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Policy Analysis in the Legislative Process

April 19, 2019 6:43 amApril 19, 2019 10:38 am

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 Legislature and California Constitution Article IV

April 5, 2019 2:30 amApril 11, 2019 12:26 pm

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...

The Legislature and California’s Constitution Article IV

April 1, 2019 5:28 amApril 11, 2019 12:28 pm

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...

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About California Legislative Committee Hearings

March 3, 2019 3:00 amMarch 3, 2019 8:06 pm

Committees of the California Legislature can conduct several types of hearings, including bill hearings, investigative or oversight hearings, and informational hearings. Bill hearings are obviously those that are conducted to hear specific bills. Most hearings have a similar purpose, which...

Assembly Rules Makes the Setting and Hearing of Bills Referred to Committee Explicitly Discretionary

February 7, 2019 8:50 pm

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...

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Drafting Legislation, But Were Afraid to Ask

February 6, 2019 6:00 pmFebruary 6, 2019 2:56 pm

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...

Using Letters to the Daily Journals for Determining Legislative Intent

February 4, 2019 6:48 amFebruary 4, 2019 6:49 am

One method to help ascertain the legislative intent behind a specified measure is a letter that is published in the Assembly Daily Journal or the Senate Daily Journal by the bill’s author. These letters, for which there are many each...