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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...

Employers and Lawyers Should Be Wary of SB 1300’s ‘Guidance’ to the Courts

February 1, 2019 1:05 amFebruary 1, 2019 6:17 am

By Laura Curtis and Chris Micheli Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1300 (Jackson) on September 30, 2018 as Chapter 955. Among other provisions, this comprehensive bill makes a number of statutory changes for litigating sexual harassment claims and prohibits...

A Unique Role for the Legislature in the Rulemaking Process

January 25, 2019 7:29 amJanuary 25, 2019 7:32 am

The State of California has over 200 agencies, departments, boards, and commissions that can make public policy via their authority to adopt regulations, often referred to as their rule-making authority. There is a lengthy list of state agencies that have...

Dem. Senator Bans ‘He/She’ Pronouns During Legislative Hearings

January 20, 2019 10:07 amJanuary 22, 2019 6:57 am

California State Senate Judiciary Committee chairwoman Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) announced Thursday that only “gender neutral” pronouns will be permitted during committee hearings. No more will Sen. Jackson allow “he” or “she” to be used when referring to a male...