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CA Govt Code § 9921 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 8 - Legislative Reform|ARTICLE 3 - Legislative Rules and Procedures|Section 9921.

9921.  Joint RulesThe Senate and Assembly shall adopt rules for their joint proceedings for each regular and special session by resolution adopted by an affirmative recorded vote of two thirds of the membership of each house. No joint rule so adopted may be amended except by resolution adopted by an affirmative recorded vote of two thirds of the membership of each house. The Senate and Assembly may provide for temporary suspension of a joint rule by a single house upon the affirmative recorded vote of two thirds of the members of that house; provided, that the temporary suspension shall apply only to the matter under immediate consideration, and in no case shall it extend beyond an adjournment.(Added June 5, 1984, by initiative Proposition 24.)
CA Govt Code § 9922 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 8 - Legislative Reform|ARTICLE 3 - Legislative Rules and Procedures|Section 9922.

9922.  Standing committeesAll standing committees of both the Senate and the Assembly, except the Senate Committee on Rules and the Assembly Committee on Rules, shall be created and the size and jurisdiction thereof established through the adoption of or amendment to the rules of the respective houses by resolution, two thirds of the membership of the house in question concurring. Committee membership shall be determined in the following manner:(a). The membership of each committee shall be proportional to the partisan composition of the house in question.(b). Majority party members of each committee shall be selected by the majority party in a manner to be determined by the party caucus in each house.(c). Minority party members of each committee shall be selected by the minority party or parties, in a manner to be determined by the party caucus or caucuses in each house.(d). The Assembly Committee on Rules and the Senate Committee on Rules shall provide for the necessary and reasonable expenses of all committees of their respective houses pursuant to the provisions of Sections 9912 and 9916.(e) The majority party in each house shall be that party with the largest number of Members in that house. Each other party with membership in the house shall be a minority party.(Added June 5, 1984, by initiative Proposition 24.)
CA Govt Code § 9923 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 8 - Legislative Reform|ARTICLE 3 - Legislative Rules and Procedures|Section 9923.

9923.  Special and select committees; subcommitteesNo special or select committees nor any subcommittee shall be established in either the Senate or the Assembly except by affirmative vote of two thirds of the Committee on Rules of the house in question. Membership of special or select committees or subcommittees shall be determined according to the provisions of Section 9922. For purposes of this title, “special” and “select” committees or subcommittees include all committees or subcommittees which are not standing committees of either house or joint committees of the two houses.(Added June 5, 1984, by initiative Proposition 24.)
CA Govt Code § 9924 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 8 - Legislative Reform|ARTICLE 3 - Legislative Rules and Procedures|Section 9924.

9924.  Joint committeesNo joint committee shall be established except by passage of concurrent resolution, two thirds of the membership of each house concurring. The membership of each joint committee shall be allocated equally between the Senate and the Assembly, and the delegation from each house shall be chosen pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 9922.(Added June 5, 1984, by initiative Proposition 24.)
CA Govt Code § 9925 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 8 - Legislative Reform|ARTICLE 3 - Legislative Rules and Procedures|Section 9925.

9925.  Member votingEach house of the Legislature shall provide in its rules for appropriate voting procedures on the floor and in committees or subcommittees; provided, that no Member shall be allowed to cast a vote for another Member, nor shall any Member be allowed to change his or her vote or add a vote to the roll after the vote is announced, without the consent of four fifths of the membership of the house, nor shall any vote be taken in any committee or subcommittee of either house in the absence of a quorum, except a vote to adjourn.(Added June 5, 1984, by initiative Proposition 24.)
CA Govt Code § 9930 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 8 - Legislative Reform|ARTICLE 4 - Legislative Funds and Administration|Section 9930.

9930.  Legislative contingent fundsAll appropriations for contingent expenses of the Legislature and committees thereof shall be deposited in and credited to the following funds, which funds are created in the State Treasury:(a) Appropriations for the contingent expenses of the Senate and committees thereof shall be deposited in the Senate Contingent Fund, and shall be disbursed under or pursuant to the direction of the Senate Committee on Rules in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.(b) Appropriations for the contingent expenses of the Assembly and committees thereof shall be deposited in the Assembly Contingent Fund, and shall be disbursed under or pursuant to the direction of the Assembly Committee on Rules in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.(c) Appropriations for the contingent and joint expenses of the Senate and Assembly and committees thereof shall be deposited in the Contingent Funds of the Senate and Assembly, and shall be disbursed under or pursuant to the direction of the Joint Rules Committee in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.(Added June 5, 1984, by initiative Proposition 24.)
CA Govt Code § 9931 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 8 - Legislative Reform|ARTICLE 4 - Legislative Funds and Administration|Section 9931.

9931.  Disbursements from Senate Contingent Fund and Assembly Contingent FundExcept as provided by affirmative recorded vote of two thirds of the membership of the rules committee having powers of direction under Section 9930, all disbursements from the Senate Contingent Fund and the Assembly Contingent Fund shall be divided proportionately according to the partisan composition of the house in question.(Added June 5, 1984, by initiative Proposition 24.)
CA Govt Code § 9932 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 8 - Legislative Reform|ARTICLE 4 - Legislative Funds and Administration|Section 9932.

