On Monday, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Paramount) issued a tentative Assembly Legislative Session schedule as the Assembly is set to reconvene on May 4th. Subsequently, Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) announced an updated Senate Legislative Session schedule with the Senate returning the following week on May 11th. The recess, which began in mid-March, was extended as California worked to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Currently, it is unclear how the traditional legislative process of considering and acting upon bills will occur due to the compressed timeframe (the Legislature faces a constitutionally-mandated adjournment date of its Regular Session on August 31st). As the Legislature assesses the extraordinary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is expected that the Legislature and the Newsom Administration will continue to face daunting challenges and difficult budgetary decisions ahead.
Plans for ensuring social distancing, remote participation, and other public health precautions continue to be considered. And, depending on guidance of public health officials, the final return date is subject to change.
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