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September 22, 2013 By Alex Vassar

A Nice Interim

This year saw a remarkably calm end of the year in the Legislature. Compared to other years, the final week of the 2013 legislative year included some moderately late nights, but nothing too crazy. Assemblyman Jonathan J. Hollibaugh died one day after the end of the 1953 Regular Session. After packing his belongings into his […]

Filed Under: Current Research, Deaths, Editorial, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly, State Senate, Top Stories

August 15, 2013 By Alex Vassar

Senator Pat Wiggins (1940-2013)

Senator Noreen Evans adjourned the Senate this morning in honor of former Senator Patricia Wiggins, who died this morning in Santa Rosa. The Times-Standard had a short article published this morning.

Filed Under: Current Research, Deaths, JoinCalifornia, State Senate

July 18, 2013 By Alex Vassar

The Hollingsworth Succession Bill

Monday marks the fifth anniversary of the chaptering of SB 1530 (Hollingsworth), which added the offices of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Insurance Commissioner, and the Chair of the Board of Equalization to the Governor’s line of succession. Through the hard work of three Senate Fellows and an Executive Fellow, this bill added three constitutional officers […]

Filed Under: Constitutional Officers, Current Research, Deaths, JoinCalifornia, Legislation, State Senate, Top Stories, Uncategorized Tagged With: California, Dennis Hollingsworth, government code, line of succession, major disaster

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