Inventory of the California State Senate Republican Caucus Office of Policy Records
Processed by Gabriella Landeros, Cori Schmidtbauer, and Eric Wagner
California State Archives
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Inventory of the California State Senate Republican Caucus Office of Policy Records
Collection number: LP420
California State ArchivesOffice of the Secretary of State
Sacramento, California
- Processed by:
- Gabriella Landeros, Cori Schmidtbauer, and Eric Wagner
- Date Completed:
- January 2012; Revised June 2016
- Encoded by:
- Brenda Newman
© 2016 California Secretary of State. All rights reserved.
Title: California State Senate Republican Caucus Office of Policy Records
Dates: 1999-2012
Collection number: LP420
Creator:
Senate Republican Caucus Office of Policy Records
Collection Size:
199.5 cubic feet of textual and audiovisual materials
Repository:
California State Archives
Sacramento, California
Abstract: The Senate Republican Office of Policy records consist of a single record series, Bill Files, 1999-2012. The bill files reflect
the legislative analysis done by the office on nearly every piece of legislation heard in the Senate and Assembly.
Physical location: California State Archives
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
While the majority of the records are open for research, any access restrictions are noted in the record series descriptions.
For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the California State Archives. Permission for reproduction or publication
is given on behalf of the California State Archives as the owner of the physical items. The researcher assumes all responsibility
for possible infringement which may arise from reproduction or publication of materials from the California State Archives
collections.
[Identification of item], Senate Republican Caucus Office of Policy Records, LP420: [folder number], California State Archives,
Office of the Secretary of State, Sacramento, California.
The California State Archives acquired the Senate Republican Caucus Office of Policy Records according to state law.
The California State Senate Republican Caucus's purpose was to formally organize the Senate Republican members as a distinct
group in order to advocate their collective interests. The primary functions of the Republican Caucus Office were to act as
a member's services office and as a research office.
The Senate Republican Caucus created the Office of Policy in 1999 under the leadership of Jim Brulte and Richard Rainey. The
Senate Republican Caucus Office of Policy (SRCOP) contributed to the main objective of research for the members. Prior to
the creation of the Office of Policy, Caucus members relied on Senate Floor Analyses and committee analyses when casting votes.
The SRCOP produced analyses for proposed legislation in order to inform Senate Republicans of the overall impact of each bill
to assist in the Senator's vote. These specific analyses provided Senate Republicans with extensive research in order to represent
and advocate for the interests of their constituents and political party.
The California State Senate Republican Caucus Chairs from 1999-2012 have been:
James L. Brulte, 1999-2000
Charles Poochigian, 2001-2004
George Runner, 2005-2008
Bob Huff, 2009-2011
Tom Harman, 2012
The California State Senate Republican Leaders from 1999-2012 have been:
Ross Johnson, 1999-2000
James L. Brulte, 2001-2004
Dick Ackerman, 2005-2008
Dennis Hollingsworth, 2009-2010
Robert Dutton, 2011
Bob Huff, 2012
The Senate Republican Office of Policy records consist 174 cubic feet of textual and audiovisual records comprising a single
record series: Bill Files, 1999-2012. The bill files reflect the legislative analysis performed by the SRCOP on nearly every
piece of legislation heard in the Senate and Assembly. The files include office analyses, letters from interested parties
and constituents, and comments from affected agencies. The bill files also provide historical context and contain business
and constituent letters of support and opposition. These files show the office's concern with such issues as the reduction
of wasteful and inefficient spending, reduction of excessive fees and taxes, and (when needed) fiscally sound revenue increases.
The researcher will be able to find bill files that document research and analysis of the office's work with modernizing California's
policies in technology, agriculture and labor concerns, education, and health reformation.
Further accruals are expected.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Senate Republican Caucus (Calif.)
California. Legislature. Senate
California Politics and government
Related Collections at the California State Archives
Assembly Republican Caucus Records
Senate Republican Caucus Records
Senate Republican Fiscal Office Records
LP420:1-3742
Series 1 Bill Files 1999-2012
Physical Description: 3,742 file folders, 4 computer discs (CD), 3 videodiscs (DVD)
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by legislative session, then numerically by bill number.
Access Information
Some items are restricted under the Public Records Act, Government Code section 7927.7 (formerly Gov. Code section 6254(c)).
Additionally, bill files SB143, 2009-2010, (LP420:2857) and SB1253, 2009-2010, (LP420:2995) contain items restricted under
the Information Practices Act (Civil Code 1798 et seq.).
