The entire document can be retrieved as directed following the extract. The process of government by which bills are considered and laws enacted is commonly referred to as the Legislative Process. There are 40 Senators and 80 Assembly Members representing the people of the State of California. Each house has a legislative calendar containing important dates of activities during the Legislature's two-year session.
All legislation begins as an idea or concept.
Ideas and concepts can come from a variety of sources. The process begins when either an individual or a group persuades a Senator or Assembly Member to author a bill . The Author A Legislator sends the idea and the language for the bill to the Legislative Counsel where it is drafted into the actual bill. The draft of the bill is returned to the Legislator for introduction. If the author is a Senator, the bill is introduced at the Senate desk.