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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 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.
SB253 - U.S. corporations earning more than $1 billion and doing business in California must annually report their global emissions of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming greenhouse gases SB385 - allow trained physician assistants to conduct surgical abortions without direct supervision by a physician
The California State Senate has never been expanded since the enactment of the 1879 constitution. In 1962, voters were asked via initiative California Proposition 23 whether to expand the state senate by 10 seats, thereby increasing the size of the body to 50 seats, and to abandon the little federal model. [ 9 ]
2018 California State Senate election; Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican: Jim Nielsen () : 118,756 60.3 Democratic: Phillip Kim 42,661 21.7
In the United States Senate, Rule XVI prohibits amendments that propose general legislation to appropriations legislations.To prevent a point of order from killing the amendment, a Senator may offer a motion to suspend rule XVI, paragraph 4, essentially making the order germane.
The California Senate will meet in a special session to consider legislation aimed at mitigating sharp, seasonal spikes of gasoline. Senate Democratic leaders announced the plans Tuesday, hours ...
The secretary's primary role is the chief parliamentarian of the Senate (Senate Rule 9, Standing Rules of the Senate. See S.R. 4, 2007-08 Regular Session). The secretary also oversees the clerical workforce on the floor of the California State Senate. This workforce includes staff responsible for producing the daily files, histories, and ...