The California Constitution vests the legislative power of the state in the Legislature, which consists of the Senate and Assembly. The Legislature may make law only by the enactment of a statute, and may enact a statute only by bill.

This bill would require a bill introduced in the Legislature to be assigned a bill number that identifies the applicable legislative session, as provided. The bill would require the Secretary of the Senate, Chief Clerk of the Assembly, and Legislative Counsel Bureau to ensure that all legislative publications, indexes, journals, databases, and electronic systems use and display that bill number.