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CA Govt Code § 8944 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization|ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee|Section 8944.

8944.  (a) Any person may file a statement alleging a violation of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920) with the committee.(b) To constitute a valid complaint, the statement shall satisfy all of the following requirements:(1) It shall be in writing.(2) It shall state the name of the Member of the Legislature alleged to have committed a violation.(3) It shall set forth allegations which, if true, would constitute a violation of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920). These allegations shall be stated with sufficient clarity and detail to enable the committee to make a determination pursuant to Section 8945.(4) It shall be signed by the complainant under penalty of perjury.(5) It shall include a statement that the facts are true of the complainant’s own knowledge or that the complainant believes them to be true.(c) As used in this article, the term “complaint” means a valid complaint as specified in subdivision (b).(d) If a complaint is filed with the committee, the committee shall promptly send a copy of the complaint to the Member of the Legislature alleged to have committed the violation complained of, who shall thereafter be designated as the respondent, and the committee may send a copy of the complaint to the house in which the respondent serves, the Attorney General, the Fair Political Practices Commission, and the district attorney of the county in which the alleged violation occurred.(e) No complaint may be filed with the committee after the expiration of 12 months from the date upon which the alleged violation occurred.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 740, Sec. 6.)
CA Govt Code § 8946 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization|ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee|Section 8946.

8946.  After the complaint has been filed the respondent shall be entitled to examine and make copies of all evidence in the possession of the committee relating to the complaint.(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 163.)
CA Govt Code § 8947 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization|ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee|Section 8947.

8947.  If a hearing is to be held pursuant to Section 8945 the committee, before the hearing has commenced, shall issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum at the request of any party in accordance with Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9400) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 2. All of the provisions of Chapter 4, except Section 9410, apply to the committee and the witnesses before it.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 466, Sec. 56.)
CA Govt Code § 8948 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization|ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee|Section 8948.

8948.  At any hearing held by the committee:(a) Oral evidence shall be taken only on oath or affirmation.(b) Each party shall have these rights: to be represented by legal counsel; to call and examine witnesses; to introduce exhibits; and to cross-examine opposing witnesses.(c) The hearing shall be open to the public.(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 163.)
CA Govt Code § 8949 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization|ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee|Section 8949.

8949.  Any official or other person whose name is mentioned at any investigation or hearing of the committee and who believes that testimony has been given which adversely affects him, shall have the right to testify or, at the discretion of the committee, to file a statement of facts under oath relating solely to the material relevant to the testimony of which he complains.(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 163.)
CA Govt Code § 8950 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization|ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee|Section 8950.

8950.  (a) After the hearing the committee shall state its findings of fact. If the committee finds that the respondent has not violated any provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920), it shall order the action dismissed, and shall notify the respondent and complainant thereof and shall also transmit a copy of the complaint and the fact of dismissal to the house in which the respondent serves, the Attorney General, the Fair Political Practices Commission, and the district attorney of the appropriate county. The complaint and the fact of dismissal transmitted pursuant to this subdivision are public records and open to public inspection.(b) If the committee finds that the respondent has violated any provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920), it shall state its findings of fact and submit a report thereon, which may include any recommendations as to actions which the committee believes would be appropriate to take against the respondent, to the house in which the respondent serves, send a copy of the findings and report to the complainant and respondent, and the committee shall also report thereon to the Attorney General, the Fair Political Practices Commission, and the district attorney of the appropriate county. The report submitted pursuant to this subdivision is a public record and open to public inspection.(c) The house in which the respondent serves shall have 90 days after the receipt of a copy of the findings and report described in subdivision (b) within which to take action with respect to the respondent and may take no action against a respondent after that time regarding the allegations in the complaint which resulted in the findings and report described in subdivision (b).(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 740, Sec. 8.)
CA Govt Code § 8951 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization|ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee|Section 8951.

8951.  Nothing in this chapter shall preclude any person from instituting a prosecution for violation of any provision of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920) unless that person has filed a complaint with the committee concerning the violation, in which case that person may not file a complaint with the district attorney of the appropriate county to institute a criminal prosecution for the violation until the committee has made its determination of the matter or a period of 120 days has elapsed since the filing of the complaint with the committee.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 466, Sec. 58.)
CA Govt Code § 8952 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization|ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee|Section 8952.

8952.  The filing of a complaint with the committee pursuant to this article suspends the running of the statute of limitations applicable to any violation of the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920) while the complaint is pending.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 466, Sec. 59.)
CA Govt Code § 8953 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization|ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee|Section 8953.

