Third District Court of Appeal

Why Did the Current Year Budget Bill Junior Require an Urgency Clause?

August 31, 2026 7:21 pmAugust 31, 2026 7:21 pm

Why does the Budget Bill Junior for the 2026 Act (SB 113) require an urgency clause when all budget-related bills take effect immediately pursuant to Proposition 25? The concern is that a number of provisions of the Budget Bill Junior...

Court of Appeal Decides Key Budget Bills Case 3-0

November 3, 2021 2:15 amNovember 2, 2021 6:11 pm

After four years of waiting, the Third District Court of Appeal ruled 3-0 in Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA) v. Shirley Weber (Josh Newman, et al., Real Parties in Interest). HJTA had brought two petitions for writ of mandate in...