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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...

What Is in California’s Labor Code?

April 7, 2022 5:22 pmApril 7, 2022 5:29 pm

The California Labor Code is one of 29 Codes that contain state statutes. The Labor Code contains 7 Divisions. There are also numerous parts, chapters, and articles containing hundreds of code sections, or individual statutes. The following is a broad overview...

Temporary Guaranteed Income For Homeless High School Seniors Program Bill Passes Senate Education Committee

April 7, 2022 1:52 pm

A bill to give universal, guaranteed income to high school seniors who are homeless passed in the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday in a 5-1 vote. According to Senate Bill 1341, authored by Senator Dave Cortese (D-Campbell), about 15,000 high...

Sacramento Mayor Steinberg, State Lawmakers Demand $3 billion for ‘Crime Prevention’

April 7, 2022 9:08 amApril 9, 2022 4:27 pm

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, together with Democratic state lawmakers and “criminal justice reform” advocates, held a press conference and demanded $3 billion “for immediate and substantial investments in crime prevention and healing services for crime victims.” Their demand follows the...

Using the Correct Reference in California Bills and Statutes

April 7, 2022 6:31 amApril 7, 2022 6:40 am

One of the confusing aspects of describing provisions in statutes and in bills is using the correct terminology. For bills, there are only sections. Section 1 of a bill is always written as SECTION 1. All other remaining sections of...