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Why Does the California Legislature Conduct Its Work in Certain Ways?

September 13, 2022 6:22 amSeptember 13, 2022 8:04 pm

Why do the State Assembly and State Senate in the California Legislature conduct their activities in certain ways? I am sure some readers have asked that question at least once! Or so I tell myself. Here are some examples of...

Are Certain Special Statute Statements Sufficient?

September 12, 2022 6:17 amSeptember 12, 2022 6:23 am

In the California Legislature, there are “special statute” bills that are used when legislators believe a bill’s provisions are unique and should apply in only a specified circumstance or to a specified entity or jurisdiction. Not any bill can be...

Why Do California Bills Have Certain Provisions?

September 11, 2022 3:09 pmSeptember 11, 2022 3:11 pm

Why do bills in the California Legislature contain certain provisions? I am sure some readers have asked that question at least once! Or so I tell myself. Here are some examples of what I mean with an explanation: Why does...

What Is a Substantive Change in the Law?

September 11, 2022 8:31 amSeptember 11, 2022 8:53 am

Whether a bill proposes to make a substantive or nonsubstantive change in law has several implications. For example, with an introduced bill, a nonsubstantive bill is referred to as a “spot bill” and cannot be referred to a policy committee...

How Complicated Can Bill Drafting Become?

September 10, 2022 7:28 amSeptember 10, 2022 7:32 am

In reviewing hundreds of the bills that have reached Governor Newsom’s Desk during the 2022 Legislative Session, several measures have complicated and lengthy provisions. One of the difficult areas of drafting amendments includes “double jointing amendments.” These amendments to a...

Do Misspellings Get into California Statutes?

September 7, 2022 3:54 pmSeptember 7, 2022 3:57 pm

It may be a surprise, but occasionally a bill makes it all the way through the legislative process, and is enacted into law, and thereafter needs to be corrected because of a misspelling. The following is a recent example from...

What Is the Statutory Record?

September 6, 2022 10:45 amSeptember 6, 2022 10:47 am

There are a number of important legislative publications, including the Statutory Record. According to the Office of Legislative Counsel, which produces the legislative publications, the Statutory Record is an index of each section of the California Constitution, the 29 California...