Bill Text: CA SB1347 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: State government: sovereignty.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-29 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [SB1347 Detail]

Download: California-2023-SB1347-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 1347

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Introduced by Senator Skinner

February 16, 2024

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An act to amend Section 100 of the Government Code, relating to state government.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1347, as introduced, Skinner. State government: sovereignty.

Existing law provides that the sovereignty of the state resides in the people thereof, and all writs and processes shall issue in their name.

This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to these provisions.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 100 of the Government Code is amended to read:

100.

 (a) The sovereignty of the state State of California resides in the people thereof, and all writs and processes shall issue in their name.

(b) The style of all process shall be “The People of the State of California,” and all prosecutions shall be conducted in their name and by their authority.