Legislative Updates
Shane Clary, CAA Legislative Chair
Will Governor Newsom Defeat the Recall?
By Edelstein Gilbert Robson & Smith | | Legislative News
The Legislature has just one week before adjourning the 2021 session on September 10. Governor Newsom will have until October 10 to act on the hundreds of bills that are making their way to his desk this week and next. As we’ve reported previously, we expect that the Governor will defer much of this work until after his September 14 recall election.
Sacramento Legislators Prepare for Busy Weeks Ahead
By Edelstein Gilbert Robson & Smith | | Legislative News
The Legislature will return from its summer recess on August 16. Upon its return, it will have only three and a half weeks to complete its work before adjournment on September 10.
California Comeback: Legislative update
By Edelstein Gilbert Robson & Smith | | Legislative News
The Legislature adjourned for their summer recess on July 15. It has been an intensely busy year in Sacramento and recess couldn’t have come soon enough.
Will Governor Newsom Be Recalled? Legislative Update
By Edelstein Gilbert Robson & Smith | | Legislative News
On June 28, Governor Newsom signed California’s $267 billion budget. However, as we’ve reported previously, the signed budget contains the appropriations to spend state funds, but much work continues to finalize the budget behind the scenes. The annual Budget Act is always accompanied by a number of “trailer bills” which enact policy changes needed to implement the budget.
California Reopens: Legislative Update
By Edelstein Gilbert Robson & Smith | | Legislative News
Last Wednesday the Secretary of State sent a letter to the Department of Finance (DOF) that among other things said “The Secretary of State is hereby notifying the Department of Finance that the proponents of the recall effort against Governor Gavin Newsom have submitted a sufficient number of valid signatures to initiate a recall election.”
Bills & Budgets: Legislative Update
By Edelstein Gilbert Robson & Smith | | Legislative News
June marks the halfway point in the legislative calendar. By early June, most bills must pass out of the house they were introduced in to keep moving. The only exceptions are urgency bills and constitutional amendments which must be passed on a 2/3 vote of the Legislature.
Is Gov. Newsom Gaining in Popularity? Legislative Update…
By Edelstein Gilbert Robson & Smith | | Legislative News
Many of our updates in the last year have focused on the challenges Governor Newsom has been facing. It isn’t a stretch to say that he has held the office during the most challenging moment in history since World War II, and arguably ever.
Legislative Update – May 14th
By Edelstein Gilbert Robson & Smith | | Legislative News
The big news in the California Capitol is the release of the Governor’s May Revision to the 2021-22 State Budget that he proposed to the Legislature in January. This revised budget document is supposed to reflect updated tax revenues and spending trends to better enable the Legislature to pass a balanced budget on June 15 for the fiscal year that will begin on July 1.
Legislative Update April 30th
By Edelstein Gilbert Robson & Smith | | Legislative News
April 30 marked the first significant legislative deadline of the 2021 legislative session whereby bills had to pass out of policy committees in the house of origin before being considered by the fiscal committee. This session, consistent with recent years, we have seen a plethora of employment-related legislation that would impose various requirements on all California employers. With the pandemic, bills of this nature have increased, with legislators proposing expansion of leave offered to…
Newsom’s Plans for Vaccinations & Reopening: EGRS Update
By Edelstein Gilbert Robson & Smith | | Legislative News
As you’ve read or heard, Governor Newsom announced plans last week to reopen the state by June 15. With vaccination rates picking up in recent weeks, California hit a milestone of vaccinating 20 million Californians. Four million of those vaccinations have occurred in the state’s disadvantaged communities that have been hit hardest by the pandemic.…
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