Inventory of the California State Assembly Republican Caucus Records

Processed by Michael Gabbe-Gross

California State Archives

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Sacramento, California 95814

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Inventory of the California State Assembly Republican Caucus Records

Collection number: See series descriptions for LP numbers.

California State Archives

Office of the Secretary of State

Sacramento, California

Processed by:: Michael Gabbe-Gross
Date Completed:: 1 September 2011
Encoded by:: Paul Rendes

Descriptive Summary

Title: California State Assembly Republican Caucus Records

Dates: 1973-2008

Collection number: See series descriptions for LP numbers.

Creator: Assembly Republican Caucus

Collection Size: 335.50 cubic feet

Repository: California State Archives

Sacramento, California

Abstract: The California State Assembly Republican Caucus consists of Assembly Members from the Republican Party. This partisan office is involved in leadership policy development, legislative research, committee monitoring and staffing, and assisting with members' public information programs. The Assembly Republican Caucus records consist of 335.5 cubic feet of textual records and are organized into the following record series: Bill Files, 1973-2008; Subject Files, 1960-1978; Floor Alerts, 2003-2008; and Rules Agendas, 2002-2003.

Physical location: California State Archives

Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English

Administrative Information

Access

While the majority of the records are open for research, any access restrictions are noted in the record series descriptions.

Publication Rights

For permission to reproduce or publish, please consult California State Archives staff. Permission for reproduction or publication is given on behalf of the California State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Sacramento as the owner of the physical items. The researcher assumes all responsibility for possible infringement that may arise from reproduction or publication of materials from the California State Archives collections.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Assembly Republican Caucus Records, LP[number]:[folder number], California State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Sacramento, California.

Committee History

The California State Assembly Republican Caucus consists of Assembly Members from the Republican Party. This partisan office is involved in leadership policy development, legislative research, committee monitoring and staffing, and assisting with members' public information programs. They maintain records and information systems, work closely with legislators’ district offices, and keep abreast of political party structures and issues. The Caucus formally organizes the Republican Assembly Members into a group to further advance their interests. The caucus serves as a members’ services and policy research office. Whether as the majority or minority party, the Caucus selects its own members in a manner to be determined by the party caucus in each house.

The Assembly Republican Caucus has two arms: Office of Policy and Member Services. The records held at the State Archives were created solely by the Office of Policy. Beginning in 2003, the Office of Policy began adding its name in a more formal manner to records transferred to the Archives. Therefore, records starting with the 2003-2004 session are noted as being created by the Assembly Republican Caucus-Office of Policy.

Scope and Content

The Assembly Republican Caucus records consist of 335.5 cubic feet of textual records and are organized into the following record series: Bill Files, 1973-2008; Subject Files, 1960-1978; Floor Alerts, 2003-2008; and Rules Agendas, 2002-2003. The Bill Files are the largest series and contain analyses and additional information on nearly all legislation introduced in both legislative houses.

The Subject Files include Legislative Counsel and other legal opinions, staff memoranda and directives, newspaper clippings, surveys, studies and reports concerning issues related to campaigning, ballots, and the Voting Rights Act (1975).

The Floor Alerts include the various bills of interest to the Republican Caucus. Along with a bill analysis of each highlighted bill that was heard on the Assembly Floor, the item number and voting results appear, providing a clear picture of which bills were supported by the Caucus.

The Rules Agendas consists of the opinions and position statements created by the Republican Caucus related to legislation and other business of the Assembly. The files include letters sent by the Caucus chairman to the caucus members explaining the purpose of an upcoming bill and the Caucus’s support or opposition of that particular bill. Furthermore, the caucus members receive the bill history and the bill’s result (pass or fail) in the Assembly.

Accruals

Further accruals are expected.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Assembly Republican Caucus

Republican Party (Calif.)

California. Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Rules

Political campaigns - California

Voting - California

Related Material at the California State Archives

Senate Republican Caucus Records

Note to Researchers

Some of the records are available on microfilm at the California State Archives. Researchers are asked to use the microfilm copies when available. Bill Files from 1973-1992 are available on microfilm.

