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AB 71 – $2.4 Billion Tax Hike to Create a ‘Statewide Homelessness Solutions’ Program?

December 8, 2020 5:18 pmJanuary 13, 2021 3:46 pm

On December 7, the first day of the California Legislature’s 2021-22 Session, Assembly Members Luz Rivas and David Chiu introduced AB 71, which would create a “statewide homelessness solutions program.” Currently, the bill is a statement of legislative intent. However,...

AB 2: Legislative Review of Regulations

December 8, 2020 3:18 pmDecember 10, 2020 8:47 am

On December 7, the first day of the California Legislature’s 2021-22 Session, Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) introduced Assembly Bill 2, which would make several changes to the state regulatory process. The bill would amend Sections 11343.4 and 11349.3 of and...

Transitional versus Savings Provisions: What Is the Difference?

December 7, 2020 2:16 amDecember 7, 2020 10:55 am

One area of bill drafting is the use of transitional and savings provisions. What are the differences and how are they used? The Graduate Diploma in Legislative Drafting from Athabasca University provides some helpful guidance to bill drafters. All transitional...

Guidelines for Forming Legislative Sentences

November 5, 2020 7:13 amNovember 5, 2020 11:49 am

For legislative drafters, there are important standards to follow when putting together legislative sentences that will make up bills, resolutions, or constitutional amendments. Some of these guidelines are obvious as they are used to compose any sentences in writing. Nonetheless,...

The Use of Sunset Dates in California Legislation

November 4, 2020 6:14 amNovember 5, 2020 11:54 am

California, like most other states, uses sunset dates in legislation, which has the effect of making the law, once enacted, expire on a specified date. Unless the Legislature enacts another bill to either extend or eliminate the sunset date, the...

What is Gender-Neutral Legislative Drafting?

November 3, 2020 6:19 amNovember 5, 2020 11:55 am

Like many of the states, California has adopted and therefore requires the Office of the Legislative Counsel to draft measures (bills, resolutions, and constitutional amendments) in a gender-neutral manner. What does that mean? How does it work? Specific to California...

The Anatomy of a California Legislative Constitutional Amendment

October 29, 2020 6:41 amOctober 29, 2020 6:42 am

In the California Legislature, the Members of the Assembly and Senate have the ability to place a constitutional amendment before the statewide electorate for consideration. The Legislative Counsel defines a constitutional amendment as “a resolution proposing a change to the...