California Legislature – Page 106

Classification of Counties and California Legislation

March 22, 2022 6:45 amMarch 22, 2022 7:07 am

Reading bills from the California Legislature, or reviewing statutes contained in the 29 California Codes, you might have come across a provision such as the following: This section applies only to a county of the thirteenth class, as defined by...

Higher Education and California Labor Relations Legislation

March 21, 2022 12:12 pmMarch 21, 2022 12:18 pm

When the California Legislature proposes legislation involving higher education employer-employee relations, the Legislature is bound by any memorandum of understanding (MOU) that may be in place. For example, if the Legislature wants to require the California State University to create...

What Are 2011 Realignment Bills?

March 19, 2022 9:15 amMarch 19, 2022 9:30 am

Readers of bills in the California Legislature may have come across a bill that has a “plus section” at the end of the bill that reads as follows: To the extent that this act has an overall effect of increasing...

The Second Bill Introduction Deadline in the California Legislature

March 18, 2022 2:44 pmMarch 18, 2022 2:51 pm

How can there be a second bill introduction deadline in the California Legislature? There really is not one, but there is a deadline for getting intent and spot bills amended with substantive language. As a result, this is effectively a...

California Statutes Utilizing Court Decisions

March 18, 2022 6:42 amMarch 18, 2022 6:50 am

California statutes in numerous instances refer to, abrogate, or confirm appellate court decisions. In most instances, statutory references to reported court decisions occur with legislative intent language where the Legislature makes findings and declarations. But there are other instances in...

Interesting Statements of Legislative Intent

March 17, 2022 2:54 pmMarch 17, 2022 2:57 pm

As the lawmaking branch of state government, the California Legislature on occasion desires to express its intent regarding proposed legislation. In my mind, there are four forms of intent measures. The first is an “intent bill,” which is used for...

Legislative Republicans ‘ACT on Homelessness’ with New Accountability Legislative Package

March 16, 2022 3:00 pmMarch 16, 2022 3:01 pm

Sacramento Democrats and Governor Gavin Newsom have thrown $17 billion at the homeless crisis over the past four years, yet the problem has only gotten worse. California is home to 12% of the nation’s population but has 28% of the...