The California Legislature’s Organizing Session (transcript)
With this year being an even numbered year, the California Legislature’s organizing session will take place next Monday, December 3. Today’s post and podcast is an overview of California’s legislative organizing session.
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/the-california-legislatures-organizing-session/s-GJSms
As you may be aware, the California Legislature operates during two-year legislative sessions. At the commencement
Methods of Floor Voting (transcript)
Today’s post is on the methods of voting on the floors of the California State Assembly and State Senate.
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/methods-of-floor-voting
In the two houses of the California Legislature, there are differences in how voting by legislators is conducted on the floors of the State Assembly and State Senate. The
Conducting Business on the Floors (transcript)
Today’s post is on conducting business on the floors.
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/conducting-business-on-the-floors
The California Legislature conducts its business both in policy and fiscal committees as well as on the floors of the State Assembly and the State Senate. Each house determines its own rules and specifies how business will be
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/floor-items
This post is on floor items. We’re going to cover, briefly, the unfinished business file, the inactive file, the use of floor managers, and WORFs. What are they?
The unfinished business file: both the Assembly Daily File as well as the Senate Daily File contain a portion titled “Unfinished
On today’s episode, we talk about the legislative, legal, and policy issues that face my favorite special interest in California state government and politics – craft beer. And to get more insight into that topic I brought Tom McCormick of the California Craft Brewers Association (CCBA) and McGeorge Professor – and craft beer law expert
Ethics for Legislative Staff (transcript)
Today’s post is on ethics for legislative staff.
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/ethics-for-legislative-staff
Just like California legislators, who are bound by laws and codes of conduct, there are also guides for the conduct of legislative staff as they serve these elected officials and the public. For example, the National Conference of State Legislatures –
For a more in depth discussion of Proposition 7, and the ten other initiatives on the ballot this November you can watch the forum in its entirety on YouTube or read the full analyses here. And keep your eyes peeled on The CAP⋅impact Podcast’s feed on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, or wherever you
Earlier this week, The National Law Review recently published the work of McGeorge Capital Lawyering adjunct professor Chris Micheli. You can find Micheli’s aritcle – A Review of 2018 Labor and Employment Legislation in California – here.
Micheli overviews the fourteen major labor and employment bills that were signed into law, as well as seven
I always thought of the “Wild West” as a time period. I understood it to represent westward expansion during the mid-to-late 1800s. It evoked the idea of historical figures like Wyatt Earp, “Buffalo Bill” Cody, and Billy the Kid. Then, I watched the HBO series Deadwood, which highlighted lawlessness in unsettled
Today’s podcast is on the role of legislative ethics committees.
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/role-of-legislative-ethics-committees
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