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Inventory of the California State Senate Governmental Organization Committee Records

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Series Description

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Series 1 Bill Files 1970-2010

Physical Description: 1,341 file folders

Arrangement

Bill files are arranged chronologically by legislative session then numerically by bill number within legislative house.

Scope and Content Note

Most bill files include all or some of the following items: bill analyses, amendments and resolutions, press releases, newspaper clippings, correspondence and analyses of similar, usually prior, legislation. The most common bill topics include horseracing, alcoholic beverage restrictions (particularly the "tied-house" laws), gambling establishments, Indian gaming, public contracts, solid waste and recycling, and the reorganization, creation and abolition of state agencies, departments, boards and commissions. Other topics include economic development, infrastructure financing, enterprise zones, the state lottery, state surplus property, the conversion of former defense facilities, and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) for state employee unions.

Microfilm copies of bill files are available for the years 1970-1990 where indicated with MF before the LP number.

1970: SB29-SB1417; SCAs; SCRs; SJRs; SRs (10ff) MF LP167:19-28

1970: AB3-AB2536; ACAs; ACRs; AJRs (8ff) MF LP167:29-36

1971: SB20-SB1633; SCAs; SCRs; SJRs; SRs (4ff) MF LP167:37-40

1971: AB25-AB3079; ACAs; ACRs; AJRs (12ff) MF LP167:41-52

1972: SB8-SB1510; SCAs; SCRs; SJRs; SRs (16ff) MF LP167:54-61

1972: AB5-AB2373; ACAs; ACRs; AJRs (10ff) MF LP167:62-79

1973-1974: SB14-SB2449; SCAs; SCRs; SJRs; SRs (25ff) MF LP167:83-107

1973-1974: AB13-AB4484; ACAs; ACRs; AJRs (23ff) MF LP167:108-130

1975-1976: SB1-SB2150; SCAs; SCRs; SJRs; SRs (18ff) MF LP170:203-220

1975: SB3X (1ff) MF LP170:241

1975-1976: AB14-4524; ACAs; ACRs; AJR14 (20ff) MF LP170:221-240

1976: Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 (1ff) MF LP170:242

1977-1978: SB5-SB2180; SCA33; SCRs; SR40 (21ff) MF LP182:102-122

1977-1978: AB5-AB3787; ACAs; ACRs (22ff) MF LP183:1-22

1979-1980: SB11-SB1695 MF LP207:233-249

1979-1980: SB1707-SB2041; SCA7-SCA34; SCR23-SCR85;SR35-SR39 (21ff) MF LP208:1-6

1979-1980: AB3-AB3383; ACA22-ACA71; ACR12-ACR127 (14ff) MF LP208:7-20

1980-1984: Governor's Reorganization Plans of 1979-1981, 1984 (4ff) MF LP251:232-235

