California State Legislature

California State Legislature
2023–24 session
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
HousesSenate
Assembly
Term limits
12 years
History
New session started
December 5, 2022
Leadership
Eleni Kounalakis (D)
since January 7, 2019
Mike McGuire (D)
since February 5, 2024
Senate Republican Leader
Brian W. Jones (R)
since December 2022
Robert Rivas (D)
since June 30, 2023
Assembly Minority Leader
James Gallagher (R)
since February 8, 2022
Structure
Seats120
40 Senators
80 Assemblymembers
Senate political groups
  •   Democratic (31)
  •   Republican (9)
Assembly political groups
Elections
Senate last election
November 8, 2022
(20 seats)
Assembly last election
November 8, 2022
Senate next election
November 5, 2024
(20 seats)
Assembly next election
November 5, 2024
Meeting place
California State Capitol
Sacramento
Website
California State Legislature
Constitution
Constitution of California
Rules
Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly

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.[1] Both houses meet at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. It is one of ten full-time state legislatures in the United States.

Since 1996, the Democratic Party has controlled both houses.

References

  1. "CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE IV LEGISLATIVE". Section 2, paragraph (a). Retrieved 2017-10-18.