The Assembly consists of 80 members, with each member representing at least 465,000 people. Due to a combination of the state's large population and a legislature that has not been expanded since the ratification of the 1879 Constitution,[1] the Assembly has the largest population-per-representative ratio of any state lower house and second largest of any legislative lower house in the United States after the federal House of Representatives.
Members of the California State Assembly are generally referred to using the titles Assemblyman (for men), Assemblywoman (for women), or Assemblymember (gender-neutral). In the current legislative session, Democrats enjoy a three-fourths supermajority of 62 seats, while Republicans control a minority of 18 seats.
The Speaker presides over the State Assembly in the chief leadership position, controlling the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The Speaker is nominated by the caucus of the majority party and elected by the full Assembly. Other leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each party's strength in the chamber.
As a result of Proposition 140 in 1990 and Proposition 28 in 2012, members elected to the Legislature prior to 2012 are restricted by term limits to three two-year terms (six years), while those elected in or after 2012 are allowed to serve 12 years in the legislature in any combination of four-year State Senate or two-year State Assembly terms.[3]
Every two years, all 80 seats in the Assembly are subject to election. This is in contrast to the State Senate, in which only half of its 40 seats are subject to election every two years.
Meeting chamber
The chamber's green tones are based on the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The dais rests along a wall shaped like an "E", with its central projection housing the rostrum. Along the cornice appears a portrait of Abraham Lincoln and a Latin quotation: legislatorum est justas leges condere ("It is the duty of legislators to pass just laws"). Almost every decorating element is identical to the Senate Chamber.
Candidate qualifications
To run for the Assembly, a candidate must be a United States citizen and a registered voter in the district at the time nomination papers are issued, and may not have served three terms in the State Assembly since November 6, 1990. According to Article 4, Section 2(c) of the California Constitution, the candidate must have one year of residency in the legislative district and California residency for three years.[4]
Employees
The chief clerk of the Assembly, a position that has existed since the Assembly's creation, is responsible for many administrative duties. The chief clerk is the custodian of all Assembly bills and records and publishes the Assembly Daily Journal, the minutes of floor sessions, as well as the Assembly Daily File, the Assembly agenda. The chief clerk is the Assembly's parliamentarian, and in this capacity gives advice to the presiding officer on matters of parliamentary procedure. The chief clerk is also responsible for engrossing and enrolling of measures, and the transmission of legislation to the governor.[5]
The Assembly also employs the position of chaplain, a position that has existed in both houses since the first legislative session back in 1850. Currently, the chaplain of the Assembly is Imam Mohammad Yasir Khan, the first chaplain historically that practices Islam.
The position of sergeant-at-arms of the Assembly has existed since 1849; Samuel N. Houston was the first to hold this post, overseeing one deputy. The sergeant-at-arms is mostly tasked with law enforcement duties, but customarily also has a ceremonial and protocol role. Today, some fifty employees are part of the Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms Office.[6]
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The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature the upper house being the California State Senate The Assembly convenes along with the State Senate at the California State Capitol in Sacramento California State AssemblyCalifornia State LegislatureTypeTypeLower house of the California State LegislatureTerm limits6 terms 12 years HistoryNew session startedDecember 5 2023LeadershipSpeakerAnthony Rendon D since March 7 2016Speaker pro temporeChristopher M Ward D since December 5 2022Majority LeaderEloise Reyes D since December 7 2020Minority LeaderJames Gallagher R since February 8 2022StructureSeats80Political groupsMajority Democratic 62 Minority Republican 18 Length of term2 yearsAuthorityArticle 4 California ConstitutionSalary 114 877 year 211 per diemElectionsVoting systemNonpartisan blanket primaryLast electionNovember 8 2022Next electionNovember 5 2024RedistrictingCalifornia Citizens Redistricting CommissionMottoLegislatorum est justas leges condere It is the duty