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Jun. 17, 2020
Legislature passes work-in-progress budget
The passage of SB 74 is in part the result of rules that call for lawmakers to stop being paid if they don’t pass a budget by June 15. There is no requirement for the governor to actually sign it by that date.
California lawmakers technically met their constitutional deadline to send Gov. Gavin Newsom a budget on Monday.
The Senate passed SB 74, the Budget Act of 2020, by a 29-11 late afternoon vote. The bill passed the Assembly 61-15 earlier in the day.
But even high-ranking legislative Democrats acknowledged negotiations will continue. The passage of a work-in-progress budget is in part the result o...
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