8953.  The committee shall maintain a record of its investigations, inquiries, and proceedings. All records, complaints, documents, reports filed with or submitted to or made by the committee, and all records and transcripts of any investigations, inquiries or hearings of the committee under this article shall be deemed confidential and shall not be open to inspection by any person other than a member of the committee, an employee of the committee, or a state employee designated to assist the committee, except as otherwise specifically provided in this article. The committee may, by adoption of a resolution, authorize the release to the Attorney General or to the district attorney of the appropriate county of any information, records, complaints, documents, reports, and transcripts in its possession material to any matter pending before the Attorney General or the district attorney. All matters presented at a public hearing of the committee and all reports of the committee stating a final finding of fact pursuant to Section 8950 shall be public records and open to public inspection. Any employee of the committee who divulges any matter which is deemed to be confidential by this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 163.)
CA Govt Code § 8954 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization|ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee|Section 8954.

8954.  All actions of the committee shall require the concurrence of two members of the committee from each house.(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 163.)
CA Govt Code § 8955 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization|ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee|Section 8955.

8955.  The committee may render advisory opinions to Members of the Legislature with respect to the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920) and their application and construction. The committee may secure an opinion from the Legislative Counsel for this purpose or issue its own opinion.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 466, Sec. 60.)
CA Govt Code § 8956 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization|ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee|Section 8956.

8956.  (a) The appropriate legislative ethics committees shall conduct at least semiannually an orientation course of the relevant statutes and regulations governing official conduct. The curriculum and presentation of the course shall be established by house rules.(b) The committees shall conduct at least semiannually an orientation course on the relevant ethical issues and laws relating to lobbying, in consultation with the Fair Political Practices Commission. The course shall also include information on each house of the Legislature’s policies against harassment, including sexual harassment, in connection with lobbying activities. One of the semiannual courses shall be held prior to June 30 of each year. This course may be combined with the course described in subdivision (a).(c) At least once in each biennial session, each Member of the Legislature and each designated employee of the Legislature shall attend one of these courses.(d) The committees shall impose fees on lobbyists for attending the course described in subdivision (b). The fees shall be set at an amount that will enable the lobbyists’ participation in the course to be funded from those fees to the fullest extent possible.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 964, Sec. 1. (AB 2055) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Govt Code § 9000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1.5 - General|ARTICLE 1 - Numbering and Election of Legislators|Section 9000.

9000.  The Legislature consists of:(a) Forty Senators.(b) Eighty members of the Assembly.(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
CA Govt Code § 9001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1.5 - General|ARTICLE 1 - Numbering and Election of Legislators|Section 9001.

9001.  The term of office of a Senator is four years. The term of office of a Member of the Assembly is two years.(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
CA Govt Code § 9002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1.5 - General|ARTICLE 1 - Numbering and Election of Legislators|Section 9002.

9002.  At the general election in every fourth year after 1908 a Senator shall be elected in each odd-numbered senatorial district. At the general election in every fourth year after 1910 a Senator shall be elected in each even-numbered district.(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
CA Govt Code § 9003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1.5 - General|ARTICLE 1 - Numbering and Election of Legislators|Section 9003.

9003.  At the general election in every even-numbered year a Member of the Assembly shall be elected in each of the Assembly districts.(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
CA Govt Code § 9004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1.5 - General|ARTICLE 1 - Numbering and Election of Legislators|Section 9004.

9004.  When the Legislature convenes or is convened in regular or extraordinary session during or following a war or enemy-caused disaster and vacancies exist to the extent of one-fifth or more of the membership of either house caused by such disaster, either by death, disability or inability to serve, the vacancies shall be temporarily filled as provided in this section. The remaining members of the house in which the vacancies exist, regardless of whether they constitute a quorum of the entire membership thereof, shall by a majority vote of such members appoint a qualified person as a pro tempore member to fill each such vacancy. The Chief Clerk of the Assembly and the Secretary of the Senate or the persons designated to perform their duties, as the case may be, shall certify a statement of each such appointment to the Secretary of State, who shall thereupon issue commissions to such appointees designating them as pro tempore members of the house by which they were appointed.The appointments shall be so made that each assembly or senatorial district in which a vacancy exists shall be represented, if possible, by a pro tempore member who is a resident of that district and a registered elector of the same political party as of the date of the disaster as the last duly elected member from such district.Where an elected member is temporarily disabled or unable to serve, such elected member shall resume his office when able, and the pro tempore member appointed in his place under this section shall cease to serve. In other cases, each pro tempore member appointed under this section shall serve until the next election of a member to such office as provided by law.(Added by Stats. 1958, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 60.)
CA Govt Code § 9020 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1.5 - General|ARTICLE 2 - Meeting and Organization of the Legislature|Section 9020.

9020.  The Legislature shall convene in regular session at the City of Sacramento at noon on the first Monday in December of each even-numbered year, and each house shall immediately organize.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 91, Sec. 48. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Govt Code § 9021 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1.5 - General|ARTICLE 2 - Meeting and Organization of the Legislature|Section 9021.

