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Material Alteration in the Phrasing

(Watts v. Crawford)

Statutory Construction-Material Alteration in the Phrasing
(Watts v. Crawford)

In ascertaining the legislative intent in so modifying the statute (§ 1859), we commence with the general proposition, derived from established principles of statutory construction, that a material alteration in the phrasing of a statute signals the Legislature's intent to give the enactment a new meaning. (Nahrstedt v. Lakeside Village Condominium Assn. (1994) 8 Cal.4th 361, 380 [33 Cal.Rptr.2d 63, 878 P.2d 1275]; McDonough Power Equipment Co. v. Superior Court (1972) 8 Cal.3d 527, 534, fn. 5 [105 Cal.Rptr. 330, 503 P.2d 1338]; see also People ex rel. Cranston v. Bonelli (1971) 15 Cal.App.3d 129, 133-136 [92 Cal.Rptr. 828].) The legislative history of a statute, as well as the wider historical circumstances of its enactment, may be considered in ascertaining legislative intent. (Freedom Newspapers, Inc. v. Orange County Employees Retirement System, supra, 6 Cal.4th 821, 828; DuBois v. Workers' [10 Cal.4th 754] Comp. Appeals Bd. (1993) 5 Cal.4th 382, 393-394 [20 Cal.Rptr.2d 523, 853 P.2d 978]; Walnut Creek Manor v. Fair Employment & Housing Com. (1991) 54 Cal.3d 245, 268 [284 Cal.Rptr. 718, 814 P.2d 704].)
Watts v. Crawford (1995) 10 Cal.4th 743 , 42 Cal.Rptr.2d 81; 896

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