Whether a lobbyist or a constituent, it is important when advocating for your position to have effective meetings with elected or appointed officials, as well as their staff. In broad terms, you should consider some of the factors that may...
With the Suspense Files behind us and the May 31 House of Origin deadline approaching, the following are the number of bills being debated and voted on in the Senate and Assembly Floors as of Monday: Senate Floor Senate 2nd Reading...
By Tom Nussbaum and Chris Micheli Have you ever wondered how the California Legislature goes about analyzing the thousands of proposals that are introduced as bills? And, how does the Legislature’s process for bill analysis differ from policy analysis methodologies...
The purpose of this article is to examine the constitutional provisions related to California’s Legislature and some of the appellate court decisions that provide insights into how these provisions are interpreted by the courts. Part I is here. Part II...
Part I – Constitutional Provisions The purpose of this article is to examine the constitutional provisions related to California’s Legislature and some of the appellate court decisions that provide insights into how these provisions are interpreted by the courts. Article...
Every year the Assembly introduces House Resolution 1 just prior to the January start date of the Legislature. HR 1 establishes the standing rules of the Assembly for the current legislative session. This year, I stumbled on a rule change which...
The purpose of this article is to provide general guidance to drafting bills and amendments in California. We first discuss some of the considerations for a bill drafter and then follow with examples of bill language addressing the major types...