BILL NUMBER: SBX8 23INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Hollingsworth FEBRUARY 1, 2010 An act to amend Section 8504 of the Government Code, relating to state government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 23, as introduced, Hollingsworth. Milton Marks Commission: membership: Members of the Legislature. Existing law creates the Milton Marks "Little Hoover" Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy, which has a prescribed membership that includes 4 members of the Legislature, as prescribed. Existing law specifies that the Members of the Legislature serving as members of the commission be considered a joint committee of the 2 houses of the Legislature constituted and acting as an investigating committee. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for that purpose. The Governor issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on January 8, 2010. This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation issued on January 8, 2010, pursuant to the California Constitution. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 8504 of the Government Code is amended to read: 8504. Forthepurposes of this chapter , the Members of the Legislature serving as members of the commission shall be considered a joint committee of the two houses of the Legislature constituted and acting as an investigating committee, andas suchshall have the powers and duties imposed onsuchthese joint committees by the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly. SEC. 2. This act addresses the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation on January 8, 2010, pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 10 of Article IV of the California Constitution.