9021.  The certificate of election is prima facie evidence of the right to membership.(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
CA Govt Code § 9022 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1.5 - General|ARTICLE 2 - Meeting and Organization of the Legislature|Section 9022.

9022.  At the day and hour appointed for the assembling of any regular session of the Legislature, the President of the Senate, or in case of his absence or inability, the senior member present, shall take the chair, call the members and members elect to order, and have the secretary call over the senatorial districts, in their order, from which members have been elected at the preceding election. As the districts are called the members elect shall present their certificates, take the constitutional oath of office, and assume their seats. If a quorum is present, the Senate may then elect its officers.(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
CA Govt Code § 9023 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1.5 - General|ARTICLE 2 - Meeting and Organization of the Legislature|Section 9023.

9023.  At the day and hour appointed for the assembling of any regular session of the Legislature, the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, or in case of his absence or inability, the senior member elect present, shall take the chair, call the members elect to order, and call over the roll of counties in alphabetical order. As the counties are called the members elect shall present their certificates, take the constitutional oath of office, and assume their seats. If there is more than one senior member elect present and the senior members are unable to agree as to who shall call the session to order, the Attorney General or one of his deputies shall call the session to order.If a quorum is present, the Assembly shall then elect its officers, and there shall be no other business, motion or resolution considered before the election of the Speaker, save and except a motion to adjourn or a motion for a call of the house.(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
CA Govt Code § 9024 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1.5 - General|ARTICLE 2 - Meeting and Organization of the Legislature|Section 9024.

9024.  Members of the Legislature who did not take the oath of office at the assembling of the Legislature may take the oath at any time during the term for which they were elected.(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
CA Govt Code § 9025 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1.5 - General|ARTICLE 2 - Meeting and Organization of the Legislature|Section 9025.

9025.  An entry of the oath taken by members of the Legislature shall be made on the journals of the proper house.(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
CA Govt Code § 9026 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1.5 - General|ARTICLE 2 - Meeting and Organization of the Legislature|Section 9026.

9026.  All standing committees of either the Senate or Assembly shall be appointed by the presiding officer of their respective house if the house by resolution or its rules does not direct otherwise.(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
CA Govt Code § 9026.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1.5 - General|ARTICLE 2 - Meeting and Organization of the Legislature|Section 9026.5.

9026.5.  Televised or other audiovisual recordings of public proceedings.(a) Televised or other audiovisual recordings of the public proceedings of each house of the Legislature and the committees thereof may be used for any legitimate purpose and without the imposition of any fee due to the State or any public agency or public corporation thereof.(b) The Legislature’s costs of complying with paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 7 and of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 8 of Article IV of the California Constitution shall be included as part of the total aggregate expenditures allowed under Section 7.5 of Article IV of the California Constitution.(Amended November 8, 2016, by initiative Proposition 54, Sec. 5.1. Note: A prior version of Section 9026.5 was repealed on September 22, 2016, by Stats. 2016, Ch. 441. The current version was effectively added when the amendment by Proposition 54 took effect on November 9, 2016.)
CA Govt Code § 9027 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1.5 - General|ARTICLE 2.2 - Open Meetings|Section 9027.

9027.  Except as otherwise provided in this article, all meetings of a house of the Legislature or a committee thereof shall be open and public, and all persons shall be permitted to attend the meetings. As used in this article, “meeting” means a gathering of a quorum of the members of a house or committee in one place for the purpose of discussing legislative or other official matters within the jurisdiction of the house or committee. As used in this article, “committee” includes a standing committee, joint committee, conference committee, subcommittee, select committee, special committee, research committee, or any similar body.(Repealed (by Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1235, Sec. 2.)
CA Govt Code § 9028 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1.5 - General|ARTICLE 2.2 - Open Meetings|Section 9028.

9028.  Any meeting that is required to be open and public pursuant to this article, including any closed session held pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 9029, shall be held only after full and timely notice to the public as provided by the Joint Rules of the Assembly and Senate.(Repealed (by Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1235, Sec. 2.)
CA Govt Code § 9029 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1.5 - General|ARTICLE 2.2 - Open Meetings|Section 9029.

9029.  (a) A house of the Legislature or a committee thereof may hold a closed session solely for any of the following purposes:(1) To consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, or dismissal of a public officer or employee, to consider or hear complaints or charges brought against a Member of the Legislature or other public officer or employee, or to establish the classification or compensation of an employee of the Legislature.(2) To consider matters affecting the safety and security of Members of the Legislature or its employees or the safety and security of any buildings and grounds used by the Legislature.(3) To confer with, or receive advice from, its legal counsel regarding pending or reasonably anticipated, or whether to initiate, litigation when discussion in open session would not protect the interests of the house or committee regarding the litigation.(b) A caucus of the Members of the Senate, the Members of the Assembly, or the Members of both houses, which is composed of members of the same political party, may meet in closed session.(Repealed (by Sec. 4) and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1235, Sec. 2.)