Analysis
Are severability clauses necessary in California bills?
ANALYSIS – Around the country, and at the federal level, there is an ongoing debate among legislative lawyers whether a severability clause must be included in legislation.
ANALYSIS – Around the country, and at the federal level, there is an ongoing debate among legislative lawyers whether a severability clause must be included in legislation.
Each bill in the California Legislature contains certain, required features such as an enacting clause, a title, the author’s name, a bill number, and the Legislative Counsel’s Digest, among other provisions.
Many questions can be raised when determining how intent statements, legislative findings and declarations should be viewed, particularly by the judicial branch of state government.
California’s Governor has three options when the Legislature sends the Governor a bill: Sign it; veto it; or, allow the bill to become law without the Governor’s signature.
While mostly political, the feud between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis occasionally veers into the personal.
Here are some practical tips that were shared with me for those working with the staff members of the Governor’s Legislative Unit.
Just as with other bills that the Governor may veto, he or she must explain the reason for the line-item veto and follow the same process used for other vetoed bills
Does California have to adopt a “balanced budget”? The short answer is yes. But there are several interesting aspects to this legal requirement.
About a quarter of this country’s legislatures, including California, limits the number of bill introductions by their elected officials.
ANALYSIS: In the California Legislature, there are six possible vote thresholds required for passage of bills in order to enact a statute. We look at each.