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Types of Definitions Used in California Statutes

September 28, 2026 2:30 amSeptember 28, 2026 2:31 am

There are several ways to define terms in state law and the 29 Codes have numerous examples. Obviously, using definitions in statutes is the process of defining specific words and phrases within a statute to create legal certainty, eliminate ambiguity,...

Identification Documents

September 27, 2026 2:00 pmSeptember 27, 2026 2:01 pm

Civil Code Division 3, Part 4, Title 1.80 deals with identification documents in California. Section 1798.79 states that a person or entity that intentionally remotely reads or attempts to remotely read a person’s identification document using radio frequency identification (RFID),...

How Many Legislative Committees and Bills Were There in the 2026 Session?

September 27, 2026 11:56 amSeptember 27, 2026 11:56 am

Both Assembly and Senate Standing Committees do the bulk of the legislative work in the California Legislature. How many are there and what are their sizes? And do these committees author bill themselves? The following information is for the 2026...

Newsom Discovers Governor Overreach – Right When He’s About to Leave Office

September 27, 2026 6:00 amSeptember 27, 2026 6:01 am

Governor Gavin Newsom has spent eight years treating the California Constitution as a mood board. Emergency pandemic orders, budget trailer bills, and “values” statutes have flowed from Sacramento with one consistent theme: lock in the program before the next election....

Why Might a Bill Be Referred to More than One Committee?

September 27, 2026 2:30 amSeptember 27, 2026 2:31 am

Bills in the California Legislature are referred to at least one policy committee in each house, and just over 80% of those bills also get re-referred to the respective Appropriations Committees for a hearing on the fiscal impacts. In some...

The Labyrinth of ‘Underground Regulations’ in California Administrative Law

September 26, 2026 2:00 pmSeptember 26, 2026 2:01 pm

We know that California state agencies, departments, boards, commissions, and bureaus often issue guidelines, manuals, bulletins, or policy letters that have the practical force of law, but which completely bypass the formal public notice, comment, and Office of Administrative Law...

Aaron Ford Under Fire After Sponsoring Clemency for Man Who Killed Pregnant Woman

September 26, 2026 11:55 amSeptember 26, 2026 11:56 am

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is facing growing national scrutiny after personally sponsoring the only clemency application he elevated this year—for a man convicted in the 2015 killing of a pregnant Las Vegas woman—then skipping the hearing and walking away...