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Are Bills with Only Findings and Declarations Considered Substantive?

January 28, 2023   8:48 amJanuary 28, 2023   8:54 am
In the California Legislature, we know that bills that lack proposed substantive law changes are considered “placeholder” measures and generally do not get referred to a policy committee by the Senate or Assembly Rules Committees. In almost all instances, those...
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Some Stats from the 2021-22 Legislative Session

September 3, 2022   2:30 pmSeptember 3, 2022   2:34 pm
As the 2021-22 California Legislative Session draws to a close, and because I am a geek about these types of things, the following are several legislative data items, which could make for good cocktail party trivia (????): There were 4,476...
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The Second Bill Introduction Deadline in the California Legislature

March 18, 2022   2:44 pmMarch 18, 2022   2:51 pm
How can there be a second bill introduction deadline in the California Legislature? There really is not one, but there is a deadline for getting intent and spot bills amended with substantive language. As a result, this is effectively a...
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Intent Bills Are Not Spot Bills and Vice Versa

December 8, 2021   2:42 pmDecember 8, 2021   3:41 pm
Quite often bills introduced in the California Legislature without substantive language in them are called “spot bills.” However, that is not always the case even though both spot and intent bills act as placeholders with substantive amendments to be added...
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‘Spot Bills’ in the California Legislature

May 13, 2019   6:32 amMay 13, 2019   9:23 am
During the first two months generally of the California Legislative Session, over 2,500 bills are usually introduced. Hundreds of those bills are “spot bills” or “intent bills.” What are they and why are they used? In the State Assembly this...
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