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How Do Courts Determine Whether a Bill’s Provisions Are Severable?

May 2, 2022 6:26 amMay 2, 2022 6:33 am

Bills in the California Legislature often contain multiple provisions and, when those types of bills are challenged in litigation, a court must determine whether those provisions are “severable.” If a bill contains a severability clause, then the matter can be...

Overview of the California Assembly and Senate Joint Rules

May 1, 2022 5:52 pmMay 1, 2022 5:55 pm

In most instances, on the first day of the start of each two-year legislative session, the Assembly and Senate adopt rules for their internal procedures. For the 2021-2022 Session, the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly are contained in...

Overview of the California Assembly Rules

April 30, 2022 4:10 pmApril 30, 2022 4:13 pm

On the first day of the start of each two-year legislative session, the Assembly adopts rules for its internal procedures. For the 2021-2022 Session, the Standing Rules of the Assembly are contained in House Resolution 1 (Cooley). The following are...

Is The Left/Right Paradigm Dead?

April 30, 2022 8:24 amApril 30, 2022 9:09 am

What has been for some time a shorthand to describe general political leanings no longer applies in the current political climate, and will not in the future. Left and right lay on a linear graph built upon a certain common...

A sea of empty desks inside the California State Assembly

Dealing with Federal or Local Preemption in Legislation

April 30, 2022 7:40 amApril 30, 2022 7:48 am

California legislation at times needs to consider the impact of federal laws as well as local laws and the impact of California statutes. There are times when the Legislature has to consider that a statute it enacts does not get...

Governor Newsom Considers Keeping Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Open Past 2025

April 30, 2022 2:24 amMay 2, 2022 6:27 am

During a meeting with the Los Angeles Times Editorial Board on Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom indicated that he may reverse course on the closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power in 2025, and may keep it open until the 2030’s...

‘Pay to Play’ Governor Behest Payment Contracting Bill Killed by Senate Democrats

April 29, 2022 4:45 pm

A bill that would have prohibited state agencies from awarding contracts to companies that made behest payments on the Governor’s behalf failed to pass the Senate Governmental Organization Committee on Friday following the majority of Senators not voting on it....