![]() Using $148.9 million in new funds, this FY 2023 budget would also bolster funding for mental health coordinated care and law enforcement systems in every region of the state. We also included $62.4 million for additional targeted salary adjustments to prevent workers from leaving for higher paying jobs in other government agencies or the private sector after they’ve been trained. These strategic compensation initiatives aim to target the state’s all-time high average turnover rate of 23 percent, which is even higher for some agencies at 40 percent. Specifically, this budget would provide a well-earned $5,000 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for eligible state employees, allow state employees to withdraw and be compensated for up to 40 hours of accrued leave annually, increase the employer 401(k) match up to nine percent and prefund a COLA for state retirees. HB 911 includes $758 million for the state’s workforce to help reduce the high turnover rate of state employees, which impacts critical government services. The House and Senate were able to finalize a budget that would make historic investments in our state agencies, and I want to bring your attention to just a few significant investments included in this budget. ![]() Due to positive economic projections, HB 911 would permanently restore nearly $669 million that was originally eliminated from the budget following the initial fallout from the pandemic in 2020. Upon the governor’s signature, the FY 2023 budget will go into effect July 1, 2022, and is set at a record-breaking revenue estimate of $30.2 billion, which is an increase of $2.9 billion or 10.8 percent over the budget we passed last session. The House fulfilled its only constitutional obligation late in the night on Sine Die when we voted to adopt a conference committee report for House Bill 911, the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 2023) budget. The House gave final passage to many quality pieces of legislation, including a new state budget, which will now go to Governor Brian Kemp for his final consideration. You can also find the transcript of today’s podcast here.On Monday, April 4, the 2022 legislative session came to an end as the House and Senate completed the 40 th and final day of session, also known as “Sine Die,” which is a Latin term meaning “without assigning a day for further meeting.” As we convened for Sine Die, we worked tirelessly past midnight to ensure that important legislation for our state had every opportunity to be considered this year. The 2019-2020 legislative session adjourns sine die on November 30, 2020. Put another way, when the California Legislature terminated the 2020 session back in the wee hours of the morning of September 1, the Assembly and the Senate adjourned until they reconvene on Monday, December 7 th, at twelve noon, per the state Constitution. Put another way, the term is used to describe the final termination of the two-year legislative session.Īdjournment sine die is also found in Article IV, Section 3(a) of California’s Constitution, where it says, “each session of the Legislature shall adjourn sine die by operation of the Constitution at midnight on November 30 of the following even-numbered year.” Note that both regular and special sessions of the Legislature adjourn sine die at midnight on November 30 of each even-numbered year. The phrase basically means there are no days left in the legislative session after the Legislature adjourns. In both houses, a motion to adjourn requires a simple majority vote.Īdjournment sine die comes from Latin, and essentially means to adjourn without days. Per Assembly Rule 85, a motion to recess to a time certain is treated the same as a motion to adjourn, however, a motion to recess is debatable and it can be amended regarding its time and duration. ![]() Pursuant to Assembly Rule 84, the details of the adjournment motion are entered in the Assembly Daily Journal. A motion to adjourn is generally in order except when another member is speaking on the floor, when voting is taking place, or during a call. That motion is not debatable, and it may not be amended. The Legislative Counsel’s Glossary of Terms defines adjournment as “terminating a meeting or the occurrence at the close of a legislative day upon the completion of the house’s business.” Adjournment is accomplished by a successful motion to end the committee hearing or the floor session. However, it is worth noting that there is a distinction between adjournment and adjournment sine die. When the California Legislature adjourned its 2020 session in the early morning hours of September 1st, many observers mistakenly called it adjournment sine die. ![]()
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