of legislators to enact just laws Meeting placeState Assembly ChamberCalifornia State CapitolSacramento CaliforniaWebsiteCalifornia State AssemblyCoordinates 38 34 35 N 121 29 36 W 38 57639 N 121 49333 W 38 57639 121 49333The Assembly consists of 80 members with each member representing at least 465 000 people Due to a combination of the state s large population and a legislature that has not been expanded since the ratification of the 1879 Constitution 1 the Assembly has the largest population per representative ratio of any state lower house and second largest of any legislative lower house in the United States after the federal House of Representatives Members of the California State Assembly are generally referred to using the titles Assemblyman for men Assemblywoman for women or Assemblymember gender neutral In the current legislative session Democrats enjoy a three fourths supermajority of 62 seats while Republicans control a minority of 18 seats Contents 1 Leadership 2 Terms of office 3 Meeting chamber 4 Candidate qualifications 5 Employees 6 Current session 6 1 Composition 6 2 Past composition of the Assembly 6 3 Officers 6 4 Members 6 5 Seating chart 7 Committees 8 Recent sessions 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksLeadership EditThe Speaker presides over the State Assembly in the chief leadership position controlling the flow of legislation and committee assignments The Speaker is nominated by the caucus of the majority party and elected by the full Assembly Other leaders such as the majority and minority leaders are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each party s strength in the chamber The current Speaker is Democrat Anthony Rendon 63rd Lakewood The majority leader is Democrat Eloise Reyes 47th Grand Terrace while the minority leader is Republican James Gallagher 3rd Yuba City 2 Terms of office EditAs a result of Proposition 140 in 1990 and Proposition 28 in 2012 members elected to the Legislature prior to 2012 are restricted by term limits to three two year terms six years while those elected in or after 2012 are allowed to serve 12 years in the legislature in any combination of four year State Senate or two year State Assembly terms 3 Every two years all 80 seats in the Assembly are subject to election This is in contrast to the State Senate in which only half of its 40 seats are subject to election every two years Meeting chamber EditThe chamber s green tones are based on the House of Commons of the United Kingdom The dais rests along a wall shaped like an E with its central projection housing the rostrum Along the cornice appears a portrait of Abraham Lincoln and a Latin quotation legislatorum est justas leges condere It is the duty of legislators to pass just laws Almost every decorating element is identical to the Senate Chamber Candidate qualifications EditTo run for the Assembly a candidate must be a United States citizen and a registered voter in the district at the time nomination papers are issued and may not have served three terms in the State Assembly since November 6 1990 According to Article 4 Section 2 c of the California Constitution the candidate must have one year of residency in the legislative district and California residency for three years 4 Employees EditThe chief clerk of the Assembly a position that has existed since the Assembly s creation is responsible for many administrative duties The chief clerk is the custodian of all Assembly bills and records and publishes the Assembly Daily Journal the minutes of floor sessions as well as the Assembly Daily File the Assembly agenda The chief clerk is the Assembly s parliamentarian and in this capacity gives advice to the presiding officer on matters of parliamentary procedure The chief clerk is also responsible for engrossing and enrolling of measures and the transmission of legislation to the governor 5 The Assembly also employs the position of chaplain a position that has existed in both houses since the first legislative session back in 1850 Currently the chaplain of the Assembly is Imam Mohammad Yasir Khan the first chaplain historically that practices Islam The position of sergeant at arms of the Assembly has existed since 1849 Samuel N Houston was the first to hold this post overseeing one deputy The sergeant at arms is mostly tasked with law enforcement duties but customarily also has a ceremonial and protocol role Today some fifty employees are part of the Assembly Sergeant at Arms Office 6 Current session EditComposition Edit 62 18Democratic RepublicanAffiliation Party Shading indicates majority caucus TotalDemocratic Republican Independent VacantEnd of previous legislature 60 19 1 80 0Begin 62 18 0 80 0Latest voting share 78 23 0 Past composition of the Assembly Edit Main article Political party strength in California Officers Edit