"When you're telling people 'No,' and in this case you're telling very powerful people 'No,' it's difficult." Simply put: These are bills that are projected to cost the state money, generally an expense of $150,000 or more. The Assembly's current chairwoman, Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), has been tweeting hints of what's to come for the past couple of weeks. There are days, weeks or even months that go by in the state Capitol where less happens than will take place today before lunchtime. That means a lot of bills are held in limbo, ostensibly so lawmakers can later decide how much cash there is to go around.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 11, 2016 10:01 UTC