On Monday, the California State Senate and Assembly will return to Sacramento from their month-long summer recess. Our four weeks will remain in the first year of the two-year legislative session upon lawmakers’ Monday return to the capital city. The next two weeks will be largely dedicated to fiscal committee deliberations and actions; fiscal committees…
Read More »This week, during a statewide tour, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a series of budget trailer bills on several notable topics. These budget trailer bills provide the key funding and implementation details associated with investments included in the state’s FY 2021-22 Budget Act. Below, we highlight several of the actions from this week: Homelessness…
Read More »This week, the California State Senate and Assembly continued a steady pace of legislative and budget actions before adjourning for their month-long summer recess. The deadline for policy committees to meet and report bills passed on Wednesday, leaving a relatively narrow window for legislators to get their bills across the finish line during the remainder…
Read More »The California State Senate and Assembly this week continued with a steady pace of budget actions and policy matters. Legislators face a deadline of next Wednesday, July 14 for policy committees to hear and report bills in their opposite house, and the Legislature’s month-long summer recess is set to begin upon adjournment of session on…
Read More »The California State Senate and Assembly continue their steady pace of policy committee hearings with two weeks remaining before the Legislature’s month-long summer recess. Just before adjourning for their recess, lawmakers face a July 14 deadline to convene policy committees to meet and report bills. As such, bills continue to be negotiated, amended, and advanced…
Read More »The California State Senate and Assembly this week maintained a steady pace of policy committee hearings as legislators approach upcoming bill deadlines and its month-long summer recess, set to begin upon the Legislature’s adjournment on July 16. Of note this week, Governor Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders today announced a three-party agreement on AB 832…
Read More »On Wednesday, the California Senate Rules Committee held a hearing to consider the Governor’s appointment of Dr. Tomás Aragón as the Director and State Public Health Officer of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). During the hearing, Dr. Aragón discussed his background and qualifications for the position, areas of prioritization for CDPH, and his…
Read More »Legislature Continues with Policy Committee Hearings, CHEAC Measure Advances This week, the California State Senate and Assembly continued with policy committee hearings, reviewing, amending, and advancing measures from the opposite house. The next several weeks are anticipated to be quite busy as the Legislature works through numerous policy committee hearings ahead of its scheduled month-long…
Read More »Following the California Legislature’s floor only sessions and house of origin deadline last week, the Senate and Assembly this week resumed policy committee hearings to begin review of bills from the opposite house. Policy committees will have just over one month to meet and report bills, next facing a deadline of July 14 to advance…
Read More »Today marks the deadline for the California Legislature to pass bills introduced in their house of origin. The State Senate and Assembly both conducted lengthy floor sessions only this week as they worked to advance hundreds of measures from their house of origin to the next house. Beginning next week, the Senate and Assembly will…
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