This document provides an overview of state legislatures, including their roles in lawmaking, representation, constituent services, oversight, appropriations, and impeachment. It discusses the structure of state legislatures, including the types and names of legislative chambers. The document also covers trends in legislative professionalism using Squire's measure of salaries, session length, and staff/resources. Different types of legislatures - professional, hybrid, and citizen - are defined. Additional topics include redistricting, the composition of state legislatures, and models of representation.
The California LegislatureDifferences from the U.S. Congress.docxmamanda2
The California Legislature
Differences from the U.S. Congress
Equal Bicameral
• Lower house is the Assembly
• 80 members elected every 2 years
• Each district has about 450,000 constituents (700,000 for the U.S. House of
Representatives)
• Upper house is the Senate
• 40 members serve for 4 years
• Half run each 2 years
• Each district has about 900,000 constituent
• Term limits
• Legislators are limited to a total of 12 years in the legislature
• May serve in one or both houses
• Only about 1/3 of bills become laws
Leadership
• Speaker of the Assembly is much more powerful than the Speaker of
the House:
• Controls committee appointments
• Present Speaker is John Perez (new Speaker will be Toni Atkins)
• President Pro tem in the Senate not as powerful
• Shares power with rules committee
• Became more influential under old term limits rules because Senators could
serve for 8 years (as opposed to the 6 for Assembly)
Other features
• Governor may use the line item veto for an appropriations bill
• State legislature is less visible to voters than Congress (media rarely
covers it)
• State legislature is not involved in judicial appointments
• No filibuster
• Initiative process means that legislature doesn’t have a monopoly on
legislation (for good or ill)
• Seniority plays a much smaller role
Problems
• Term limits
• Never develop sufficient expertise
• Especially a problem for leadership
• Less willing to compromise because they don’t have a long working
relationship with other legislators
• Cedes power to bureaucrats & lobbyists
• Has contributed to a rise in minority representation
• E.g., Latino legislators increased from 6% in 1990 to 23% today
• Gridlock over taxation
• 2/3 vote required for increasing taxes by state legislature (Prop. 13)
• Staff slashed by 40% in 1990 (first term limits initiative)
The bright side
• Term limits have contributed to a rise in minority representation
• E.g., Latino legislators increased from 6% in 1990 to 23% today
• (see NCSL web site for more demographic information)
• No filibuster
• 2/3 requirement for passing state budget removed in 2010
• Districts now drawn by a citizen commission rather than by the
legislature
• Open primary encourages less extremism
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States act together through a central
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retain ultimate authority and can veto
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Unitary Government
The central government has ultimate
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The California LegislatureDifferences from the U.S. Congress.docxmamanda2
The California Legislature
Differences from the U.S. Congress
Equal Bicameral
• Lower house is the Assembly
• 80 members elected every 2 years
• Each district has about 450,000 constituents (700,000 for the U.S. House of
Representatives)
• Upper house is the Senate
• 40 members serve for 4 years
• Half run each 2 years
• Each district has about 900,000 constituent
• Term limits
• Legislators are limited to a total of 12 years in the legislature
• May serve in one or both houses
• Only about 1/3 of bills become laws
Leadership
• Speaker of the Assembly is much more powerful than the Speaker of
the House:
• Controls committee appointments
• Present Speaker is John Perez (new Speaker will be Toni Atkins)
• President Pro tem in the Senate not as powerful
• Shares power with rules committee
• Became more influential under old term limits rules because Senators could
serve for 8 years (as opposed to the 6 for Assembly)
Other features
• Governor may use the line item veto for an appropriations bill
• State legislature is less visible to voters than Congress (media rarely
covers it)
• State legislature is not involved in judicial appointments
• No filibuster
• Initiative process means that legislature doesn’t have a monopoly on
legislation (for good or ill)
• Seniority plays a much smaller role
Problems
• Term limits
• Never develop sufficient expertise
• Especially a problem for leadership
• Less willing to compromise because they don’t have a long working
relationship with other legislators
• Cedes power to bureaucrats & lobbyists
• Has contributed to a rise in minority representation
• E.g., Latino legislators increased from 6% in 1990 to 23% today
• Gridlock over taxation
• 2/3 vote required for increasing taxes by state legislature (Prop. 13)
• Staff slashed by 40% in 1990 (first term limits initiative)
The bright side
• Term limits have contributed to a rise in minority representation
• E.g., Latino legislators increased from 6% in 1990 to 23% today
• (see NCSL web site for more demographic information)
• No filibuster
• 2/3 requirement for passing state budget removed in 2010
• Districts now drawn by a citizen commission rather than by the
legislature
• Open primary encourages less extremism
gcc
Federalism
gcc
Confederal Government
States act together through a central
government for limited purposes, but
retain ultimate authority and can veto
actions of the central government (53)
gcc
Confederal Government
STATE
GOVERNMENT
STATE
GOVERNMENT
STATE
GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
gcc
Unitary Government
The central government has ultimate
authority and may create (and
eliminate) state governments for its
own purposes (53)
gcc
Unitary Government
CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT STATE
GOVERNMENT
STATE
GOVERNMENT
STATE
GOVERNMENT
STATE
GOVERNMENT
gcc
Federal Government
Ultimate authority is divided between a
central government an.