Position Name Party DistrictSpeaker Anthony Rendon Democratic 62nd LakewoodSpeaker pro tempore Chris Ward Democratic 78th San DiegoMajority leader Eloise Gomez Reyes Democratic 50th ColtonAssistant majority leader Gregg Hart Democratic 37th Santa BarbaraDemocratic caucus chair Mike Gipson Democratic 65th CarsonRepublican leader James Gallagher Republican 3rd Yuba CityRepublican floor leader Heath Flora Republican 9th RiponRepublican chief whip Laurie Davies Republican 74th Laguna NiguelRepublican caucus chair Tom Lackey Republican 34th PalmdaleChief Clerk Sue ParkerChief Sergeant at Arms Alisa BuckleyChaplain Imam Mohammad Yasir Khan Al Misbaah The Chief Clerk the Chief Sergeant at Arms and the Chaplains are not members of the Legislature Members Edit District Name Party Residence First elected Term limited Notes1 Megan Dahle Republican Bieber 2019 20302 Jim Wood Democratic Healdsburg 2014 20263 James Gallagher Republican Yuba City 2014 2026 Minority leader since February 8 20224 Cecilia Aguiar Curry Democratic Winters 2016 20285 Joe Patterson Republican Rocklin 2022 20346 Kevin McCarty Democratic Sacramento 2014 20267 Josh Hoover Repubiclan Folsom 2022 20348 Jim Patterson Republican Fresno 2012 20249 Heath Flora Republican Ripon 2016 202810 Stephanie Nguyen Democratic Elk Grove 2022 203411 Lori Wilson Democratic Suisun City 2022 203412 Damon Connolly Democratic San Rafael 2022 203413 Carlos Villapudua Democratic Stockton 2020 203214 Buffy Wicks Democratic Oakland 2018 203015 Tim Grayson Democratic Concord 2016 202816 Rebecca Bauer Kahan Democratic Orinda 2018 203017 Matt Haney Democratic San Francisco 2022 203418 Mia Bonta Democratic Alameda 2021 203219 Phil Ting Democratic San Francisco 2012 202420 Liz Ortega Democratic San Leandro 2022 203421 Diane Papan Democratic San Mateo 2022 203422 Juan Alanis Republican Modesto 2022 203423 Marc Berman Democratic Menlo Park 2016 202824 Alex Lee Democratic San Jose 2020 203225 Ash Kalra Democratic San Jose 2016 202826 Evan Low Democratic Sunnyvale 2014 202627 Esmeralda Soria Democratic Fresno 2022 203428 Gail Pellerin Democratic Santa Cruz 2022 203429 Robert Rivas Democratic Hollister 2018 203030 Dawn Addis Democratic Morro Bay 2022 203431 Joaquin Arambula Democratic Fresno 2016 202832 Vince Fong Republican Bakersfield 2016 202833 Devon Mathis Republican Porterville 2014 202634 Tom Lackey Republican Palmdale 2014 202635 Jasmeet Bains Democratic Bakersfield 2022 203436 Eduardo Garcia Democratic Coachella 2014 202637 Gregg Hart Democratic Santa Barbara 2022 203438 Steve Bennett Democratic Ventura 2020 203239 Juan Carrillo Democratic Palmdale 2022 203440 Pilar Schiavo Democratic Chatsworth 2022 203441 Chris Holden Democratic Pasadena 2012 202442 Jacqui Irwin Democratic Thousand Oaks 2014 202643 Luz Rivas Democratic North Hollywood 2018 203044 Laura Friedman Democratic Glendale 2016 202845 James Ramos Democratic Highland 2018 203046 Jesse Gabriel Democratic Encino 2018 203047 Greg Wallis Republican Bermuda Dunes 2022 203448 Blanca Rubio Democratic Baldwin Park 2016 202849 Mike Fong Democratic Alhambra 2022 203450 Eloise Reyes Democratic Colton 2016 2028 Majority Leader51 Rick Zbur Democratic Los Angeles 2022 203452 Wendy Carrillo Democratic Los Angeles 2017 203053 Freddie Rodriguez Democratic Pomona 2013 202454 Miguel Santiago Democratic Boyle Heights 2014 202655 Isaac Bryan Democratic Jefferson Park 2021 203256 Lisa Calderon Democratic Whittier 2020 203257 Reggie Jones Sawyer Democratic Los Angeles 2012 202458 Sabrina Cervantes Democratic Riverside 2016 202859 Phillip Chen Republican Yorba Linda 2016 202860 Corey Jackson Democratic Perris 2022 203461 Tina McKinnor Democratic Hawthorne 2022 203462 Anthony Rendon Democratic Lakewood 2012 2024 Speaker63 Bill Essayli Republican Corona 2022 203464 Blanca Pacheco Democratic Downey 2022 203465 Mike Gipson Democratic Carson 2014 202666 Al Muratsuchi Democratic Rolling Hills Estates 2016 2026 Previously served from 2012 to 2014 67 Sharon Quirk Silva Democratic Fullerton 2016 2026 Previously served from 2012 to 2014 68 Avelino Valencia Democratic Anaheim 2022 203469 Josh Lowenthal Democratic Long Beach 2022 203470 Tri Ta Republican Westminster 2022 203471 Kate Sanchez Republican Trabuco Canyon 2022 203472 Diane Dixon Republican Newport Beach 2022 203473 Cottie Petrie Norris Democratic Irvine 2018 203074 Laurie Davies Republican Laguna Niguel 2020 203275 Marie Waldron Republican Valley Center 2012 2024 Minority Leader from November 8 2018 to February 8 202276 Brian Maienschein Democratic San Diego 2012 2024 Changed party affiliation on January 24 2019 7 8 77 Tasha Boerner Horvath Democratic Encinitas 2018 203078 Chris Ward Democratic San Diego 2020 203279 Akilah Weber Democratic La Mesa 2021 203280 David Alvarez Democratic San Diego 2022 2034 elected in a special electionSeating chart Edit