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A Look at Committee Bills in the California Legislature

January 25, 2024 1:35 pmJanuary 25, 2024 1:36 pm

What are committee bills? In addition to bills being authored by State Senators and State Assembly Members, the 33 Assembly Standing Committees and 22 Senate Standing Committees can also “author” bills. This is authorized by the Joint Rules and individual...

Addressing Some Other End-of-Session Queries

August 30, 2022 11:28 amAugust 30, 2022 11:39 am

With the final days of Session upon us, there is some confusion about several procedural items that regularly occur on the Floors of the California Legislature. These items include “reconsideration” of bills, as well as placing measures “on call.” How...

What Is ‘Batching’ of Bills in the California Legislature

May 27, 2022 6:30 amMay 27, 2022 6:17 am

For those tuning into the Assembly Floor Sessions during deadline weeks, you are likely to hear the term “batching.” What does that term mean? Batching Batching means putting together a group of bills for consideration in a single motion, or...

Overview of the California Assembly and Senate Joint Rules

May 1, 2022 5:52 pmMay 1, 2022 5:55 pm

In most instances, on the first day of the start of each two-year legislative session, the Assembly and Senate adopt rules for their internal procedures. For the 2021-2022 Session, the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly are contained in...

California’s Legislative Rules Known by Their Numbers

April 24, 2022 8:43 amApril 24, 2022 9:36 am

Like other legislatures around the country, the California Legislature has a myriad of internal rules. These include separate rules for the Assembly and Senate, as well as Joint Rules applicable to both houses. There are some procedural rules in the...

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For First Time in Several Years Joint Rules Set to Be Adopted by California Legislature

March 4, 2022 10:00 amMarch 4, 2022 10:28 am

For the first time in several years, the California Legislature is poised to adopt Joint Rules which are binding on the Assembly and Senate. Normally, the Joint Rules are adopted at the beginning of each two-year Session, just as the...

‘Spot Bills’ in the California Legislature

May 13, 2019 6:32 amMay 13, 2019 9:23 am

During the first two months generally of the California Legislative Session, over 2,500 bills are usually introduced. Hundreds of those bills are “spot bills” or “intent bills.” What are they and why are they used? In the State Assembly this...