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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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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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