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What Is ‘Digesting’?

October 10, 2023 6:56 amOctober 10, 2023 6:56 am

Have you ever heard the term “digesting” in the California Legislature? This gerund is just one of many responsibilities of the attorneys who work in the California Office of Legislative Counsel (OLC). This gerund comes from the “action” word created...

California’s Budget Provides a Basis for Bill Vetoes

October 8, 2023 2:45 amOctober 8, 2023 2:46 am

Over the weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom acted on almost 150 bills and brought his veto rate from 3.4% to 11.5%. Among numerous reasons the Governor has taken so far to veto a bill, the status of California’s budget is certainly...

A Different Type of Double-jointing Language?

October 5, 2023 10:56 amOctober 5, 2023 10:56 am

As readers may recall, double jointing requires technical amendments prepared by the Office of Legislative Counsel that will prevent an amended bill from “chaptering out” the provisions of another bill when both bills amend the same Code section. According to...

Interesting Provisions in New California Gun Control Laws

September 27, 2023 2:34 pmSeptember 27, 2023 2:34 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom this week signed more than twenty bills to enact a series of gun control statutes in California. From my “legislative geek” perspective, there are two interesting provisions contained in the two main bills: SB 2 and AB...

Whamm, Zwap, Bam! Lawsuits Already Filed Over California’s Newest Gun Control Laws

September 27, 2023 12:02 pmSeptember 28, 2023 2:21 pm

UPDATE below: Senate Bill 2 by Senator Anthony Portantino’s (D–Burbank), which is California’s response bill to New York Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, was signed into law Tuesday. SB 2 enacts numerous “sensitive locations” where guns are banned, and changes...

Gov. Newsom Chairs Dem Governors Assoc. Policy Committee Following $1.5M Pfizer PAC Donation

September 26, 2023 11:46 amSeptember 26, 2023 11:46 am

As the ringleader of California’s illogical COVID-19 vaccine, mask and testing mandates, Governor Newsom has some explaining to do. Between 2019-2022 the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) received over $1.5M in donations from Pfizer’s Political Action Committee. The infamous California Governor...

Controversy-Prone LA Councilman Kevin de Leon Announces He Will Run For Reelection

September 20, 2023 11:58 amSeptember 20, 2023 11:58 am

LA City Councilman and former California Senate President Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) announced on Wednesday that he would be running for reelection next year despite being caught making racist statements in a leaked audio recording last year, which resulted...