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The Nov. 4 Special General Election … ‘In Response to Texas’

October 3, 2025 7:27 amOctober 3, 2025 7:29 am

I’ve never laughed out loud reading the first line of a ballot proposal, and I mean NEVER! But I did this time because this is how the California Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom describe their reasoning to eliminate 5 Calif...

Additional Categories of Bills Over the Past Few Sessions

October 1, 2025 2:00 pmOctober 1, 2025 2:01 pm

I have compiled a chart from the past seventeen years of the California Legislature and the number of bills each 2-year Session under 9 categories in comparison to the number of bills introduced that session. The following is the chart...

Ringside: Newsom’s Concessions to Oil Industry Will Not Save It

October 1, 2025 2:55 amOctober 1, 2025 2:56 am

Access to adequate supplies of gasoline and diesel fuel for Californians is in dire peril, and the signing of SB 237 on September 19 will do very little to change that. To rescue the industry, far more sweeping legislation is required. First,...

Categories of Some Other Types of Bills in California – 2025 Edition

September 30, 2025 2:00 pmSeptember 30, 2025 2:01 pm

There are numerous types of bills in the California Legislature. The chart below examines a dozen additional categories of bills in the 2025 Legislative Session. In addition, the chart includes the figures for the 2023-24 Legislative Session for comparison purposes....

Bills in California Special Sessions

September 29, 2025 2:54 pmSeptember 29, 2025 2:54 pm

I reviewed the special sessions over the past quarter century held by the California Legislature to examine how many measures are considered during those special sessions. The following are the results of my research: 2025 Session (1) 1st Extraordinary Session...

Categories of Bills per Legislative Session – 2025 Edition

September 27, 2025 12:01 pmSeptember 27, 2025 12:02 pm

In reviewing bills over this past year in the California Legislature, I compiled the chart below which includes some of the common categories of bills. The chart is broken down by session year and number of bills introduced. Thereafter, among...

Some Recent Trends in California Legislative Drafting

September 26, 2025 12:47 pmSeptember 26, 2025 12:47 pm

In reviewing thousands of bills making their way through the legislative process each year, and co-teaching a course on Legislative Drafting at UC Davis King Hall School of Law for the past five years, I have noted a number of...