1981-1982: SB26-SB2097; SCR23-SCR73; SR16 (25ff) MF LP214:101-125

1981-1982: AB14-AB3799; ACR36-ACR122; AB11X (33ff) MF LP214:126-159

1983-1984: SB75-SB2036; SCA34; SCR32-SCR68; SB5X-SB15X (23ff) MF LP227:84-106

1983-1984: AB40-AB4053; ACR22-ACR74; AB3X-AB16X (28ff) MF LP227:107-134

1985-1986: SB4-SB2618; SCR19-SCR101; SJR12-SJR46 (23ff) MF LP251:183-206

1985-1986: AB23-AB4292; ACR33-ACR159; AJR8-AJR18 (22ff) MF LP251:210-231

1987-1988: SB14-SB2866; SCA39; SCR42-SCR86; SJR34-SJR38 (21ff) MF LP262:129-149

1987-1988: AB7-AB4699; ACA52-ACA63; ACR64-ACR127;AJR3-AJR77 (38ff) MF LP262:150-187

1989-1990: SB10-SB2910; SCR19-SCR78; SJR25-SJR53; SR52;SB12X-SB49X (20ff) MF LP203:183-202

1989-1990: AB4-AB4370; ACA20; ACR67-ACR141; AJR8-AJR22;AB4X-AB34X (38ff) MF LP203:203-241

1991-1992: SB8-SB2061; SCA43; SCR11-SCR83; SJR21-SJR48; SB17X-SB20X (46ff) LP388:1-46

1991-1992: AB2-AB3824; ACR1-ACR96; AJR21-AJR73 (57ff) LP388:47-103

1993-1994: SB29-SB2116; SCA12-SCA46; SCR 14-SCR56; SJR15-SJR49; SB12X (57ff) LP388:104-160

1993-1994: AB3-AB3821; ACR6-ACR139; AJR29-AJR92; AB2X (78ff) LP388:161-237

1995-1996: SB1-SB2168; SCA3-SCA39; SCR41-SCR63; SJR7-SJR35; SB9X; SB17XX-SB20XX (54ff) LP388:238-290

1995-1996: AB11-AB3502 (61ff) LP388:291-351

1997-1998: SB8-SB2189; SCA6-SCA30; SCR85; SJR20; SB2X- SB10X (43ff) LP388:352-394

1997-1998: AB3-AB2739; ACR43; AJR19-AJR72; AB2X-AB10X (48ff) LP388:395-442

1999-2000: SB27-SB2181; SCA4-SCA9; SJR3 (27ff) LP388:443-469

1999-2000: AB50-AB2936; AJR45-AJR46 (33ff) LP388:470-502

2001-2002: SB25-SB2063; SCA4-SCA7; SJR15-SJR48; SB82XX (33ff) LP388:503-535

2001-2002: AB31-AB2965; ACR18-ACR170; AJR8-AJR39; AB16X-AB69XX (35ff) LP388:536-569

2003-2004: SB9-SB1873; SCA1-SCA15; SCR10-SCR72; SJR6; SB5X (25ff) LP388:570-594

2003-2004: AB6-AB3096 (26ff) LP388:595-620

2005-2006: SB42-SB1824; SJR12-SJR29;SR20 (24 ff) LP388:711-734

2005-2006: AB42-AB3068; ACR129 (36 ff) LP388:735-770

2007-2008: SB26-SB1764; SCA6-SCA11;SJR22 (39 ff) LP388:771-809

2007-2008: AB230AB3075; AJR39 (42 ff) LP388:810-851

2009-2010: SB9-SB1486; SCA28; SCR62; SR49; SB4XX-SB16XX (37 ff) LP388:852-888

2009-2010: AB31-AB2794; ACR56; AB81XXX (44 ff) LP388:889-932

See Appendix A for LP Numbers

Series 2 Hearing Files 1973-1986

Physical Description: 106 file folders

Arrangement

Hearing files are arranged chronologically by date of hearing.

Scope and Content Note

Hearing files may consist of agendas, transcripts, audiotapes, and background information for regular session hearings, as well as interim hearings and select joint hearings. Audiotapes have been separated into a cold storage vault for preservation purposes. Separation sheets within the hearing files will alert the researcher to the existence of such tapes. Topics addressed in the hearing files include the "tied-house" restrictions on alcoholic beverage companies, the use of geothermal resources, licensing of professional astrologers, the issuance of seasonal and club liquor licenses, access to employment opportunities and higher education for veterans, gambling on greyhound dog racing, the proposed issuance of bonds for the California Pollution Control Financing Authority, horseracing, government reorganization, state employees, regulations requiring smoke detectors and flame-retardant roofs to be installed in all new public buildings, and urban unemployment.

For a chronological list of hearings, see Appendix A in Master Finding Aid at the California State Archives.

See Appendix B for LP Numbers

Series 3 Staff Reports 1974-1978

Physical Description: 11 file folders

Arrangement

Staff Reports are arranged chronologically by date of report.

Scope and Content Note

Staff reports consist of background reports published by the committee staff between 1974-1978. The reports concern a variety of topics typically addressed by the Governmental Organization committee, including solar energy, public gaming, and horseracing. Of particular interest to researchers will be a 1975 report examining the status of state lotteries around the country and considering the implications of passing such a lottery in California. (The California State Lottery was created in 1984, nine years after the issuance of this report.)

For a chronological list of reports, see Appendix B in Master Finding Aid at the California State Archives.

See Appendix C for LP Numbers

Series 4 Records of Bills 1972-1996

Physical Description: 22 file folders

Arrangement

Records of bills are arranged chronologically by date of file.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of files assembled by the committee staff, which variously list, for the years 1972 through 1996: meeting agendas, minutes, records of bills heard by the committee, roll call votes taken on legislation, reports of action taken, memos to the file clerk, dual referral letters from the Chair of the Senate Rules Committee to the Governmental Organization Committee Chair, and authorization letters.

For a chronological list of records of bills, see Appendix C in Master Finding Aid at the California State Archives.

LP388:708-710

Series 5 Committee Files 1976-1998

Physical Description: 3 file folders

Arrangement

Committee files are arranged chronologically by date of file.

Scope and Content Note

This series includes committee files and papers covering the years 1976 to 1998, and includes: Legislative Counsel opinions on pending legislation, authorization letters from the Chair of the Senate Rules Committee regarding the creation of subcommittees, schedules and notification letters for interim hearings, handwritten minutes of hearings by committee consultants, and memoranda to file clerks.

Series Description

Bill Files

Hearing Files

Staff Reports

Records of Bills

Committee Files