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New Books on California State Government and Bill Drafting

February 1, 2021 6:56 amFebruary 2, 2021 1:16 pm

Two new books on California government, authored by California Globe contributor, lobbyist and lawyer Chris Micheli, have just been published. Micheli wrote these college-and-law-school-level textbooks and professional manuals to offer insights into California state government and bill drafting. “In my...

Stages in Putting Together Legislation

December 15, 2020 10:37 amDecember 16, 2020 9:30 am

The central role of the legislative bill drafter is obviously putting together legislation and, according to the Graduate Diploma in Legislative Drafting Program at Athabasca University in Canada, there are four main stages of doing so: Forming the policy; Initiating...

Drafting Criminal or Penal Statutes

December 8, 2020 2:55 amDecember 8, 2020 5:55 am

Drafting criminal or penal code statutes is an important undertaking for any bill drafter because of the consequences for those who violate such statutes and because courts strictly construe these types of statutes. As a result, those who draft criminal...

California State Assembly nearly empty except for a few folks in the balcony.

Assembly Modifies Its Internal Rules

December 7, 2020 3:58 pmDecember 7, 2020 7:19 pm

On the day of its Organizational Session, December 7, the California State Assembly adopted along a party-line vote House Resolution (HR) 1 by Assembly Member Ken Cooley. HR 1 contains the Assembly Rules (AR) for the 2021-22 Legislative Session. The...

A sea of empty desks inside the California State Assembly

How Do We Prepare to Amend or Repeal Statutes?

December 6, 2020 2:31 amDecember 7, 2020 10:56 am

Like other forms of drafting legislation, in preparing to amend or repeal existing statutes, there are several steps for the bill drafter to take. In this regard, helpful guidance is provided by the Graduate Degree in Legislative Drafting from Athabasca...

Religious Freedom: U.S. Supreme Court Vacates Appeals Court Ruling on California Church Closures

December 3, 2020 11:39 amDecember 3, 2020 4:54 pm

It was recently reported that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan ordered California Gov. Gavin Newsom to respond to an emergency petition filed by Harvest Rock Church and Harvest International Ministry, which requests an injunction pending appeal in their federal...

Writing Sentences in Legislative Measures

November 9, 2020 6:19 amNovember 9, 2020 11:20 am

With the legislative drafter, compiling sentences for a complete legislative measure takes a good amount of work. Putting these sentences together will give effort to the proposed statute. What form can these sentences take? Well, there are many according to...