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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...

State Agency Office Hours

October 20, 2024 2:30 amOctober 20, 2024 2:31 am

Article 2 deals with office hours. Section 11020 requires all offices of every state agency to be kept open for the transaction of business from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. of each day from Monday to Friday, other than legal...

California State Capitol Building Annex Statutes

October 19, 2024 1:00 pmOctober 19, 2024 1:01 pm

Section 9105 provides that the State Capitol Building Annex is the annex to the historic State Capitol, constructed to the east of the original building, situated in the area bounded by 10th, L, 15th, and N Streets in the City...

Extended Duration Benefits under the Unemployment Insurance Code

October 19, 2024 2:30 amOctober 19, 2024 2:31 am

In the California Unemployment Insurance Code, Division 1, Part 3, Chapter 2, Article, it deals with eligibility and disqualifications for extended duration unemployment benefits. Section 3551 specifies that extended duration benefits are payable from the Unemployment Fund to unemployed individuals...