State Legislative Update
Posted by Warren Enos on 12 May 2008 | Tagged as: California Legislative Matters
LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS NOW IN APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES
Most of the Committee actions on legislation are now in the Appropriations Committees. And, as certainly was the case last year, any bill that would commit funds from the State Budget, or would reduce tax income, is going to the Suspense File. The Committees have until Friday, May 23, to take bills off the Suspense File and pass them, but I would not expect to seen many such actions.
The Governor’s May Revise of the Budget for the next fiscal year, and the estimates of income/expenditures for this year, should be released very soon. Again, as was the case last year, the state’s overall fiscal condition is expected to be a very high deficit.
Here are some of the bills that have been held by the Assembly Appropriations Committee: (more…)