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Final adjournment of the Legislature; regular sessions of the Legislature, and any special session not previously adjourned, are adjourned sine die at midnight on November 30 of each even-numbered year.
Approval or acceptance; usually applied to amendments, resolutions, or motions.
Proposal to change the text of a bill after it has been introduced.
Amendments must be submitted to the Legislative Counsels for drafting or approval.
Author amendments - Amendments proposed by the bill's author.
Author's amendments to a bill may be adopted on the floor prior to the committee hearing on the bill with the committee chair's approval.
Hostile amendments - Amendments proposed by another member and opposed by the author in a committee hearing or during Assembly or Senate Floor consideration.
The Legislative Analyst's comprehensive examination of the Governor's budget, available to legislators and the public about six weeks after the Governor submits the budget to the Legislature.
Signature of the Governor on a bill passed by the Legislature.
Refers to both location and contents of public records kept by the Secretary of State, including copies of all measures considered at each session, journals, committee reports, and documents of historic value.
The house of the California Legislature consisting of 80 members, elected from districts determined on the basis of population. Two Assembly districts are situated within each Senate district.
Performs the duties of the Chief Clerk of the Assembly in his or her absence.
Member of the Legislature who introduces a legislative measure.