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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...

George Soros Gives Massive Donation to Gov. Newsom for Mid-Decade Redistricting Effort

September 19, 2025 7:35 amSeptember 19, 2025 11:55 am

Billionaire oligarch George Soros has contributed $10 million to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s ballot initiative to redistrict the state, the New York Times reported. California Rep. Kevin Kiley (R) just posted on X: “George Soros just gave $10 million to...

Rico Oller: Passing Of A Third Conservative Lion This Past Few Weeks

September 15, 2025 6:19 pmSeptember 15, 2025 6:22 pm

Former California State Senator Rico Oller unexpectedly passed away Friday at his old house in San Andreas. He was 66. Oller served in the California State Assembly from 1996-2000 before serving in the California State Senate from 2000-2004 were he...

Is a Rule Waived or Suspended in the CA Legislature?

September 13, 2025 9:07 amSeptember 13, 2025 9:08 am

We hear most often in the California Legislature that a rule is being “waived” or that someone is seeking a “rule waiver.” However, many rules may be “dispensed with” or “suspended,” rather than waived. So, what is the correct terminology...

Sen. Scott Wiener Bill to Ban ‘Extreme Masking’ By Local & Federal ‘Secret Police’ Heads to the Governor

September 13, 2025 9:01 amSeptember 13, 2025 9:06 am

The California Legislature demonstrated once again that they can run roughshod over laws they don’t like. They have passed a bill to ban federal law enforcement officers from wearing masks while performing their jobs, disregarding security risks and officers’ own...

Going Past Midnight on the Last Day of Session

September 12, 2025 2:00 pmSeptember 13, 2025 9:28 am

Can the Legislature continue meeting past midnight on Friday, September 12, 2025? If so, how does it do that? Joint Rule 51 deals with the Legislative Calendar and establishes the start of the Interim Recess and Joint Rule 61 deals...