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California lawmakers cut a large chunk of Assembly and Senate bills through a twice-yearly process known as the “suspense file.” California lawmakers kill psychedelics legalization — and ...
The suspense file is intended to serve as a place to hold bills that have a significant financial impact — it also tends to be where lawmakers dump controversial or unpopular bills.
The Assembly passed the measure by a vote of 45-21 on June 1, 2021. [36] The Senate Committee on Appropriations moved the bill to the suspense file on July 15, 2021 and subsequently held it under submission on August 26, 2021. [36]
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.
Bills that quietly failed include proposals to help low-income children, curb gun ownership and aid renters.
During the 2007-2008 legislative session, California Assembly member Fabian Núñez proposed Assembly Bill 9, [7] a 6% oil severance tax, which directed revenues towards educational purposes for the first fiscal year after implementation. The bill subsequently died in the unfinished business file of the Assembly and did not become law.
Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones, R-Santee, attempted to introduce a substitute motion to send AB 1955 to the committee’s “suspense file,” where controversial bills often go to die a quiet ...
The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. Neither house has been expanded since the ratification of the 1879 Constitution , [ 1 ] and each of the 80 members represent at least 465,000 people, more than any other state lower house, [ citation needed ] and second largest of any lower house ...