California State Legislature, 2017–2018 session
| 2017–2018 session of the California State Legislature | |||||
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| Legislative body | California State Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | California | ||||
| Term | December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2018 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 | ||||
| President of the Senate | Gavin Newsom (D) Dec. 5, 2016 – present | ||||
| President pro tempore |
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| Minority Leader |
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| Party control | Democratic | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 80 | ||||
| Speaker | Anthony Rendon (D–63rd) Dec. 5, 2016 – present | ||||
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| Party control | Democratic | ||||
The 2017–2018 session was a session of the California State Legislature. The session first convened on December 5, 2016, and adjourned sine die on November 30, 2018.
Major events
[edit]Vacancies and special elections
[edit]- July 11, 2017: Democratic assemblymember Jimmy Gomez (51st–Echo Park) resigns to take a seat in Congress.[1]
- November 27, 2017: Democratic assemblymember Raul Bocanegra (39th–Pacoima) resigns in the wake of sexual harassment allegations.[2]
- December 16, 2017: Democrat Wendy Carrillo of Boyle Heights is sworn into office after winning the December 5, 2017, special election for the 51st State Assembly district to replace Gomez.[3]
- December 31, 2017: Democratic assemblymember Sebastian Ridley-Thomas (54th–Los Angeles) resigns for health reasons.[4]
- January 2, 2018: Democratic assemblymember Matt Dababneh (45th–Encino) resigns in the wake of sexual harassment allegations.[5]
- February 22, 2018: Democratic senator Tony Mendoza (32nd–Artesia) resigns in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations.[6]
- April 16, 2018: Democrat Sydney Kamlager of Los Angeles is sworn into office after winning the April 3, 2018, special election for the 54th State Assembly district to replace Ridley-Thomas.[7]
- June 11, 2018: Democrat Luz Rivas of North Hollywood is sworn into office after winning the June 5, 2018, special election for the 39th State Assembly district to replace Bocanegra. Democrat Jesse Gabriel of Encino is sworn into office after winning the June 5, 2018, special election for the 45th State Assembly district to replace Dababneh.
- June 25, 2018: Republican Ling Ling Chang of Diamond Bar is sworn into office after Democrat Josh Newman was recalled in a June 5, 2018 recall election in the 29th State Senate district.
- August 14, 2018: Democrat Vanessa Delgado of Montebello is sworn into office after winning the August 7, 2018, special election for the 32nd State Senate district to replace Mendoza.
Leadership changes
[edit]- April 12, 2017: Republican senator Patricia Bates (36th–Laguna Niguel) replaces senator Jean Fuller (16th–Bakersfield) as Senate minority leader, as Fuller is termed out at the end of the session.[8]
- September 18, 2017: Republican assemblymember Brian Dahle (1st–Bieber) replaces assemblymember Chad Mayes (42nd–Yucca Valley) as Assembly minority leader, as Mayes was ousted in the wake of his support for renewing California's cap-and-trade program.[9][10]
- March 21, 2018: Democratic senator Toni Atkins (39th–San Diego) replaces senator Kevin de León (24th–Los Angeles) as president pro tempore, as de León is termed out at the end of the session.
- November 8, 2018: Republican assemblymember Marie Waldron (75th–Escondido) replaces assemblymember Brian Dahle (1st–Bieber) as Assembly minority leader, as Dahle planned to run in a special election for the California State Senate.[11][12]
Party changes
[edit]Legislation
[edit]- SB35 - streamlining housing construction in California counties and cities that fail to build enough housing to meet state mandated housing construction requirements.
State Senate
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Democratic Party
Republican Party
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| 26 | 14 |
| Democratic | Republican |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |||
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| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | |||
| End of previous legislature | 26 | 13 | 39 | 1 | |
| Begin | 27 | 13 | 40 | 0 | |
| February 22, 2018 | 26 | 39 | 1 | ||
| June 25, 2018 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 1 | |
| August 14, 2018 | 26 | 14 | 40 | 0 | |
| Latest voting share | 65% | 35% | |||
Officers
[edit]| Position | Name | Party | District | |
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| Lieutenant Governor | Gavin Newsom | Democratic | ||
| President pro tempore | Toni Atkins | Democratic | 39th–San Diego | |
| Majority leader | Bill Monning | Democratic | 17th–Carmel | |
| Majority whip | Nancy Skinner | Democratic | 9th–Berkeley | |
| Majority caucus chair | Connie Leyva | Democratic | 20th–Chino | |
| Majority caucus vice chair | Mike McGuire | Democratic | 2nd–Healdsburg | |
| Minority leader | Patricia Bates | Republican | 36th–Laguna Niguel | |
| Minority caucus chair | Jim Nielsen | Republican | 4th–Gerber | |
| Minority whip | Ted Gaines | Republican | 1st–El Dorado Hills | |
| Secretary | Daniel Alvarez | |||
| Sergeant-at-Arms | Debbie Manning | |||
| Chaplain | Sister Michelle Gorman | |||
The Secretary, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplain are not members of the Legislature.