9932.  Disbursements from Contingent Funds of the Senate and AssemblyNo disbursements shall be made from the Contingent Funds of the Senate and Assembly except as provided by vote of the Joint Rules Committee, two thirds of the total membership thereof concurring.(Added June 5, 1984, by initiative Proposition 24.)
CA Govt Code § 9933 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 8 - Legislative Reform|ARTICLE 4 - Legislative Funds and Administration|Section 9933.

9933.  Disbursement of money appropriated for legislative printingAny money appropriated for legislative printing shall be disbursed under or pursuant to the direction of the Senate or Assembly as provided in the rules of the Senate or Assembly or their joint rules, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 9931 and 9932.(Added June 5, 1984, by initiative Proposition 24.)
CA Govt Code § 9934 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 8 - Legislative Reform|ARTICLE 4 - Legislative Funds and Administration|Section 9934.

9934.  Limits upon public expenditureNotwithstanding any other provision of law, within 30 days following the enactment of this chapter, the total amount of monies appropriated for the support of the Legislature, including but not limited to all monies appropriated to the Senate Contingent Fund, the Assembly Contingent Fund, the Contingent Funds of the Senate and Assembly, for legislative printing, and for aids to the Legislature as described in Part 2 of this title, shall be reduced by an amount equal to thirty percent of the total amount of monies appropriated for support of the Legislature for the 1983–84 fiscal year, and the amount so reduced shall revert to the General Fund. For each fiscal year thereafter, the total amount of monies appropriated for support of the Legislature shall not exceed an amount equal to that expended for support in the preceding fiscal year, adjusted and compounded by an amount equal to the percentage increase or decrease in state General Fund spending for that fiscal year.(Added June 5, 1984, by initiative Proposition 24.)
CA Govt Code § 9935 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 8 - Legislative Reform|ARTICLE 4 - Legislative Funds and Administration|Section 9935.

9935.  Continuous availability of funds; special accountsExcept as described in Section 9934 and this Section, appropriations deposited in and credited to the Senate Contingent Fund, the Assembly Contingent Fund, or the Contingent Funds of the Senate and Assembly, shall be continuously available without regard to fiscal years. Appropriations made at extraordinary or special sessions for the expenses of said sessions shall be maintained as separate accounts within the particular funds and shall be available for expenditure for such purpose for the duration of said sessions, and the unexpended balance of any such appropriation shall revert to the General Fund upon the adjournment sine die of the special session or sessions for which it was appropriated.(Added June 5, 1984, by initiative Proposition 24.)
CA Govt Code § 9936 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 8 - Legislative Reform|ARTICLE 4 - Legislative Funds and Administration|Section 9936.

9936.  Reports to public on expenditures made from contingent funds; contents(a) For the periods beginning December 1, March 1, June 1, and September 1 of each year, the Assembly Committee on Rules, Senate Committee on Rules, and the Joint Rules Committee shall quarterly issue a report to the public on the expenditures made from the contingent fund subject to their direction and control. The report shall include, but need not be limited to, a listing of total expenditures for each Member and committee of the Legislature in the following categories: (1) Out-of-state travel and living expense reimbursement and in-state travel and living expense reimbursement.(2) Automotive expenses.(3) Rent(4) Telephone.(5) Postage.(6) Printing.(7) Office supplies.(8) Newsletters.(9) Per diem for attendance at legislative sessions.(10) Staff salaries and expenses.(11) Contracts entered into with any other party.(b) Each report shall be completed, published, and made available to the public within 30 calendar days following the completion of the reporting period.(c) For the period ending on November 30 of each year, the Assembly Committee on Rules, Senate Committee on rules, and the Joint Rules Committee shall annually issue a report to the public on the expenditures made from the contingent fund subject to their direction and control. The report shall include, but need not be limited to, a listing of total expenditures for each Member and committee of the Legislature in the categories described in subdivision (a). Each report shall be completed, published, and made available to the public within 90 calendar days following the completion of the reporting period.(Added June 5, 1984, by initiative Proposition 24.)
CA Govt Code § 9937 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 8 - Legislative Reform|ARTICLE 4 - Legislative Funds and Administration|Section 9937.

9937.  Independent audit of contingent fundsThe Joint Rules Committee shall annually contract for an independent audit of the revenues and expenditures, for each fiscal year, from the Assembly Contingent Fund, Senate Contingent Fund, and the Contingent Funds of the Assembly and Senate. The organization performing the audit shall be subject to approval by the Fair Political Practices Commission. The audit shall include, but need not be limited to, an evaluation of the accuracy of the expenditures described in Section 9936 and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal auditing procedures of the individual rules committees.The audit shall be completed and made available to the public within 180 calendar days following the completion of the fiscal year for which the audit is performed.(Added June 5, 1984, by initiative Proposition 24.)
CA Govt Code § 10200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 10200.

10200.  There is in the State Government the Legislative Counsel Bureau. The bureau is in charge of a chief, who is a civil executive officer and who shall be known as the Legislative Counsel of California.(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
CA Govt Code § 10201 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 10201.

