2010 Senate Committee on Appropriations
Any bill which spends money, loses money or results in substantial reduction of state expenditures. Read the Committee page for full information.
Jurisdiction
Bills that are subject to Joint Rule 10.5 and are not referred to the Budget and Fiscal Review Committee. Bills that constitute a state-mandated local program.
Joint Rule 10.5
A bill shall be rereferred to the fiscal committee of each house when it would do any of the following:
- Appropriate money.
- Result in a substantial expenditure of state money.
- Result in a substantial loss of revenue to the state.
- Result in substantial reduction of expenditures of state money by reducing, transferring, or eliminating any existing responsibilities of any state agency, program, or function.
Concurrent and joint resolutions shall be rereferred to the fiscal committee of each house when they contemplate any action that would involve any of the following:
- Any substantial expenditure of state money.
- Any substantial loss of revenue to the state.
The above requirements do not apply to bills or concurrent resolutions that contemplate the expenditure or allocation of operating funds.
A bill that assigns a study to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee or to the Legislative Analyst shall be rereferred to the respective rules committees. Before the committee may act upon the bill, it shall obtain from the Joint Legislative Budget Committee an estimate of the amount required to be expended to make the study.
This rule may be suspended in either house as to any particular bill by approval of the Committee on Rules of the house and two-thirds vote of the membership of the house.
Regular Meeting Times
Appropriations Committee meets every Monday at 11:00 A.M. in Room 4203.
Christine Kehoe
Thu, 2009-11-05 18:50 — chris
Christine Kehoe is forging the path for a new generation of effective California legislators, by setting a high standard for integrity and accomplishment.
Dave Cox
Thu, 2009-11-05 18:40 — chris
The 1st District stretches along the eastern edge of the state, from the Oregon border to the Mojave Desert. It includes most of the Mother Lode and Sierra Nevada Regions in addition to Lake Tahoe. However, because most of the district is rural, two-thirds of the district's population in 2000 lived in suburban Sacramento.
Elaine Alquist
Thu, 2009-11-05 18:30 — chris
A policy maker for over 20 years, Senator Elaine Kontominas Alquist (D-Santa Clara) is completing her first Senate term representing almost a million people living in the cities of San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Mountain View, and Gilroy.
Ellen Corbett
Thu, 2009-11-05 18:37 — chris
Senator Ellen M. Corbett was elected to the Senate in 2006. A lawyer and civic activist, she is dedicated to protecting the rights of consumers, encouraging educational opportunities and protecting the environment.
Jeff Denham
Thu, 2009-11-05 18:41 — chris
In November 2006, Senator Jeff Denham was re-elected to serve a second term representing California’s 12th Senate District, which includes Madera, Merced, Monterey, San Benito and Stanisla
Mark Leno
Thu, 2009-11-05 18:51 — chris
The 3rd District spans the Golden Gate Bridge, connecting high income areas of the North Bay with the eastern portions of the City and County of San Francisco.
Carol Liu
Thu, 2009-11-05 18:52 — chris
Carol Liu is the State Senator from the 21st District which includes Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank, a portion of the city of Los Angeles, and other surrounding cities and communities
Curren Price, Jr.
Thu, 2009-11-05 18:59 — chris
Curren Price was first elected to the California State Assembly in 2006 to represent the 51st District, and was re-elected by an overwhelming margin to a second term in 2008. After serving one full term in the California State Assembly, Mr. Price was elected in May 2009 to represent the 26th District in the State Senate, which includes a portion of Los Angeles, Culver City, Beverlywood, Hollywood, Koreatown, Ladera Heights, Larchmont, Leimert Park, View Park, and Vermont Hills.
Mimi Walters
Thu, 2009-11-05 19:05 — chris
Senator Mimi Walters represents the 33rd district in the State Senate.
Mimi Walters possesses a background in both business and local government. Her professional career has included time with the firm of Drexel, Burnham & Lambert as an Investment Executive and then subsequently joining Kidder Peabody & Company.
Mark Wyland
Thu, 2009-11-05 19:08 — chris
Senator Mark Wyland was elected to the California State Senate in November, 2006. He represents the 38th Senatorial District, which includes the South Orange County cities of San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano and the North San Diego County cities of Bonsall, Camp Pendleton, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Escondido, Fairbanks Ranch, Hidden Meadows, Lake San Marcos, Oceanside, Rancho Santa Fe, San Marcos, Solana Beach and Vista.
Leland Yee
Thu, 2009-11-05 19:09 — chris
The 8th district covers almost half of San Francisco and all but southeastern San Mateo County. Communities in the San Mateo portion of the district include Belmont, Brisbane, Broadmoor, Burlingame, Colma, Daly City, El Granada, Foster City, Half Moon Bay, Highlands-Baywood Park, Hillsborough, Millbrae, Montara, Moss Beach, Pacifica, Portola Valley, San Bruno, San Mateo, South San Francisco, and Woodside.
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