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CA Senate Honoring The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence in LGBTQ Recognition Ceremony

May 28, 2023 10:05 amMay 30, 2023 8:04 am

On June 5 the California Senate will be holding a LGBTQ recognition ceremony. One of the honorees is Sister Roma from the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence group. Yes, that Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence group, recently embroiled in controversy with the...

Globe Quiz on the California Legislative Process

April 17, 2023 6:17 amApril 17, 2023 8:16 am

This quiz is to test your knowledge about the California legislative process. An Enrolled Bill Report (EBR) is prepared only by the Department of Finance when a bill reaches the Governor’s Desk. The California Constitution requires the Legislature to pass...

Another California Legislative Process Bill Example

March 23, 2023 5:29 pmMarch 23, 2023 5:34 pm

For those watching the Senate and Assembly Floors on Thursday, March 23, 2023, one bill jumped through several procedural hurdles in a single day. The bill is SBX1 – 2 (or SB 2x) dealing with the maximum gross gasoline refining...

Record Number of Bills Introduced in the 2023 California Legislative Session

February 18, 2023 8:40 amFebruary 18, 2023 8:44 am

Over the past decade, the California Legislature, and its 120 legislators, introduce between 1,900 and 2,500 bills per year, each year of the 2-year legislative sessions. While fewer than 50 additional bills get introduced after the deadline (e.g., due to...

How Can You Tell Which Daily File Is for the Special Session?

December 31, 2022 12:44 pmDecember 31, 2022 12:47 pm

For both the Assembly Daily File and the Senate Daily File, there are just two distinctions between the regular and special sessions: color and title. The color of the regular session publications is grey, like a traditional newspaper print. At...

Final Election Results Are Here at Last, and California’s GOP is Still in Decline

December 20, 2022 6:51 amDecember 20, 2022 7:42 am

On December 16, nearly 40 days after the November mid-term elections, California’s Secretary of State finally released the “Statement of Vote.” This document is the official and final record of the winners and losers. What is belatedly certain is what...

When Some California Citizens Lack a State Senator

December 1, 2022 7:57 amDecember 1, 2022 8:28 am

According to Article IV, Section 2(a)(1) of the California Constitution, “the Senate has a membership of 40 Senators elected for 4-year terms, 20 to begin every 2 years.” As a result, half of the State Senate stands for election every...