See below for LP numbers

Series 1 Bill Files 1973-2008

Physical Description: 6,285 file folders

Alternative Form of Materials Available

Bill Files from 1973-1992 are available on microfilm as indicated by an MF before the LP number. Researchers are asked to use the microfilm copies when available.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by legislative session, then numerically by bill number.

Scope and Content Note

Most bill files include all or some of the following items: bill analyses, amendments and resolutions, author's statements, testimony, press releases, newspaper clippings, correspondence, roll calls, records of votes, and committee statements. The Assembly Republican Caucus kept files on nearly all bills that were introduced.

Assembly Republican Caucus (1973-2002)

1973-1974:AB1-AB909(15ff) MF LP133:25-39

1973-1974:AB911-AB3850(35 ff) MF LP134:1-35

1973-1974:AB3854-AB4523, ACA1-ACA114, ACR1-ACR275, AJR2-AJR124, HR1-HR200(11 ff) MF LP135:1-11

1973-1974:SB1-SB1880(27 ff) MF LP135:12-38

1973-1974:SB1882-SB2479, SCA6-SCA52, SCR3-SCR160, SJR1-SJR73, SR44, SR45(7 ff) MF LP136:1-7

1975-1976:AB1-AB3089(97 ff) MF LP193:120-216

1975-1976:AB3091-AB4539, ACA1-ACA111, ACR1-ACR237, AJR2-AJR82, HR20, AB1X-AB8X, AB1XX-AB35XX, AB1XXX(47 ff) MF LP194:1-47

1975-1976:SB1-SB2206, SCA1-SCA56, SCR1-SCR111, SJR1-SJR63, SR11-SR66, SB2X, SB4X, SB24XX, SCR3XXX(59 ff) MF LP194:48-106

1977-1978:AB1-AB3838, ACA1-ACA94, ACR2-ACR167, AJR1-AJR106(314 ff) MF LP192:1-134

1977-1978:SB1-SB2249, SCA1-SCA70, SCR3-SCR70, SCR3-SCR94, SJR1-SJR52, SR10-SR53, SB1X-SB12X, SCA1X(74 ff) MF LP192:135-208

1981-1982:AB1-AB1800(86 ff) MF LP216:177-262

1981-1982:AB1801-AB3760, ACA1-ACA90, ACR5-ACR150, AJR1-AJR130, HR32-HR56(117 ff) MF LP217:1-117

1981:AB2X-AB12X, ACR1X(1 ff) MF LP217:118

1981:Governor’s Reorganization Plan(1 ff) MF LP217:119

1981-1982:SB4-SB2097, SCA1-SCA45, SCR88, SJR2-SJR68, SR11-SR54, SB1X, SB2X(108 ff) MF LP217:120-227

1983-1984:AB1-AB2552(231 ff) MF LP224:1-231

1983-1984:AB2553-AB4056, ACA1-ACA76, ACR2-ACR170, AJR1-AJR148, HR6-HR58(155 ff) MF LP225:1-155

1983:AB1X-AB41X(2 ff) MF LP225:156-157

1984:AB1XX, Governor’s Reorganization Plan No. 1 (1 ff) LP225:158

1983-1984:SB2-SB870(69 ff) MF LP225:159-227

1983-1984:SB871-SB2338, SCA2-SCA58, SCR1-SCR91, SJR1-SJR58, SR9-SR40(137 ff) MF LP226:1-137

1983:SB3X-SB23X(1 ff) MF LP226:138

1983-1984:AB91-AB3965(2 ff) MF LP255:153-154

1983-1984:SB87-SB2267(1 ff) MF LP255:155

1985-1986:AB1-AB1279(125 ff) MF LP241:155-279

1985-1986:AB1280-AB4176(207 ff) MF LP249:1-207

1985-1986:AB4177-AB420, ACA1-ACA57, ACR1-ACR165, AJR1-AJR111, HR5-HR35(30 ff) MF LP250:1-30

1985-1986:Governor’s Reorganization Plans No. 1 and 2(1 ff)LP250:31

1985-1986:Preprint SB8, SB1-SB2272(178 ff) MF LP250:32-209

1985-1986:SB2273-SB2620, SCA1-SCA42, SCR2-SCR102, SJR1-SJR65, SR7-SR41(29 ff) MF LP251:1-29

1985-1986:AB7-AB4393(4 ff) MF LP255:156-159

1985-1986:SB2-SB2591(2 ff) MF LP255:160-161

1985-1986:Not vetoed “due to amendments” (1 ff) LP255:162

1985-1986:Returned without signature (1 ff) LP255:163

1985-1986:Reduction of appropriations and Governor’s approvals subject to contingencies (1 ff) LP255:164

