California State Legislature: Legislative branch of the state government of California
The California State Legislature is a bicameral legislature for the state of California in the United States.
It has a lower house, the California State Assembly, with 80 members, and an upper house, the California State Senate, with 40 members. Both houses meet at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. It is one of ten full-time state legislatures in the United States.
California State Legislature | |
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| 2021–22 session | |
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| Houses | Senate Assembly |
| Leadership | |
Eleni Kounalakis (D) since January 7, 2019 | |
President Pro Tem of the Senate | Toni Atkins (D) since March 21, 2018 |
Senate Minority Leader | Shannon Grove (R) since March 1, 2019 |
Speaker of the Assembly | Anthony Rendon (D) since March 7, 2016 |
Assembly Minority Leader | Marie Waldron (R) since November 8, 2018 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 120 40 senators 80 assembly |
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| Elections | |
Senate last election | November 3, 2020 (20 seats) |
Assembly last election | November 3, 2020 |
Senate next election | November 8, 2022 (20 seats) |
Assembly next election | November 8, 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
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| California State Capitol Sacramento, California | |
| Website | |
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As of December 2020[update], the Democratic Party controls both houses.
References
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