On Monday, the state Senate Appropriations Committee sent SB 51 to the so-called suspense file, a common procedure for state bills with a fiscal impact. However, the action also sets the stage for a hearing Thursday when committee members could determine the fate of the proposed measure. Asta...
Senate Bill (SB) 601authorizes specified state agencies to establish a process for a person or business either displaced or experiencing economic hardship as a result of an emergency to apply for a fee reduction or waiver required to obtain a license, renew or activate a license, or replace a...
As we’vepreviously reported, most states have either introduced or enacted legislation related to AI in the past twelve months. AI continues to be a pressing issue for state lawmakersthis year, potentially introducing a host of challenges for busin...
Within this framework, the Panel considered a range of concentration standards including the proposed IMO standards, the standards in the pending Senate bills, the standards advocated by the U.S. representatives to the IMO conference, a standard based on reducing the rate of invasion due to ballas...
2008: Californians approve a measure allowing four specific tribes to expand their slot machine offerings by a total of 17,000 machines, while also requiring these tribes to contribute more funds to the state. 2012: Senate Bill 1463 was introduced to legalize online poker, but the bill ultimatel...
investments. At the same time, renewable electricity is increasingly replacing gas-fired electricity generation to help meet the clean electricity targets laid out in Senate Bill 100, and state and local government policies and programs are promoting electrification of residential and commercial buil...
He served eight years as California’s first elected Insurance Commissioner and also served as the chair of the California State Senate Health Committee. In the early 1990s, he authored a health care reform bill in California that inspired President Bill Clinton’s health care reform proposal. ...
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Senate Bill 79 - Another Housing Rip-off from the California State Senate Dick Platkin April 17 2025 PLANNING WATCH LA Valid Criticisms of Trump II Neglect the Housing Sins of Democratic Party Officials Dick Platkin April 03 2025 PALM SPRINGS AREA PALM SPRINGS AREA City Launches Annual...
In an effort to grapple with widespread complaints of an epidemic of construction defect lawsuits, on September 20, 2002, California enacted Senate Bill 800, codified as Title 7 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the California Civil Code. The Act was a comprehensive statutory scheme enacted in respon...