California Legislature – Page 2

What Happens When an Author is Not Presenting his or her Bill?

April 27, 2026 2:00 pmApril 27, 2026 2:01 pm

What happens when a bill author is not available to present his or her bill in a committee of the California Legislature? The general practice is for another legislator to present the bill in the missing legislator’s absence. The first...

Can Legislative Committees Work as a Subcommittee?

April 23, 2026 2:00 pmApril 23, 2026 2:01 pm

During this busy time with committees hearing hundreds of bills, it often takes time to establish a quorum. What is the importance of establishing a quorum? And can Standing Committees of the California Legislature act as a subcommittee? What is...

How California Democrats Have Ravaged Truth in Journalism

April 22, 2026 6:00 amApril 22, 2026 6:09 am

Last week, I reported on Assemblywoman Mia Bonta’s proposed legislation to criminalize independent journalists: “California Democrats Violate First Amendment to Criminalize Investigative Journalism.” Assemblywoman Bonta’s proposed bill, Assembly Bill 2624, would impose huge civil sanctions on independent investigative reporters for...

3 Education Issues California Gubernatorial Candidates Need to Address

April 20, 2026 10:08 amApril 20, 2026 10:08 am

There’s an important election coming up in California. On June 2, Californians will select two candidates to advance to the general election for the state’s chief executive. So far, there are nine candidates in the race, and early polling suggests...

A Few Bill Drafting Observations

April 19, 2026 4:11 pmApril 19, 2026 4:11 pm

In reviewing some of the newly-introduced bills in the 2026 California Legislative Session, I came across a few interesting provisions. Expanded Notwithstanding Clause I came across this relatively new language, which adds everything after “notwithstanding any other law.” I’m not...

California’s Ridiculous ‘Commission on the State of Hate’ is Really California’s Ministry of Truth

April 15, 2026 5:27 pmApril 15, 2026 6:08 pm

Democrats in the California Legislature have proposed a bill requiring state and local officials to take anti-hate speech training. According to Assemblyman Cory Jackson (D-Riverside), the bill’s author: “AB 1578 would require elected local and state officials to take 1...

Ringside: Why Producing More Oil In California HELPS the Environment

April 15, 2026 4:00 pmApril 15, 2026 4:01 pm

With war in the Middle East disrupting shipments of crude oil, we have another reason to question policies that are driving our in-state oil industry into terminal decline. To briefly recap, Californians consumed 484 million barrels of oil in 2025, with...