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SB 73: Veterans’ Preference Employment Policies

March 6, 2023 7:45 amMarch 6, 2023 7:45 am

Senate Bill 73 by Sen. Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta) was introduced to provide a voluntary veterans’ preference. SB 73 would add Article 3 (commencing with Section 12958) to Chapter 6 of Part 2.8 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government...

Does the Legislature Enact Invalid Statutes?

March 6, 2023 6:30 amMarch 6, 2023 6:38 am

I would hope that your answer, unfortunately, would be “yes.” Whether good or bad, depending on your perspective, the California Legislature does indeed enact statutes that the judicial branch of government (state or federal) later determines to be invalid or...

Advocacy For a ‘National Divorce’ Heats Up Again

March 6, 2023 2:24 amMarch 6, 2023 11:00 pm

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is no shrinking wallflower. Elected in 2020 as a MAGA Republican, she has been an outspoke conspiracy advocate and a lightening rod for controversy. It is doubtful she has ever been accused of holding...

Checklist for Drafting a Criminal Law Statute

March 5, 2023 9:00 amMarch 5, 2023 9:03 am

With the complexity of drafting criminal laws, or those statutes found in the California Penal Code, a checklist of major provisions may be of use. The following is a checklist for drafting a criminal offense: First, the essential components of...

Facial Recognition Legislation in California

March 4, 2023 6:53 pmMarch 6, 2023 9:59 am

Two new bills in the California Legislature were substantially amended on March 2 to deal with facial recognition technology. They are AB 642 by Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) and AB 1034 by Assemblywoman Lori D. Wilson (D-Suisun City). AB...

Democrats Planning to Kill Bill to Restore Firearm Sentencing Enhancements

March 4, 2023 2:17 pmMarch 5, 2023 10:18 am

A bill was introduced in January to restore the mandatory 10-20-Life firearms enhancements law, ensuring that anyone who brandishes, discharges, or inflicts great bodily injury with a firearm during the commission of a specified violent felony will be held accountable....

What Are the Main Actions a Bill Takes?

March 4, 2023 9:14 amMarch 4, 2023 9:17 am

We know that a bill in the California Legislature can add a new section of law, amend an existing section of law, repeal an existing section of law, or do a combination of those three things. That is what a...