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2023-24 State Assembly: Did You Know?

September 17, 2024 4:03 pmSeptember 17, 2024 4:03 pm

In reviewing the recently-concluded 2023-24 California Legislative Session, the following are three areas of interest for the State Assembly. Bills The first topic is bills. The total number of bill introductions over the 2-year Session was 3,291 Assembly Bills. Of...

San Francisco Needs a Political Revolution

March 31, 2024 10:26 amMarch 31, 2024 10:26 am

It’s election season once again, and San Francisco’s politicians are once again clamoring for your attention. The dust of March 5th’s Super Tuesday has pretty much settled and indications are it was actually a mixed bag for San Francisco. Local...

Frequently Asked Questions about Comparing California Government to Those of Other States

March 27, 2024 4:35 amMarch 27, 2024 4:36 am

Is California’s form of government different from the other states? No, California state government is not unique among the other states. All 50 states provide for a republican form of government in their individual constitutions. Do the states follow the...

A Look at 2023 Bill Introductions and Members, Plus Committee Assignments

September 24, 2023 3:20 pmSeptember 24, 2023 7:26 pm

In the California Legislature, both the State Senate and State Assembly have a limit on the number of bills that can be introduced during each 2-year Session. I reviewed all of the bill introductions during the 2023 Session to determine...

A Look at California Legislation Through the House of Origin Deadline

June 2, 2023 2:06 pmJune 2, 2023 2:12 pm

Now that the June 2 House of Origin deadline has passed in the California Legislature, I wanted to look at the actions on bills so far in the 2023 Regular Session. The following is the information by house (any errors...

Comparing 2023 Bill Introductions in the California Legislature to Past Years

February 20, 2023 8:49 pmFebruary 20, 2023 8:55 pm

We know that the 2,632 bills that were introduced in the California Legislature by the February 17 deadline was the highest amount in more than a decade. What about bill introductions in the two houses – State Senate and State...

Does the Legislature Use Display Bills Anymore?

September 21, 2022 8:51 pmSeptember 25, 2022 8:26 am

What is a “display bill” and are they used in the California Legislature? Neither the Assembly Rules nor the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly address the issue of display bills. However, Senate Rule 28.10 provides: “A display bill...