1985-1986:Veto success rate statistics (1 ff) LP255:165

1985:Memos, policy, and procedural (1 ff) LP255:166

1987-1988:AB1-AB3033(224 ff) MF LP268:1-224

1987-1988:AB3034-AB4700, ACA1-ACA69. ACR1-ACR169, AJR2-AJR93, HR3-HR31, AB1X-AB9X(133 ff) MF LP269:1-133

1987-1988:SB1-SB1336, SCA1-SCA4, SCR2-SCR102, SJR1-SJR49, SR7-SR39, SB1X-SB6X(115 ff) MF LP270:1-115

1989-1990:AB1-AB1579(150 ff) MF LP279:80-229

1989-1990:AB1580-AB4123(216 ff) MF LP280:1-216

1989-1990:AB4124-AB4371, ACA1-ACA65, ACR2-ACR183, AJR2-AJR106, HR2-HR60, AB3X-AB55X, ACR1X (33 ff) MF LP281:1-33

1989-1990:SB1-SB2286(189 ff) MF LP281:34-222

1989-1990:SB2287-SB2912, SCA1-SCA53, SCR7-SCR118, SJR1-SJR74, SR9-SR68, SB3X-SB49X (55 ff) MF LP282:1-55

1991-1992:AB1-AB3830, ACA1-ACA58, ACR1-ACR136, AJR1-AJR100, HR6-HR39, AB3X-AB64X (276 ff) MF LP286:1-276

1991-1992:SB1-SB2070, SCA3-SCA47, SCR1-SCR88, SB1X-SB20X, SJR1-SJR56, SR8-SR33 (162 ff) MF LP286:277-439

1993-1994:AB1-AB3837 (242 ff) MF LP293:1-242

1993-1994:ACA2-ACA46, ACR1-ACR155, AJR1-AJR100, HR10-HR40 (8 ff) MF LP293:243-250

1993-1994:AB1X-AB168X, ACA1X, ACR1X, AJR1X (14 ff) MF LP293:251-264

1993-1994:SB1-SB2137 (139 ff) MF LP293:265-403

1993-1994:SCA1-SCA46, SCR1-SCR60, SJR2-SJR15, SR17-SR47, Preprint SB1 (6 ff) MF LP293:404-409

