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California Constitution Article IV LegislativeLegal Research Home > California Lawyer > Constitution > California Constitution Article IV Legislative Sponsored LinksThe legislative power of this State is vested in the California Legislature which consists of the Senate and Assembly, but the people reserve to themselves... The people find and declare that the Founding Fathers established a system of representative government based upon free, fair, and competitive elections. The increased concentration... (a) The Senate has a membership of 40 Senators elected for 4-year terms, 20 to begin every 2 years. No Senator may serve more than... (a) The Legislature shall convene in regular session at noon on the first Monday in December of each even-numbered year and each house shall immediately... (a) To eliminate any appearance of a conflict with the proper discharge of his or her duties and responsibilities, no Member of the Legislature may... Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution or existing law, a person elected to or serving in the Legislature on or after November 1, 1990,... (a) Each house shall judge the qualifications and elections of its Members and, by rollcall vote entered in the journal, two thirds of the membership... For the purpose of choosing members of the Legislature, the State shall be divided into 40 Senatorial and 80 Assembly districts to be called Senatorial... (a) Each house shall choose its officers and adopt rules for its proceedings. A majority of the membership constitutes a quorum, but a smaller number... In the fiscal year immediately following the adoption of this Act, the total aggregate expenditures of the Legislature for the compensation of members and employees... (a) At regular sessions no bill other than the budget bill may be heard or acted on by committee or either house until the 31st... An act amending an initiative statute, an act providing for the issuance of bonds, or a constitutional amendment proposed by the Legislature and submitted to... A statute shall embrace but one subject, which shall be expressed in its title. If a statute embraces a subject not expressed in its title,... (a) Each bill passed by the Legislature shall be presented to the Governor. It becomes a statute if it is signed by the Governor. The... The Legislature or either house may by resolution provide for the selection of committees necessary for the conduct of its business, including committees to ascertain... (a) Within the first 10 days of each calendar year, the Governor shall submit to the Legislature, with an explanatory message, a budget for the... A member of the Legislature may not, during the term for which the member is elected, hold any office or employment under the State other... A member of the Legislature is not subject to civil process during a session of the Legislature or for 5 days before and after a A person who seeks to influence the vote or action of a member of the Legislature in the member's legislative capacity by bribery, promise of... (a) All laws of a general nature have uniform operation. (b) A local or special statute is invalid in any case if a general statute... The Legislature has no power to grant, or to authorize a city, county, or other public body to grant, extra compensation or extra allowance to... (a) The Assembly has the sole power of impeachment. Impeachments shall be tried by the Senate. A person may not be convicted unless, by rollcall... (a) The Legislature has no power to authorize lotteries, and shall prohibit the sale of lottery tickets in the State. (b) The Legislature may provide... (a) The Legislature may provide for division of the State into fish and game districts and may protect fish and game in districts or parts... To meet the needs resulting from war-caused or enemy-caused disaster in California, the Legislature may provide for: (a) Filling the offices of members of the... It is the right of the people to hold their legislators accountable. To assist the people in exercising this right, at the convening of each... (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, no bill shall take effect as an urgency statute if it authorizes or contains an appropriation for... Last modified: August 5, 2008 |