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Bills on Consent in the California Legislature

September 11, 2025 2:00 pmSeptember 11, 2025 2:01 pm

What is the Consent Calendar and how do legislative measures get placed on consent? Joint Rule 22.1 deals with the “Consent Calendar: Uncontested Bills” and provides that each standing committee may report an uncontested bill out of committee with the...

Frequently Asked Questions About Legislative Measures on Consent

January 22, 2024 2:30 amJanuary 22, 2024 2:31 am

What are “uncontested bills”? Joint Rule 22.1 deals with “Consent Calendar: Uncontested Bills” and provides that each standing committee may report an uncontested bill out of committee with the recommendation that it be placed on the Consent Calendar. What are...

Bills on Consent – What Qualifies?

March 18, 2020 2:50 amMarch 17, 2020 9:18 pm

Bills considered in the California Legislature without controversy are placed on the “consent calendar,” which means that the bill does not have to be presented by its author or debated by legislators. All bills on the consent calendar are dispensed...