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July 22, 2013 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

Beautiful Laws of Earlier Eras

With all of the thousands of bills introduced in Sacramento each year, one thing that’s missing is the old-fashioned beautiful law. Don’t get me wrong, the good people at Legislative Counsel do a solid job translating the ideas of legislators and staff into well-written bills. What’s missing is the elegance of some of the older […]

Filed Under: Current Research, Editorial, Legislation

July 18, 2013 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

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

July 9, 2013 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

Bump Key Bill 5th Anniversary

Wednesday marks the fifth anniversary of the signing of SB 1554 (Dutton) by Governor Schwarzenegger, which added bump keys the the list of Burglary Tools found in Penal Code section 466, making their possession (with intent to use in a burglary) a misdemeanor.

Filed Under: California law, Current Research, JoinCalifornia, Legislation, State Senate, Top Stories

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