California Legislature – Page 26

California Bills: Introduced Versus Enacted

October 1, 2024 1:49 pmOctober 2, 2024 8:51 pm

I am often asked about the number of bills that get introduced each year in comparison to the number of bills that actually get to the Governor’s Desk, and then the number of bills that ultimately get signed into law...

Some Stats on 2024 Gubernatorial Bill Actions

September 30, 2024 3:09 pmSeptember 30, 2024 3:09 pm

On the last day for bill actions, California Governor Gavin Newsom finished reviewing the 1,206 bills that were sent to his Desk during the 2024 Legislative Session. That figure was the highest number of bills he has received during his...

Elon Musk on California’s Flagrant Sen. Scott Wiener

September 30, 2024 2:21 pmSeptember 30, 2024 2:21 pm

Sunday evening I re-posted a photo that California Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) posted on X/Twitter enjoying the annual Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco. “One of California’s Esteemed members of the State Senate, from San Francisco. And they wonder...

Snapshot of Bill Signing Messages

September 30, 2024 11:45 amSeptember 30, 2024 11:45 am

October 2024 2024 Gavin Newsom 10 ABs / 8 SBs 18 total 2023 Gavin Newsom 10 ABs / 8 SBs 18 total 2022 Gavin Newsom 12 ABs / 11 SBs 23 total 2021 Gavin Newsom 3 ABs / 5 SBs...

Chart of Placeholder Bills in the California Legislature

September 25, 2024 2:48 pmSeptember 25, 2024 2:48 pm

As I have previously written, I believe we should use the term “placeholder bill” for those measures that are introduced in the California Legislature which lack substantive language. That is because I believe there is a clear distinction between a...

Additional Categories of Bills Over the Past Few Sessions

September 24, 2024 1:00 pmSeptember 24, 2024 1:01 pm

I have compiled another chart from the past sixteen years of the California Legislature and the number of bills each 2-year Session under 14 categories in comparison to the number of bills introduced that session. In the chart below, I...

Chart of Bills in Different Categories

September 22, 2024 1:32 pmSeptember 22, 2024 1:32 pm

In my continuing research regarding legislation and bill drafting in the California Legislature, I created a new chart that contains eleven categories of types of bills going back the last two decades for the 2-year Sessions. The categories include omnibus...