logout

Store Research

A Wee Bit O’ LIS News and Notes

Saint Patrick's Day 2010

Some bill research does not include the Governor's file because at the time we researched the bill, the sitting Governor had not released his chaptered bill file. If the Governor's file is not included with this particular research, please contact our office (1-530-666-1917 or quote@legintent.com) and we will be happy to provide this file at no charge if it is available. Please Note: Governor files did not exist prior to 1943.

Federal Bill Watch: Below are four federal bills being closely watched this month.  To see any of these bills, just click on the bold text:

*  HR 2847: "Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science for fiscal year ending 9/30/2010"; introduced by Rep. Alan Mollohan and related to H.Res. 544, H.Res. 552, H.Res. 976, H. Res. 1137, H.R. 2391, and H.R. 3288. Under H.Res. 976, the House modified this bill, substituting the "Jobs for Main Street Act, 2010" as Division A and the "Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009" as Division B.

*  HR 3590:  "The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," introduced by Rep. Charles Rangel and related to H.R. 3573 and S. 1728.  This bill may be acted upon this week.

*  HR 4213: "Tax Extenders Act of 2009, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, introduced by Rep. Charles Rangel, and related to H.Res. 955, H.R. 1935, H.R. 3931, H.R. 3933, and S. 1934.  On March 10, 2010, an amendment (S. Amdt. 3336) in the nature of a substitute, was agreed to, with further amendments.

*  HR 4691:  signed by the President into law on March 3, 2010, the 'Temporary Extension Act of 2010," provides sort-term extensions of several authorities, including those related to:  (1) unemployment compensation; (2) COBRA premiums; (3) Medicare physician payments; (4) Medicare therapy caps; (5) surface transportation programs; (6) flood insurance programs; (7) retransmission of television broadcasts; (8) federal poverty guidelines; and (9) Small Business Administration loan guarantees.  This bill was related to H.R. 3404, H.R. 3548, H.R. 3756, H.R. 4183, S. 1647, S. 1699, and S. 2831. 

California Proposition Watch:  The following is a list of Propositions that have qualified for California’s June 2010 Statewide ballot – the highlighted proposition will take you to that proposition’s Legislative Analyst’s analysis:

*  Proposition 13:  Limits on Property Tax Assessment. Seismic Retrofitting of Existing Buildings. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. 
*  Proposition 14:  Primary Election Process Reform. Greater Participation in Elections  3/15/2010 Temporary Stay Order .
*  Proposition 15:  California Fair Elections Act. 3/12/2010 Court Order
*  Proposition 16:  Imposes New Two-Thirds Voter Approval Requirement for Local Public Electricity Providers. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
*  Proposition 17:  Allows Auto Insurance Companies to Base Their Prices in Part on a Driver's History of Insurance Coverage. Initiative Statute.

Note:  There are more initiatives and referenda seeking qualification status –stay tuned!

Little Pots o’ Gold . . .

*  When you place a custom research order for three legislative measures (any state!) in March, April and May, you can save $$ by using our Spring-into-Action 15% discount available at:  http://www.legintent.com/discount.php .    
*  Referring new contacts to us may result in a 10% discount for your next legislative history research request.  If any new contact tells us that you referred them to LIS, we will e-mail a 10% discount to you for each referral. 
*  We offer FREE QUOTES!  Call in your quote request for any state or federal statute or regulation at 1-800-666-1917 or email it to us by going to http://www.legintent.com/pricequote.php or e-mailing directly to quote@legintent.com.
*  You may be able to order custom research at a 20% discount for your pro bono project. 
LIS' Online Store Research offers legislative histories for a reduced rate of $300 per bill.   Go to www.legintent.com to learn more!
*  Recovering your fees for LIS research is possible if your position prevails.  (Van de Kamp v. Gumbiner, 221 CA3rd 1260 (1990)).  LIS has been cited in over 60 court opinions.  See: http://www.legintent.com/cases.php .
*  Those clients who responded to our January/2010 Survey received their 25% discount for one custom research order which they can use anytime in 2010. 
*  Our free State Bar-approved self-study exam qualifies for 1.0 MCLE credit and is available online 24/7.  Need 1.0 hour of MCLE?  Simply go to:  http://www.legintent.com/mclemain.php.