Relative to the adoption of the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly for the 2025–26 Regular Session.
SCR 1 is a procedural resolution that adopts the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly for the 2025-26 Regular Session. Rather than creating a substantive policy program, it sets the operating framework for how the two houses will conduct legislative business, including committee organization, bill introduction and amendment procedures, deadlines, conference committees, consent calendar rules, printing and publication requirements, and the handling of resolutions and legislative records.
The resolution also incorporates rules governing legislative administration and oversight, such as the Joint Rules Committee, the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, legislative printing and publication practices, committee subpoenas and hearings, and ethics/conflict-of-interest provisions for Members and legislative employees. It updates the session designation and calendar rules for the 2025-26 session and preserves the Legislature’s internal authority to manage its own procedures under the California Constitution.
SCR 1 does not amend the substantive laws of the state code; instead, it governs the internal procedures of the California Legislature for the 2025-26 Regular Session. Its effect is to replace or renew the joint procedural rules that control how bills and resolutions move through the Senate and Assembly, how committees operate, how deadlines are calculated, and how legislative documents are printed, distributed, and recorded. It also continues the framework for joint committees, budget and audit oversight, and ethics-related procedures that apply to legislators and legislative staff.
The bill appears to have been noncontroversial and routine, consistent with a session-organizing resolution. The recorded votes show clear support in both chambers, with passage by 29-9 in one vote and 56-18 in the Senate third-reading vote. No committee transcript or floor debate is provided, and there is no indication of organized opposition in the materials beyond the recorded no votes.
Because SCR 1 is a joint rules resolution, any contention would generally center on legislative procedure rather than policy outcomes. The main areas where disagreement could arise are rules affecting bill deadlines, committee control, consent calendar use, conference committee procedures, public notice requirements, and the balance of authority between the Senate, Assembly, and their rules committees. The available record does not identify specific disputed provisions or named opponents, but the no votes suggest some members may have objected to particular procedural constraints or to the overall rules package.