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California’s Limits on Bill Introductions

January 17, 2022 11:54 amJanuary 17, 2022 12:02 pm

About a quarter of this country’s legislatures, including California, limit the number of bill introductions by their elected officials. According to data from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), over 100,000 bills are introduced annually in state legislatures in...

California Senate Adopts New Rules

January 11, 2021 5:12 pmJanuary 12, 2021 6:34 am

Last month, on the first day of the Legislative Session, the State Assembly adopted its Rules for the 2021-22 Regular Session. On January 11, when the Legislature reconvened, the State Senate adopted SR 3 (Atkins) relative to the Standing Rules...