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What Is a Code Maintenance Bill?

October 4, 2022 7:16 amOctober 4, 2022 7:23 am

Several times per year, the Office of Legislative Counsel drafts a “code maintenance bill.” What is that and what is its purpose? A floor analysis described this type of bill as follows: This bill is the annual maintenance of the...

Gov. Newsom Just Vetoed Bill to Severely Curtail Prison Solitary Confinement

October 4, 2022 2:50 amOctober 3, 2022 12:23 pm

California Govenor Gavin Newsom just vetoed legislation that would have severely curtailed solitary confinement in the state’s prisons jails and private correctional facilities, drawing the ire of legislation supporters who consider the practice torture. In his veto statement for AB...

California ‘Inflation Relief’ Checks Will Go Out Later This Week

October 4, 2022 2:30 amOctober 3, 2022 8:17 pm

This week, the first inflation relief checks for Californians, known as the Middle Class Tax Refund, are to be sent out. During the spring and summer, the Governor and state legislators butted heads on how to best hand out the...

Can a Bill Only Do Three Things?

October 3, 2022 3:10 pmOctober 3, 2022 3:10 pm

Capitol observers know that bills can add a new section of law, amend an existing section of law, or repeal an existing section of law, or a combination of those three actions. But, are there any other actions a bill...

Assemblyman Philip Y. Ting who introduced AB 1215.

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Decriminalizing Jaywalking

October 3, 2022 1:01 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom just signed a bill to decriminalize jaywalking, with the law to begin in 2023. According to Assembly Bill 2147, authored by Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), peace officers would be prohibited from giving pedestrians tickets for jaywalking...

California Joining Texas Lawsuit Opposing Prohibition on Out of State ‘Abortion’ Travel

October 3, 2022 9:05 amOctober 3, 2022 9:01 am

Regardless of whether it should be legal, abortion is undeniably a gruesome procedure. However, abortion has become a virtual sacrament in California. Governor Gavin Newsom recently spent $100,000 on billboards in 7 red states, promoting “abortion tourism,” inviting women to...

Gov. Newsom Calls for Tax on ‘Windfall Profits’ on Oil Companies After Abandoning Gas Tax Pause

October 3, 2022 8:17 amOctober 4, 2022 1:34 pm

“Crude oil prices are dropping, but oil and gas companies are still raising prices on California consumers,” California Gov. Newsom said, announcing a new “windfall profits tax” on oil companies. “These price hikes cannot be attributed solely to refinery maintenance...