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How Often Does the Legislature Express Its Opinion?

October 20, 2024 5:10 pmOctober 20, 2024 5:10 pm

There are three types of measures used in the California Legislature: bills, constitutional amendments, and resolutions. There are also three types of resolutions: house, concurrent, and joint. While some resolutions are used to elect officers and adopt rules, the vast...

Powers of Judges at Chambers

October 20, 2024 1:00 pmOctober 20, 2024 1:01 pm

The Code of Civil Procedure in California, in Part 1, Title 2, Chapter 2, specifies powers of judges at chambers. Section 165 provides that the justices of the Supreme Court and of the courts of appeal, may, at chambers, grant...

Tribal-State Gaming Compacts Considered by the State Legislature

October 20, 2024 9:04 amOctober 20, 2024 9:04 am

Have you ever wondered how many tribal-state gaming compacts are considered each session by the California Legislature? While the Governor has exclusive authority to negotiate tribal-state gaming compacts, they are considered and approved by the Legislature by way of a...

California Bills That Take Immediate Effect

October 20, 2024 8:57 amOctober 20, 2024 8:57 am

In California, statutes generally take effect on January 1 following the year in which they were signed into law (e.g., a bill signed by Governor Newsom in September 2024 usually takes effect on January 1, 2025). However, there are statutes...

Total Measures Considered in Prior Legislative Sessions

October 20, 2024 8:51 amOctober 20, 2024 8:52 am

What are the total number of legislative measures introduced in prior session? In the California Legislature, there are three types of legislative measures: bills, constitutional amendments, and resolutions. There are three types of resolutions: house, concurrence, and joint. And, there...

Bills in California Special Sessions

October 20, 2024 8:48 amOctober 20, 2024 8:48 am

I reviewed the special sessions over the past quarter century held by the California Legislature to examine how many measures are considered during those special sessions. The following are the results of my research: 2023-24 Session (2) 1st Extraordinary Session...

Visiting Detroit: Michigan Opened My Eyes During this Presidential Elections Year

October 20, 2024 2:45 amOctober 20, 2024 2:46 am

Sitting in the breakfast room at my hotel, TV commercial breaks were filled with dueling political advertisements from both the Kamala Harris campaign and Donald Trump’s. The volume was sufficiently loud that we guests could hear every word of every...