with the rule of law. A retired police officer who working as a security guard was shot and killed in Oakland while protecting a Bay Area television news crew covering a...
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