SpeakerRendon Sanchez Chen Davies Lackey Ta Gallagher Reyes Ortega Calderon Holden Petrie Norris IrwinJoe Patterson V Fong Jim Patterson Dixon Essayli Flora Zbur Gipson Nguyen Lee Muratsuchi BryanAlanis M Dahle Hoover Mathis Wilson Grayson Ting Connolly Lowenthal Low McCarty SchiavoWallis Waldron Bennett Hart Bauer Kahan Quirk Silva Friedman Pellerin Bains M Fong Santiago WicksBonta Haney McKinnor Jones Sawyer R Rivas Kalra Rubio Wood Villapudua J Carrillo Arambula RodriguezW Carrillo Pacheco Addis Boerner Horvath Papan L Rivas Aguiar Curry Weber Cervantes Soria Ramos Valencia Berman Gabriel Jackson Rendon Ward Maienschein Alvarez GarciaCommittees EditCurrent committees chairs and vice chairs include 9 Committee Chair Vice ChairAccountability and Administrative Review Cottie Petrie Norris D Diane Dixon R Aging and Long Term Care Jasmeet Bains D Tri Ta R Agriculture Robert Rivas D Devon Mathis R Appropriations Chris Holden D Megan Dahle R Arts Entertainment Sports Tourism amp Internet Media Sharon Quirk Silva D Greg Wallis R Banking and Finance Tim Grayson D Phillip Chen R Budget Phil Ting D Vince Fong R Business and Professions Marc Berman D Heath Flora R Communications and Conveyance Tasha Boerner Horvath D Jim Patterson R Education Al Muratsuchi D Megan Dahle R Elections Isaac Bryan D Tom Lackey R Emergency Management Freddie Rodriguez D Marie Waldron R Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Alex Lee D Josh Hoover R Governmental Organization Miguel Santiago D Tom Lackey R Health Jim Wood D Marie Waldron R Higher Education Mike Fong D Tri Ta R Housing and Community Development Buffy Wicks D Joe Patterson R Human Services Corey Jackson D Kate Sanchez R Insurance Lisa Calderon D Bill Essayli R Jobs Economic Development and the Economy Carlos Villapudua D Josh Hoover R Judiciary Brian Maienschein D Bill Essayli R Labor and Employment Ash Kalra D Heath Flora R Local Government Cecilia Aguiar Curry D Diane Dixon R Military and Veterans Affairs Esmeralda Soria D Laurie Davies R Natural Resources Luz Rivas D Heath Flora R Privacy and Consumer Protection Jesse Gabriel D Joe Patterson R Public Employment and Retirement Tina McKinnor D Tom Lackey R Public Safety Reggie Jones Sawyer D Juan Alanis R Revenue and Taxation Jacqui Irwin D Greg Wallis R Rules James Ramos D Marie Waldron R Transportation Laura Friedman D Vince Fong R Utilities and Energy Eduardo Garcia D Jim Patterson R Water Parks and Wildlife Rebecca Bauer Kahan D Devon Mathis R Recent sessions EditCalifornia State Legislature 1997 1998 session California State Legislature 1999 2000 session California State Legislature 2001 2002 session California State Legislature 2003 2004 session California State Legislature 2005 2006 session California State Legislature 2007 2008 session California State Legislature 2009 2010 session California State Legislature 2011 2012 session California State Legislature 2013 2014 session California State Legislature 2015 2016 session California State Legislature 2017 2018 session California State Legislature 2019 2020 session California State Legislature 2021 2022 sessionSee also Edit California portalBill proposed law California State Assembly districts 2018 California State Assembly election California State Capitol California State Capitol Museum California State Legislature California State Senate Districts in California List of speakers of the California State Assembly Members of the California State LegislatureReferences Edit California Constitution of 1879 prior to any amendments PDF California State Polytechnic University Pomona Retrieved August 11 2021 Officers of the California State Assembly Assembly Internet assembly ca gov Retrieved February 8 2022 California Constitution Article IV Legislative California Office of Legislative Counsel Archived from the original on February 23 2019 Retrieved February 23 2019 California Constitution Article IV 2 California Office of Legislative Counsel Retrieved February 23 2019 About Us Office of the Chief Clerk California State Assembly History Archived June 16 2018 at the Wayback Machine Sergeant at Arms Office California State Assembly California Republican Party gets even smaller A GOP lawmaker defects to the Democrats The Sacramento Bee January 24 2019 Assemblyman Brian Maienschein Switches Parties From Republican to Democrat KNSD NBC San Diego January 24 2019 Committees January 6 2022 Retrieved January 6 2022 External links EditOfficial website of the California State Assembly Democratic Caucus Republican Caucus Sergeant at Arms Interactive map of the state assembly districts California legislative district maps from 1849 to the present California State Assembly at Ballotpedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title California State Assembly amp oldid 1142199044, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
