CAP·impact, published by the University of the Pacific's McGeorge School of Law, focuses on legislative and regulatory processes in California. The blog covers topics such as pilot projects and sunset dates in state legislation, California's Standardized Regulatory Impact Analysis (SRIA) process, effective lobbying strategies within the state, and analysis of gubernatorial veto patterns. It also provides statistical insights into legislative sessions, including bill introductions, passage rates, and veto statistics. The content is aimed at understanding the intricacies of California's public law, policy-making, and administrative regulations, reflecting McGeorge's emphasis on public law and advocacy.
The judicial branch of California government engages in policymaking through the Judicial Council.
The Judicial Council is chaired by the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court. It pursues a number of different goals, including: providing access, fairness, and…
The final weeks of the legislative session are the proverbial sprint to the finish line. Policy committees have finished the bulk of their work, but many bills get significant amendments that require the policy committees to hear additional bills…
The California State Assembly is poised to adopt a new rule to allow proxy voting. On July 27th, the first day back from its extended recess, Assembly Majority Floor Leader Ian Calderon introduced House Resolution 100 which would adopt…
Since the California State Senate has authorized the use of remote voting, let’s take a look at how the process in the Senate works. Note, at this time, that the Assembly has not authorized remote voting yet.
First, remote…
California’s judicial branch is supported by several important entities that assist the judiciary in operating efficiently. These include the Commission on Judicial Appointments and the Commission on Judicial Performance. Let’s take a look at what they do, and who…
The twin goals of the APA at the federal and state levels are to ensure for purposes of any proposed rulemaking that there’s notice to the public and an opportunity for the public to be heard. With that in…
Urgency statutes are found in Article IV, Section 8 of the California Constitution. Bills signed into law by the Governor that contain an urgency clause become urgency statutes.
Article IV, Section 8(c)(3) of the Constitution lays out the major…
There’s often confusion in the California legislative process regarding effective versus operative dates. The most common effective date, basically the so-called default effective date, is January 1 following the year a bill was enacted.
As for operative dates, in…
As one would imagine, the organization and structure of the California Legislature is found in Article IV, and there are half a dozen sections in Article IV that relate to the organization and structure of the Legislature. What are…
Provisions about nominations and commissions made by the Governor are found in California’s Government Code in Title 1, Division 4, Chapter 2, Article II. Article II deals with nominations by the Governor. Article III provides for commissions by the…
