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What Is a Tax Levy in California Legislation?

April 9, 2022 9:31 amApril 9, 2022 9:36 am

There is often confusion regarding whether a bill is a tax levy or not, and what a “tax levy” means. A common misconception is that a tax levy is a bill that proposes a tax increase. The determination of whether...

LA County Board of Supervisors Votes To Suspend All Official Travel to Florida, Texas

April 8, 2022 7:03 pm

Earlier this week, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to suspend all official travel to Florida and Texas over each respective states’ restrictive LGBT policies. The vote on Tuesday can trace the Board’s decision to actions made...

What Is in California’s Military and Veterans Code?

April 8, 2022 5:25 pmApril 8, 2022 5:29 pm

The California Military and Veterans Code is one of 29 Codes that contain state statutes. The Military and Veterans Code contains 8 Divisions. There are also numerous parts, chapters, and articles containing hundreds of code sections, or individual statutes. The...

Chevron, Union Leaders Set To Resume Talks Over Richmond Refinery Strike on Monday

April 8, 2022 4:10 pm

A nearly three week-old strike of over 500 refinery workers at the Chevron Richmond refinery in the Bay area agreed to meet to discuss an end of the strike on Friday following two weeks of no talks and gas prices...

The Plight of AB 1638 – A Reminder of Legislative Process Rules

April 8, 2022 3:29 pmApril 8, 2022 3:43 pm

For those following Assembly Bill 1638 , which proposed to temporarily suspend the motor vehicle fuel tax, the bill serves as a reminder of some important legislative process rules. AB 1638 was introduced on January 12, 2022. The bill proposed...

The Order of Bill Authors and Co-Authors

April 8, 2022 6:51 amApril 8, 2022 7:00 am

In the California Legislature, there is an order to listing a bill’s authors and co-authors and there are different types of co-authors. So, what is that order? As an initial matter, there is Joint Rule 10.7, titled “Heading of Bills,”...

California Diversity Strike Down: Why Most Company Boards Already Met Quotas

April 8, 2022 2:27 amApril 7, 2022 9:10 pm

In the wake of AB 979, the now off-the-books California law that required California-based companies to to have a minimum of minority-appointed Board seats, being tossed out of court in a Superior Court ruling earlier this week, companies have noted...