Legal Opinion
Schabarum v. California Legislature
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 14, 1998No. C020336PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SPARKS, J.*
In this case we consider whether the funds budgeted for the Legislative Counsel Bureau must be included in the budget of the Legislature for purposes of constitutional spending limitations. We hold that those funds need not be included in the Legislature’s budget.
At issue here is article IV, section 7.5, of the California Constitution, enacted as part of Proposition 140 (the term limit initiative) at the November 6, 1990, General Election. In relevant part that section provides: “In the fiscal year immediately following the adoption of this Act, the total aggregate…
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