Access to audiovisual materials requires the production of use copies.
Scope and Content Note
Most bill files include all or some of the following items: bill analyses, support and opposition from interested businesses
and constituents, collected legislative committee analyses, amendments and resolutions, author's statements, testimony, press
releases, newspaper clippings, correspondence, roll calls, records of votes, and committee statements. The series contains
files for nearly all legislation introduced into both houses. Of particular interest are those bills relating to technology
security, education reform, civil and social legislation, agriculture and labor reform, housing and urban development, food
safety, and policies regarding moral concerns for interested parties.
Bill files also contain Governor's Reorganization Plans (GRP) for legislative sessions 2001-2002 (LP420:536) and 2009-2010
(LP420:3027).
SB836, 2009-2010, includes a Senate TV videodisc (DVD). The March 24, 2010 video recording features the bill's author Senator
Jenny Oropeza speaking to the Senate Health Committee about breast cancer screenings (LP420:2944).
AB1934, 2009-2010, includes a computer disc (CD). The disc includes a collection of letters relating to the bill and a collection
of videos of several Open Carry Events throughout California in several formats (LP420:3211).
Senate Republican Caucus Office of Policy, 1999-2012
1999-2000: SB20-SB2201, SCA14-SCA21, SCR58-SCR90, SJR1-SJR42, SR25-SR32 (99 ff) LP420:1-99
1999-2000: AB8-AB2941, ACR61-ACR162, AJR39-AJR77 (164 ff) LP420:100-264
2001-2002: SB1-SB2101, SCA3-SCA17, SCR2-SCR101, SJR1-SJR50, SR8-SR31 (270 ff) LP420:265-535
2001-2002: GRP1 (1 ff) LP420:536
2001-2002: SB1X-SB72X, SCA1X, SJR1X, SB12XX-SB89XX, SJR2XX, SR1XX, SB3XXX (14 ff) LP420:537-551
2001-2002: AB1-AB3035, ACA1-ACA19, ACR3-ACR233, AJR1-AJR50, AB1X-AB75X, AB4XX-AB86XX, ACR4XX, AJR1X, AJR1XX (257 ff) LP420:552-809
2003-2004: SB1-SB1917, SCA2-SCA22, SJR1-SJR32, SR7-SR44, SBX2-SBX22, SB1XXX-SB2XXX, SB2XXXX-SB15XXXX, SCR3XX (244 ff) LP420:810-1054
2003-2004: AB3094, ACR1-ACR258, AJR2-AJR91, ABXX1, AB13XXXX (271 ff) LP420:1055-1326
2005-2006: SB1-SB1853, SCA1-SCA32, SCR2-SCR131, SJR3-SJR34, SR7-SR36, SB1X-SB5X, SCA1X-SCA4X, SCR1X (346 ff) LP420:1327-1673
2005-2006: AB7-AB3076, ACR1-ACR168, AJR1-AJR53 (347 ff) LP420:1674-2021
2007-2008: SB1-SB1781, SCA1-SCA24, SCR1-SCR119, SJR2-SJR34, SR1-SR33, SB3X-SB26X, SJR1X, SB1XX-SB4XX, SCR1XXX (393 ff) LP420:2022-2415
2007-2008: AB1-AB3084, ACR1-ACR154, AJR1-AJR69, AB2X-AB8X (415 ff) LP420:2416-2831
2009-2010: SB1-SB1491, SCA5-SCA29, SCR3-SCR111, SJR1-SJR35, SR7-SR51, GRP1-GRP2, SBX2_6, SBX2_11, SBX3_3-SBX3_27, SBX5_1,
SBX5_2, SBX6_2-SBX6_21, SBX7_1-SBX7_8, SBX8_21-SBX8_70 (201ff, 1 videodisc (DVD)) LP420: 2832-3033
2009-2010: AB1-AB2798, ACR2-ACR180, AJR2-AJR45, ABX1_3, ABX2_8, ABX3_23-ABX3_81, ABX5_ 8, ABX8_7 (237ff, 1 computer disc (CD))
LP420: 3034-3271
2011-2012: SB3-SB1580, SCA4-SCA22, SCR6-SCR98, SJR3-SJR38, SBX1_1-SBX1_27 (237ff, 2 videodiscs (DVD), 1 computer disc (CD))
LP420: 3272-3509
2011-2012: AB2-AB2698, ACR23-ACR155, AJR5-AJR47, ABX1_13-ABX1_19 (232ff, 2 computer discs (CD)) LP420: 3510-3742