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On Monday, the Senate Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing, where it will determine whether to place nearly 500 bills on its suspense file or advance them to the Senate floor, according to ...
The committee voted 4-2 to discharge Senate Bill 1327, by Sen. Steve Glazer, D-Contra Costa, out of the suspense file, where bills with a notable fiscal impact go for consideration.
Sen. Glazer’s bill needed 4 votes to pass out of committee; the fourth vote was a reluctant one.
The next legislative session, California State Senator Denise Moreno Ducheny proposed Senate Bill 1, [8] a 9.9% oil severance tax, with revenues directed towards the General Fund, excluding a specified sum to be deposited into the oil, gas, and geothermal administrative fund. Much like the preceding bill, Senate Bill 1 died in the unfinished file.
The California State Legislature is the bicameral state legislature of the U.S. state of California, consisting of the California State Assembly (lower house with 80 members) and the California State Senate (upper house with 40 members). [1] Both houses of the Legislature convene at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.
In California, the process of impeachment has existed throughout its statehood allowing the State Legislature to remove certain officeholders. The State Assembly can initiate an impeachment, bringing about an impeachment trial in the State Senate through which an officeholder can be either suspended from office or removed from their office and disqualified from again holding state office.
Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones, R-Santee, attempted to introduce a substitute motion to send AB 1955 to the committee’s “suspense file,” where controversial bills often go to die a quiet ...
Member of the California State Senate from the 30th district; In office December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2014: Preceded by: Martha Escutia: Succeeded by: Holly Mitchell (redistricted) Member of the California State Assembly from the 58th district; In office December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2006: Preceded by: Thomas M. Calderon: Succeeded by ...