10201.  The Legislative Counsel shall be selected by concurrent resolution at the beginning of each regular session and shall serve until his or her successor is selected and qualified.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 62, Sec. 112. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 10202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 10202.

10202.  If a vacancy occurs while the Legislature is not in session, a committee consisting of the Speaker of the Assembly, the Speaker pro Tempore of the Assembly, the President pro Tempore of the Senate and the chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate shall select the Legislative Counsel to serve until the Legislature in session makes a selection for the office.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 62, Sec. 113. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 10203 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 10203.

10203.  The Legislative Counsel shall be chosen without reference to party affiliations and solely on the ground of fitness to perform the duties of his or her office.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 62, Sec. 114. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 10204 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 10204.

10204.  The annual salary of the Legislative Counsel is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or such greater amount as may be prescribed by the Joint Rules Committee. The Legislative Counsel shall be repaid all actual expenses incurred or paid by him or her in the discharge of his or her duties.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 62, Sec. 115. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 10205 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 10205.

10205.  (a) The Legislative Counsel may employ and fix the compensation, in accordance with law, of such professional assistants and clerical and other employees as he or she deems necessary for the effective conduct of the work under his or her charge.(b) The Legislative Counsel and the employees of the Legislative Counsel Bureau shall, to the extent that funds appropriated for the support of the Legislative Counsel Bureau include funds for that purpose, receive any or all of the employee benefits provided to employees of either house of the Legislature. The benefits that are authorized by this subdivision shall be in addition to any other employee benefits authorized by any other provision of law.(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 19853, the Legislative Counsel and the employees of the Legislative Counsel Bureau shall observe any holiday designated pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 19853, that is also observed by the Legislature, on the same day that the holiday is observed by the Legislature.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1124, Sec. 11. Effective September 30, 2002.)
CA Govt Code § 10206 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 10206.

10206.  The permanent office of the Legislative Counsel shall be in the State Capitol in Sacramento, where he or she shall be provided with suitable and sufficient offices convenient to the chambers of the Senate and Assembly. For the convenience of Members of the Legislature, and when in his or her judgment the conduct of his or her work requires, he or she may maintain temporary offices at other places in the state.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 62, Sec. 116. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 10207 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 10207.

10207.  (a) The Legislative Counsel shall maintain the attorney-client relationship with each Member of the Legislature with respect to communications between the member and the Legislative Counsel except as otherwise provided by the rules of the Legislature. All materials arising out of this relationship, including, but not limited to, proposed bills and amendments, analyses, opinions, and memoranda prepared by the Legislative Counsel, are not public records, except as otherwise provided by the rules of the Legislature or when released by the member for whom the material was prepared. When he or she determines that the public interest so requires, the Legislative Counsel may release any material arising out of the attorney-client relationship with a former Member of the Legislature who is not available to execute a release.(b) (1) The Legislative Counsel shall maintain the attorney-client relationship with the Governor with respect to communications between the Governor and the Legislative Counsel. All materials arising out of this relationship, including, but not limited to, legal services concerning any bill in the Governor’s hands for rejection, approval, or other action, legal services concerning any legal opinion provided to the Governor, and legal services concerning any matter as the circumstances permit and the Governor requests, prepared by the Legislative Counsel, are not public records, except when released by the Governor. When he or she determines that the public interest so requires, the Legislative Counsel may release any material arising out of the attorney-client relationship with a former Governor who is not available to execute a release.(2) Whenever the Legislative Counsel issues an opinion to the Governor analyzing the constitutionality, operation, or effect of a bill or other legislative measure that is then pending before the Legislature, or of any amendment made or proposed to be made to that bill or measure, the Legislative Counsel shall deliver two copies of the opinion to the first-named author of the bill or measure as promptly as feasible after delivery of the original opinion, and shall also deliver a copy to any other author of the bill or measure who requests a copy.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 146, Sec. 65.5. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Govt Code § 10208 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 10208.

10208.  Neither the Legislative Counsel nor any other employee of the bureau shall reveal to any person outside thereof the contents or nature of any matter which has not become a public record, except with the consent of the person bringing the matter before the bureau.(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
CA Govt Code § 10209 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 10209.

10209.  The material, including books and other publications, of the State Library shall be made available to the bureau. The University of California, all State agencies and other official State organizations, and all persons connected therewith shall give the Legislative Counsel ready access to their records and full information and reasonable assistance in any matters of research requiring recourse to them or to data within their knowledge or control.(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
CA Govt Code § 10210 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 10210.

10210.  Subject to Article 3 (commencing with Section 10270), neither the Legislative Counsel nor any employee of the bureau shall oppose or urge legislation.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 16. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Govt Code § 10211 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 10211.

10211.  The Legislative Counsel, or any deputy legislative counsel, may administer and certify oaths.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 575.)
CA Govt Code § 10230 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel|ARTICLE 2 - Duties|Section 10230.

10230.  The Legislative Counsel shall be in attendance upon all regular and special sessions of the Legislature.(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 7.)