1993-1994:SB3X-SB56X (5 ff) MF LP293:409-413

1995-1996:Governor's Reorganization Plan 1-3 (1 ff) MF LP302:1

1995-1996:Preprint AB2, AB8 (1 ff) MF LP302:7

1995-1996:AB1-AB3504 (124 ff) MF LP302:12-135

1995-1996:ACA1-ACA50, ACR1-ACR93, AJR1-AJR72 (4 ff) MF LP302:3, 5-7

1995-1996:HR1-HR50 (1 ff) MF LP302:2

1995-1996:AB1X-AB12X, AB1XX-AB56XX, AB1XXX, AB1XXXX (2 ff) MF LP302:4-5

1995-1996:Preprint SB1-Preprint SB9 (1 ff) MF LP302:11

1995-1996:SB1-SB2179 (66 ff) MF LP302:136-201

1995-1996:SCA1-SCA39 (1 ff) MF LP302:11

1995-1996:SCR10-SCR69 (1 ff) MF LP302:10

1995-1996:SJR1-SJR55, SR1-SR41 (1 ff) MF LP302:9

1995-1996:SB1X-SB11X, SB1XX-SB25XX, SB1XXX (1 ff) MF LP302:7-8

1997-1998:AB1-AB2816, ACA1-ACA22, ACR2-ACR187, AJR2-AJR74, HR58, AB1X-AB13X, AJR1X, HR2X (223 ff) MF LP316:1-223

1997-1998:SB1-SB2242 (236 ff) MF LP316:224-459

1999-2000:AB1-AB2941, ACA1-ACA29, ACR1-ACR187, AJR1-AJR69, HR1-HR89, AB1X-AB34X (144 ff) MF LP316:460-604

1999-2000:SB1-SB2206, SCA1-SCA21, SCR3-SCR83, SJR1-SJR35, SB1X-SB2X (95 ff) MF LP316:605-700

2001-2002:AB1-AB3059, ACA1-ACA20, ACR2-ACR250, AJR1-AJR101, HR7-HR35, AB1X-AB128X, ACR2XX (198 ff) LP316:701-899

2001-2002:SB1-SB2099, SCA1-SCA19, SCR9-SCR93, SJR1-SJR52, SR13, SB1X-SB64X, SCA1X, SB1XX-SB89XX, SCR1XXX, SJR1XXX-SJR2XXX, SB4XXX-SB10XXX (153 ff) LP316:900-1053

Assembly Republican Caucus, Office of Policy (2003-2008)

2003-2004:AB1-AB3098, ACA1-ACA30, ACR1-ACR258, AJR2-AJR96, HR5-HR58, AB1X-AB12X, AB1XX (244 ff) LP316:1054-1298

2003-2004:SB2-SB1917, SCR52-SCR93, SJR2-SJR32, SB11XXXX (81 ff) LP316:1299-1380

2005-2006:AB1-AB3118, ACA3-ACA37, ACR1-ACR168, AJR1-AJR52, GRP2, HR4-HR26, ACA1X-ACA7X (196 ff) LP316:1381-1577

2005-2006:SB1-SB1950, SCA9-SCA30, SCR3-SCR132, SJR2-SJR34, SCA1X-SCA4X, SB7XX-SB11XX (80 ff) LP316:1578-1658

2007-2008:AB1-AB3084, ACA3-ACA16, ACR1-ACR155, AJR1-AJR70, HR4-HR32, AB1X-AB8X, AB5XX-AB7XX, AB36XXX (221 ff) LP316:1659-1887

2007-2008:SB1-SB1781, SCA4-SCA21, SCR4-SCR122, SJR2-SJR32, SB1XX-SB6XX (78 ff) LP316:1888-1966

LP217:228-238

Series 2 Subject Files 1960-1978

Physical Description: 11 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject heading.

Scope and Content Note

The Subject files include Legislative Counsel and other legal opinions, staff memoranda and directives, newspaper clippings, surveys, studies, and reports. Subjects include absentee ballots, ballot designations and endorsements, campaign finance and filings, campaign fund transfers, free office space and transportation, independent nomination, initiative reform, legislature retirement system, lobbyist contributions, mass mailings, political funds, political advertising, Proposition 9 (June 1974), public campaign finance, public officials indictment, Reapportionment, registration by mail, Republican central committees, residency requirements, school district elections, and Voting Rights Act (1975).

LP316:1967-2239

Series 3 Floor Alerts 2003-2008

Physical Description: 273 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by date addressed.

Scope and Content Note

The Floor Alerts series includes the bill analyses of various bills of interest to the Assembly Republican Caucus. Along with a bill analysis of each bill that was heard on the Assembly Floor, the item number and voting results appear, providing a clear picture of which bills were supported by the Caucus. A floor alert page lists the bills heard on that particular date, the bill’s author, an item number, and the Caucus’s recommendation (Opposition, Support, Non-Concurrence, Concurrence, Sustain Veto, and None). Some files contain a list of the voting results for the session’s bills.

LP316:2240-2244

Series 4 Rules Agendas 2002-2003

Physical Description: 5 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by date.

Scope and Content Note

The Rules agendas consist of the opinions and positions supported by the Republican Caucus on the bills and other business of the Assembly. The files focus on the agendas and daily business of the Assembly Rules Committee and include letters sent by the Caucus to the caucus members explaining the purpose for the upcoming bill and the Caucus’s support or opposition of that particular bill. Summaries of bills and amendments histories also assist the caucus members in understanding the purpose of each bill. Additionally, the caucus members receive the bill history and the bill’s results (pass or fail) in the Assembly.