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How to Draft an Intent Bill

October 20, 2022 11:40 amOctober 20, 2022 1:59 pm

In the California Legislature, an “intent bill” is basically used as a placeholder for a future measure to be amended into the intent bill. Quite often bills introduced in the California Legislature without substantive language in them are called “spot...

Algorithms Cure Gerrymanders, But Politics Remains

October 20, 2022 7:14 amOctober 21, 2022 11:49 am

With the midterm elections just a few weeks away, across California politicians have had to scramble more than usual to compete in redrawn districts. The new district boundaries were the product of the “2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission,” which was...

Yuba County Fentanyl Plight: Small County, Big Crisis

October 20, 2022 2:45 amOctober 20, 2022 8:26 am

County officials across California are dealing with the Fentanyl overdose crisis, with the drug pouring into the United States at the Southern Border. The Globe just reported on the Fentanyl crisis in San Francisco, with the County Office of the...

The ‘Sunset Review’ Process in the California Legislature

October 19, 2022 4:20 pmOctober 19, 2022 5:12 pm

In the California Legislature, there is a “sunset review” process that is used to evaluate whether a regulatory board or a profession or occupation should continue. This review process is set forth in California law. Government Code Title 2, Division...

Technical Changes Made to Existing Laws by the Legislative Counsel Bureau in 2021-22

October 19, 2022 3:05 pmOctober 20, 2022 7:37 am

In their ongoing efforts to clean-up California’s 29 Codes and modernize statutory language, the Office of Legislative Counsel makes technical changes to existing laws as it comes across statutes in need of these changes. Some are due to our state’s...

On Drug Costs, Lawmakers Need to Think Twice

October 19, 2022 2:26 pmOctober 20, 2022 9:34 am

After more than 25 years in the insurance business, these past two years have brought unprecedented challenges and curve balls I certainly didn’t see coming. Prior to early 2020, it had honestly not occurred to me that a global pandemic...

How to Draft a Spot Bill

October 19, 2022 9:58 amOctober 19, 2022 8:01 am

In the California Legislature, a “spot bill” is basically used as a placeholder for a future measure to be amended into the spot bill. Quite often, bills introduced in the California Legislature without substantive language in them are called “spot...