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It’s Not Just the ‘Spot Bill’ Deadline

March 10, 2023 10:03 amMarch 10, 2023 10:10 am

In another one of my “legislative geek” moments, I would like to suggest that we change our terminology to “placeholder bill.” For example, everyone is aware of the upcoming “spot bill deadlines” in the Assembly (amendments in Legislative Counsel form...

How Productive Is the California Supreme Court?

March 10, 2023 7:12 amMarch 10, 2023 7:19 am

Undoubtedly there are different metrics for determining how “productive” a branch of state government is. For example, for the legislative branch, how many bills do they process each year? For the executive branch, how many individuals or businesses are licensed...

AB 1105: Sale of Net Operating Losses

March 10, 2023 7:08 amMarch 10, 2023 7:10 am

Assembly Bill 1105 (Petrie-Norris) was recently amended to provide for the sale of net operating losses (NOLs). AB 1105 would amend Revenue and Taxation Code Sections 17276 and 24416, as well as add Revenue and Taxation Code Sections 17137 and...

What Is a Reversion Clause?

March 9, 2023 6:43 amMarch 9, 2023 6:48 am

Readers of California legislation have likely seen a reversion clause when reviewing a fiscal bill, usually the budget bill or budget bill junior. A “reversion clause” is used with one or more appropriations. This clause means that state funds revert...

The Real World Impact of Gov. Newsom’s Edict About Walgreens

March 8, 2023 5:47 pmMarch 9, 2023 6:35 am

Walgreens’ announced last week that the pharmacy chain would no longer sell abortion pills in 20 states after attorney generals from those states threatened legal action. Walgreens’ decision came about following the United States Supreme Court decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health...

California Physician Concerned for Future of Healthcare, Scientific and Medical Freedom

March 8, 2023 8:00 amMarch 9, 2023 5:29 pm

UPDATE BELOW: “A million Americans lost their lives and the rest of us lost our liberties.” This assertion is from the candidate statement of Dr. Richard Fox, a physician and attorney, who recently ran for Congress in Santa Clara’s District...

To Fix Our Government We Must Fix Our Election System

March 8, 2023 7:28 amMarch 8, 2023 7:40 am

Nothing is more sacred in our American system of government than the right to vote. Generations of Americans have made great sacrifices to protect and expand the right to vote. Today, our republic is under threat because the public is losing...