California legislators are back in session Monday and ready for a massive one-month sprint with more than 1,300 bills in play.

Lawmakers spent almost all of July on summer break, and although they had already wrapped up tough budget negotiations, there is still much more to do, from taxing the tech industry to streamlining solar and wind energy projects. 

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