California Legislature – Page 66

Legislative Deadlines and Exemptions

September 29, 2023 6:27 pmSeptember 30, 2023 7:28 am

The California Legislature includes in its Joint Rules a listing of deadlines for the first and second years of its 2-year Legislative Session. These deadlines are contained in Joint Rule 61. JR 61 specifies that “the deadlines set forth in...

Distinguishing Among Legislative Committees

September 29, 2023 12:49 pmSeptember 30, 2023 7:28 am

In the California Legislature, there are a number of different types of committees in the two houses. Not all committees are alike. There are five types: standing; subcommittees of standing committees; select; special; and, joint. We are most familiar with...

Interesting Provisions in New California Gun Control Laws

September 27, 2023 2:34 pmSeptember 27, 2023 2:34 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom this week signed more than twenty bills to enact a series of gun control statutes in California. From my “legislative geek” perspective, there are two interesting provisions contained in the two main bills: SB 2 and AB...

Whamm, Zwap, Bam! Lawsuits Already Filed Over California’s Newest Gun Control Laws

September 27, 2023 12:02 pmSeptember 28, 2023 2:21 pm

UPDATE below: Senate Bill 2 by Senator Anthony Portantino’s (D–Burbank), which is California’s response bill to New York Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, was signed into law Tuesday. SB 2 enacts numerous “sensitive locations” where guns are banned, and changes...

The Scheme to Label Gov. Newsom as ‘Moderate’ Exposed in New Report

September 26, 2023 4:49 pmSeptember 26, 2023 4:49 pm

Last November the Globe reported on the the Center for Legislative Accountability’s annual California Lawmaker Scorecard, and as a surprise to no one, the California legislature earned a failing grade against other states’ conservative ratings. The weakest issues for California...

A Look at 2023 Bill Introductions and Members, Plus Committee Assignments

September 24, 2023 3:20 pmSeptember 24, 2023 7:26 pm

In the California Legislature, both the State Senate and State Assembly have a limit on the number of bills that can be introduced during each 2-year Session. I reviewed all of the bill introductions during the 2023 Session to determine...

Additional Categories of Bills Over the Past Few Sessions

September 23, 2023 3:45 pmSeptember 24, 2023 7:26 pm

Last week, I put together a chart from the past fifteen 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 following...