The deadline for Governor Jerry Brown to sign or veto bills has come and passed so there are now no more bills in legislative limbo. This is the final rundown of how the bills we looked at this year fared.
Assembly Bills
The Fate of Legislation, Part 3
Another week has gone by, and Governor Brown has worked his way through more bills that were sent to his desk in the flurry of activity that came at the end of session. Governor Brown acted on three of bills that we followed this year. All three of those bills – AB 1436, AB 2551,
The Fate of Legislation, Part 2
Another week has gone by, and Governor Brown has worked his way through more bills that were sent to his desk in the flurry of activity that came at the end of session. I’ve also added in a few more bills to this list, updating it with bills that have been discussed on In Session
The Fate of Legislation … so far
Now that the California Legislature’s two-year legislative session has come to a close the drama around the bills that have worked their way through the legislative process has switched gears from “Will it pass?” to “Will the governor sign it?”. While we’re not completely through the period of time that the Governor has to sign
A quick update on “The Clinic” and AB 1784
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from our two Legislative and Public Policy Clinic students, Michelle and Keri. While there isn’t a new interview with them up … yet, there is an update on their bill, AB 1784.
Last week – June 1 to be specific – was the house of origin deadline in
The Clinic – Episode 8: The Staff/Sponsor Relationship
The Clinic – Episode 8: The Staff/Sponsor Relationship (transcript)
Today we have a very special episode of The Clinic. In addition to Keri and Michelle, we’ve got the legislative staffer who they’ve been working with very closely, Carli Olson, in Assembly Member Maienschein’s office joining us. The conversation focuses less on AB 1784 and
The CAP⋅impact Podcast – Episode 6: AB 1784
In today’s episode of The CAP⋅impact Podcast we are talking about California’s foster care system and. In particular, we’ll be talking about AB 1784 – authored by Assembly Member Brian Maienschein (R – San Diego) which is one bill working its way through the California Legislature aimed at improving the system. To get more information
The Clinic – Episode 7: The Personalities of Committees
The Personalities of Committees
On today’s episode of The Clinic Keri and Michelle discuss their experience navigating budget subcommittee hearings in the Assembly and Senate. What stood out most to Michelle was how the two different subcommittees felt like they had different personalities.
That’s largely a result of the Committee Chairs running those committees,
The Clinic – Episode 6: Goldilocks Testimony
AB 1784, having cleared it’s first hurdle – policy committee – moved on to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Keri and Michelle had been told that their bill was destined for the Suspense File and that they wouldn’t need to testify. That all changed the day before, and after a flurry of text
The Clinic – Episode 5: One committee down, many more to go
One Committee Down, Many More to Go
Keri and Michelle are back, and (SPOILER ALERT!) their bill, AB 1784, cleared its first major hurdle, the Assembly Committee on Human Services – and on a unanimous, 7-0 vote, no less.
The hearing was the culmination all the prep work that Michelle and Keri talked about