ARTICLE 3. Legislative Manual [9740. - 9744.]

Cal. Government Code - GOV 3.
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Cal. Government Code - GOV § 9740. Section 9740.

The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly shall during the month of December in each even-numbered year, commence to compile a legislative manual or handbook. The compilation shall be completed as soon as practical after the convening of the session, and the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly shall immediately thereafter publish and distribute the legislative manual or handbook, in such manner as they may determine.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 9741. Section 9741.

The legislative manual shall be uniform in size and style with similar publications of previous sessions. It shall include: (a) A list of State officers. (b) Members and officers of both houses. (c) Lists of committees. (d) The rules of both houses and the joint rules. (e) Other information deemed by the Secretary and Chief Clerk to be of use to Members of the Legislature.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 9742. Section 9742.

The manual shall be distributed as follows: (a) To each Senator and Assemblyman as determined by the Rules Committee of the respective houses. (b) Each elective state officer, one copy. (c) The State Library, five copies. (d) Each free public library in the state, one copy. (e) The Congressional Library at Washington, D.C., five copies.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 9743. Section 9743.

The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly shall each retain the number of manuals needed for use in the respective houses and for distribution to the Members of the Senate and Assembly for the succeeding session of the Legislature.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 9744. Section 9744.

The remainder shall be sold at a price to be fixed by the Joint Rules Committee. The price shall be sufficient to cover the cost of printing and binding the manual.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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