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Laphonza Butler to Replace Feinstein

October 2, 2023 6:30 amOctober 2, 2023 6:30 am

Well, at least we got the initials right. Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newson tapped Laphonza Butler to fill Dianne Feinstein’s senate seat. Butler, 45, is currently a resident of Maryland but plans to register to vote in California – where she...

Reading on the California Assembly Floor

October 1, 2023 9:20 pm

On occasion, if you listen to the proceedings on the Floor of the California State Assembly, you may hear either a legislator seeking “permission to read on the Floor,” or you might hear a legislator raise a point of order...

Rescinding an Action in the California Legislature

October 1, 2023 3:00 pm

On occasion, you may hear a California legislator on the Assembly Floor or Senate Floor making a motion to “rescind an action.” That may or may not be followed by a motion to “expunge the vote.” What is the purpose...

Considerations in Appointing Committee Members

October 1, 2023 2:48 pmOctober 1, 2023 2:48 pm

In the California Legislature, there are 33 Assembly standing committees and 22 Senate standing committees. In the Assembly, the Speaker determines the composition of standing committees and, in the Senate, the Senate President pro Tempore makes a similar determination. Is...

About Last Week…

October 1, 2023 1:44 pmOctober 1, 2023 1:44 pm

So I got an email from Gavin last night telling me who he’s going to tap to replace Dianne Feinstein. Well, no, of course I didn’t but I have received fund raising emails from him in the past and it...

Striking a Bill from the File

October 1, 2023 12:55 pmOctober 1, 2023 12:55 pm

One of the most powerful tools in the California Legislature is, thankfully, rarely used. It is the Motion to Strike from the File. What is the “motion to strike from the File”? It basically means striking a legislative measure from...

California Assembly Members May Explain Their Votes

October 1, 2023 7:48 am

Pursuant to the Rules of the California State Assembly, Members may submit an explanation of their vote to the Chief Clerk of the Assembly for entry in the Assembly Daily Journal. This explanation is set forth in two different Assembly...