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8. LAWMAKING
Creation of Policy
1,000 laws in single session
10-12 bills per legislator
Total: Considering 101,000
bills and passing 19,000
Revising constitutions and
ratifying amendments
REPRESENTATION
Representation of Interests
Components of
Representation
9. CONSTITUENT SERVICE
Personalized services to
citizens
What does legislative work
entail?
OVERSIGHT
Role in legislative process
Committee Role
Examples of Oversight
Conflict with Executive
Agencies
Impact of “Sunset” Laws
10. APPROPRIATIONS
Approving State Budgets
The “Power of the Purse”
IMPEACHMENT
What is impeachment?
Stages of Impeachment
#1: Impeachment
#2:Trial
State Examples
Why is impeachment rare?
17. Shift from biennial to annual sessions
Biennial: 31 6; Annual: 19 44
Changes in overall size
Slight decrease in state legislators
About 7,400 state legislators today
Changes in legislative membership
Some states have increased their membership, while
others have decreased over time
18.
19. LARGER LEGISLATURES
Fewer Members =
Fewer Constituents
One-Party Dominance
The Legislative Process
Population and Legislative
Costs
SMALLER LEGISLATURES
Competitive Elections
Legislator Role
Discussion and Debate
Decrease in committees
20.
21.
22.
23. PEVERILL SQUIRE
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
COMPONENTS OF
SQUIRE MEASURE
1) Member Salary and Benefits
2)Time in Session
3) Staff and Resources
What is the impact
for individual legislators and
the legislature as a whole?
24.
25. Professional Legislatures
No extra income
80% + of full-time job
Large staff
Similar to Congress
Higher population
An example of a
professional legislature
is California.
26. Professional or Full-Time Legislatures
Hybrid Legislatures
Prefer extra income
66.6% of full-time job
Intermediate staff
Middle of population
A hybrid legislature
exists in Louisiana.
27. Professional or Full-Time Legislatures
Hybrid Legislatures
Citizen Legislatures
Require extra income
50% of full-time job
Small staff
Smaller, more rural states
Montana is an example
of a citizen legislature.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32. F = Functional
Has time, staff, and rules to conduct business
A = Accountable
Process open and accessible to public
I = Informed
Committees and staff; Review of executive branch
I = Independent
Runs own affairs; Oversight, Manages Conflict, Lobbyists
R = Representative
Diverse membership (social, economic, ethnic characteristics)
33.
34. Constitutional Basis
Powers for House and Senate
Structure
Size
40 Senate Districts; 120 House Districts
Partisan Composition
Republicans control House; Republicans control Senate
Professionalism
Time in Session
Member Salary and Benefits
Staff and Resources
35. Found In Article III of Florida Constitution,
the task force develops recommendations
for improving operations and reducing
costs of state government.
36.
37. State Legislature
System used in most states
District lines subject to majority in legislature and veto by governor
Advisory Commission
Advise legislature about boundaries
Draft initial redistricting plans
Politician Commission
Elected state officials (not just legislators) may serve as members
Independent Commission
Limits direct participation by elected officials
42. Formalistic Representation
Policy and Allocative Representation; Casework
Descriptive Representation
Does state legislature reflect race and ethnicity?
Does state legislature reflect gender diversity?
43.
44. SUBSTANTIVE
REPRESENTATION
REP. JENNIFER WEBB
(69TH DISTRICT)
Legislators advocate for
particular groups in society
Rep.Webb could
advocate for pro-LGBT policies
for all homosexuals in Florida,
whether or not they are in her district.