Today’s podcast is on the role of legislative ethics committees.
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Ethics in the California Legislature is an important topic. As such, both houses of the Legislature have their own individual ethics committees. Moreover, the Senate has adopted an official Code of Conduct for its members. While the Assembly has not, it too shares
Legislative Committee Rules (transcript)
Today’s post is on legislative committee rules.
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Each standing committee of the California State Senate and the Assembly operate under the Joint Rules of the Legislature, as well as the Standing Rules of the Senate and the Standing Rules of the Assembly. Further, each standing committee may adopt rules governing
Recapping Governor Brown’s Bill Actions in 2018 (transcript)
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Today’s post is a summary of the bill actions by Governor Jerry Brown in 2018, his last year in office.
While the 2018 legislative session concludes sine die on November 30th, for all practical purposes the session ended on September 30, which represented
Standing Committees and Their Jurisdictions (transcript)
This post is on legislative committees and their jurisdictions.
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Both houses of the California legislature provide committees of legislators to do their work based upon subject matter jurisdiction.
With fewer legislators, the Senate naturally has a fewer number of committees than the State Assembly. Nonetheless,
Today’s post is on the work of the Legislature’s joint committees.
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The California State Legislature has a number of joint committees that are comprised of members of the Senate and Assembly, and are intended to cover issues of mutual interest between the two houses.
The three main joint committees
Today’s post is on types of legislative committees.
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In both the California State Assembly as well as the California State Senate, there are several types of committees that operate to conduct the business of the two houses of the California Legislature.
Committee information is available online for the Assembly at assembly.ca.gov
Today’s post is on the effective dates of statutes.
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In the California Legislature legislation that contains an urgency clause take effect immediately upon the Governor signing the bill and it being chaptered by the Secretary of State – which occurs the same day.
With the exception of measures which take immediately,
Today’s post is about the three readings of a bill that are required by the California Constitution.
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The California Constitution requires a bill to be read three times before it can be debated and voted upon by either house. A reading of a bill in the state Assembly or the state
Today’s post is on securing gubernatorial appointments.
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The Governor has the authority to appoint several thousand individuals to serve in his or her administration during his or her four-year term of office. Some of these positions require the advice and consent of the Senate. There are two aspects to these types of gubernatorial appointments.
Bills, Amendments, & Resolutions – Part 2 (transcript)
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Today is part two of looking at bills, constitutional amendments, and resolutions. You can find last week’s post here. Today we’re going to talk about constitutional amendments and resolutions.
Constitutional amendments can be proposed by initiative ‑ that is, by the people ‑