Legislature – Page 885 – California Globe

Record Number of Bills Introduced in the 2023 California Legislative Session

February 18, 2023 8:40 amFebruary 18, 2023 8:44 am

Over the past decade, the California Legislature, and its 120 legislators, introduce between 1,900 and 2,500 bills per year, each year of the 2-year legislative sessions. While fewer than 50 additional bills get introduced after the deadline (e.g., due to...

First Presidents’ Day Post ‘Dobbs’ Prompts Reflections on Presidential Pro-Life Positions

February 18, 2023 2:35 amFebruary 18, 2023 2:36 am

For some, Presidents’ Day brings to mind Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, but for American Life League president Judie Brown, talk of presidents brings memories of her and her late husband Paul’s friendship with the fortieth president of the United States,...

SB 365 – Burden on Arbitration

February 17, 2023 4:05 pmFebruary 17, 2023 4:08 pm

Senate Bill 365 (Wiener) was introduced to allow a civil lawsuit to proceed if there is an appeal pending on whether the case is required to be sent to arbitration. SB 365 would amend Code of Civil Procedure Section 1294...

New Bill Increases Paid Sick Leave

February 17, 2023 3:15 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:18 pm

On February 15, 2023, Senate Bill 616 (Gonzalez) was introduced to increase the number of paid sick leave days in California by amending Labor Code Section 246. Current state law allows an employee to take paid sick days if they...

California Loses Nearly 700,000 Residents Since 2020

February 17, 2023 1:41 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:13 pm

The California exodus to other states is even worse than we realized; the state’s population dropped by more than 500,000 people between April 2020 and July 2022, with the number of residents leaving surpassing those moving in by nearly 700,000...

SB 592 – Good Faith Defense in Labor Code

February 17, 2023 7:27 amFebruary 17, 2023 7:39 am

On February 15, Senate Bill 592 (Newman) was introduced regarding labor standards information and enforcement by amending Labor Code Section 105 and adding Labor Code Section 98.71. Section 1 of the bill would add Labor Code Section 98.71 to provide...

Data Indicate That Zero Bail Results in More Crime

February 16, 2023 4:10 pmFebruary 16, 2023 4:27 pm

Data released last September by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services provided researchers at the Manhattan Institute with the necessary information to compare the rearrest rate for offenders prior to the state’s 2020 bail reform law with...