California Office of the Legislative Counsel

Drafting Legislative Counsel Digests

January 26, 2023 9:18 amJanuary 26, 2023 9:21 am

The purpose of the Legislative Counsel’s Digest, according to the Office of Legislative Counsel, is to summarize the effect of the proposed bill on current law. It is obviously prepared by the Office of Legislative Counsel and provides a brief...

How to Use California’s New Laws Report

December 29, 2022 6:56 amDecember 29, 2022 6:59 am

According to the Office of Legislative Counsel, which produces the legislative publications, the New Laws Report is a listing of all bills enacted in a calendar year during the Legislative Session. Joint Rule 13.3. provides: “The Legislative Counsel shall compile...

‘Scheme Concocted’ to Bail out Newsom and Padilla with AB 1495 for Two Senate Elections In November

May 25, 2021 10:56 amMay 27, 2021 6:34 am

A bill that would create two Senate elections on the November 2022 ballot to protect the state from a possible Constitutional issue, was passed by the Assembly 60-16 on Monday. Assembly Bill 1495, authored by Assemblyman Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park),...

California Legislative Counsel Legal Opinion Disputes Constitutionality of Alex Padilla Appointment Without Election

December 29, 2020 3:17 pm

Following California Governor Gavin Newsom’s December 22nd appointment of Alex Padilla to the U.S. Senate, State Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Granite Bay) warned that there are legal issues with Newsom’s appointment as the Constitution requires an election. Kiley obtained a Legal...