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
Standing Committees and Their Jurisdictions
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,
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,
Joint Committees
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
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
Types of Legislative 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
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
Effective Dates of Statutes
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,
Enrolled Bill Reports and Gubernatorial Actions on Bills
Enrolled Bill Reports and Gubernatorial Actions on Bills (transcript)
Today’s podcast on enrolled bill reports and gubernatorial actions on bills.
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/enrolled-bill-reports-and-gubernatorial-actions-on-bills
Once an enrolled bill reaches the Governor’s desk for final action, enrolled bill reports, or EBRs are produced for the Governor and his senior staff to consider the merits of the bill pending
The Suspense File
The Suspense File (transcript)
Today’s post is on the suspense file and the process used to consider fiscal legislation in the California Legislature.
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/the-suspense-file
The two appropriations committees in the California Legislature have a unique procedure and each of them terms it the “Suspense File.” In California, as opposed to the US