California Legislature – Page 5

Bills by Vote Requirement in California

October 28, 2025 2:00 pmOctober 29, 2025 6:28 am

Article IV of the California Constitution deals with the Legislature and the legislative process in this state. The Legislature enacts statutes by using bills. Bills that are enacted in California, per the state Constitution, generally require a majority vote of...

Bills Having a State or Local Fiscal Effect in California

October 26, 2025 2:00 pmOctober 26, 2025 2:01 pm

Article IV of the California Constitution deals with the Legislature and the legislative process in this state. The Legislature enacts statutes by using bills. Bills that are proposed are designated “fiscal” if they create a state or local fiscal effect...

Bills Taking Immediate Effect in California

October 24, 2025 2:00 pmOctober 24, 2025 2:01 pm

Article IV of the California Constitution deals with the Legislature and the legislative process in this state. The Legislature enacts statutes by using bills. Bills that are enacted in California, per the state Constitution, generally take effect on January 1...

Committee and Code Acronyms in the California Legislature

October 23, 2025 4:45 pmOctober 23, 2025 4:45 pm

While there are numerous acronyms used in the California Legislature and its legislative process, on official websites and elsewhere, there is prolific use of them for California’s Codes, legislative measures, and the Standing Committees of the Assembly and Senate. They...

How Prevalent Are Policy Statements in Statute?

October 23, 2025 2:00 pmOctober 23, 2025 2:01 pm

Readers of bills and statutes will regularly come across statements of legislative intent, such as paragraphs that usually begin with either “It is the intent of the Legislature to …” or “The Legislature finds and declares that …” On other...

Disposition of California Senate Bills

October 18, 2025 2:00 pmOctober 19, 2025 9:22 pm

Over the past seventeen years, I have tracked by each year of the 2-year California Legislative Sessions a series of actions related to bills. The following chart lists those seven actions per session year. The first figure is the number...

Summary of California Bills Per Session and Actions Taken – 2025 Edition

October 15, 2025 2:00 pmOctober 15, 2025 2:01 pm

The following research was updated in October 2025 in order to examine the major actions involving bills in the California Legislature over the few years. I examined the following five categories of information for each year, as set forth in...