Chris Micheli

The Legislature’s First Day of Session By Chris Micheli The Senate and Assembly met this afternoon to convene the 2025-25 California Legislative Session. I tried to catch the formal actions… ASSEMBLY All 80 Assembly Members were sworn-in today, including 23 new Members, 12 of whom are female. There is one vacancy as Vince Fong was elected, but he chose to keep his Congressional seat – a special election will be called by Gov Newsom As such, the Assembly is operating with 79 Members The Assembly elected Robert Rivas as Speaker. For the first time in many years, Republican Leader Gallagher was nominated and voted for by 19 Republicans. The Assembly adopted: HR 1 – Standing Rules, including reducing the bill introduction limit from 50 to 35 bills for the 2-year Session. HR 2 – Chief Clerk and Chief Sgt. at Arms were elected HR 3 – Assembly organized and notified the Senate They also adopted SCR 2 – Legislative Counsel Jenkins was elected; SCR 1 – adoption of Joint R...

Thank you, Speaker Rivas and Pro Tem McGuire, for Lowering Bill Intro Limits  By Chris Micheli             Earlier today, December 2, the State Assembly and State Senate convened the 2025-26 California Legislative Session and, due to the leadership of Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire, both houses voted to reduce their bill introduction limits. The Standing Rules of the Assembly for the 2025–26 Regular Session reduce the number of bill introductions per Assembly Member to 35 bills per 2-year Session. Specifically, Assembly Rule 49(a) was changed to lower the prior cap of 50 bills (which includes constitutional amendments) to 35.             The Standing Rules of the Senate for the 2025-26 Regular Session reduce the number of bill introductions per Senator to 35 bills per 2-year Session. Specifically, Senate Rule 22.5(a) was ch...

CCP Provides Helpful Guidance on Public Writings  By Chris Micheli             California’s Code of Civil Procedure in Part 4, Title 2, Chapter 3, Article 2 concerns public writings. These statutory provisions should be placed in all other Codes because they provide helpful guidance concerning these types of writings. Article 2 is contained in CCP Section 1895 to 1917. Many of these provisions of the CCP were enacted in 1872 and have remained “on the books” since that time.             Section 1895 specifies that laws, whether organic or ordinary, are either written or unwritten.             Section 1896 states that a written law is that which is promulgated in writing, and of which a record is in existence.             Section 1897 explains that the organic...