Members
[edit]| District | Name | Party | Residence | Term-limited? | Notes | |
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| 1 | Ted Gaines | Republican | El Dorado Hills | |||
| 2 | Mike McGuire | Democratic | Healdsburg | |||
| 3 | Bill Dodd | Democratic | Napa | |||
| 4 | Jim Nielsen | Republican | Gerber | |||
| 5 | Cathleen Galgiani | Democratic | Stockton | |||
| 6 | Richard Pan | Democratic | Sacramento | |||
| 7 | Steve Glazer | Democratic | Orinda | |||
| 8 | Tom Berryhill | Republican | Modesto | Yes | ||
| 9 | Nancy Skinner | Democratic | Berkeley | |||
| 10 | Bob Wieckowski | Democratic | Fremont | |||
| 11 | Scott Wiener | Democratic | San Francisco | |||
| 12 | Anthony Cannella | Republican | Ceres | Yes | ||
| 13 | Jerry Hill | Democratic | San Mateo | |||
| 14 | Andy Vidak | Republican | Hanford | |||
| 15 | Jim Beall | Democratic | San Jose | |||
| 16 | Jean Fuller | Republican | Bakersfield | Yes | Minority leader from August 27, 2015, to April 12, 2017 | |
| 17 | Bill Monning | Democratic | Carmel | |||
| 18 | Robert Hertzberg | Democratic | Van Nuys | |||
| 19 | Hannah-Beth Jackson | Democratic | Santa Barbara | |||
| 20 | Connie Leyva | Democratic | Chino | |||
| 21 | Scott Wilk | Republican | Santa Clarita | |||
| 22 | Ed Hernandez | Democratic | West Covina | Yes | ||
| 23 | Mike Morrell | Republican | Rancho Cucamonga | |||
| 24 | Kevin de León | Democratic | Los Angeles | Yes | President pro tempore from October 15, 2014, to March 21, 2018 | |
| 25 | Anthony Portantino | Democratic | La Cañada Flintridge | |||
| 26 | Ben Allen | Democratic | Santa Monica | |||
| 27 | Henry Stern | Democratic | Canoga Park | |||
| 28 | Jeff Stone | Republican | Temecula | |||
| 29 | Josh Newman | Democratic | Fullerton | Recalled on June 5, 2018 | ||
| Ling Ling Chang | Republican | Diamond Bar | Sworn in on June 25, 2018, to replace Newman | |||
| 30 | Holly Mitchell | Democratic | Los Angeles | |||
| 31 | Richard Roth | Democratic | Riverside | |||
| 32 | Tony Mendoza | Democratic | Artesia | Resigned on February 22, 2018 | ||
| Vacant from February 22, 2018, to August 14, 2018 | ||||||
| Vanessa Delgado | Democratic | Montebello | Sworn into office on August 14, 2018 | |||
| 33 | Ricardo Lara | Democratic | Bell Gardens | |||
| 34 | Janet Nguyen | Republican | Fountain Valley | |||
| 35 | Steven Bradford | Democratic | Gardena | |||
| 36 | Patricia Bates | Republican | Laguna Niguel | Minority leader since April 12, 2017 | ||
| 37 | John Moorlach | Republican | Costa Mesa | |||
| 38 | Joel Anderson | Republican | Alpine | Yes | ||
| 39 | Toni Atkins | Democratic | San Diego | President pro tempore since March 21, 2018 | ||
| 40 | Ben Hueso | Democratic | San Diego | |||
State Assembly
[edit]
Democratic Party
Republican Party
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| 55 | 25 | |
| Democratic | Republican | |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||
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| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature | 55 | 28 | 80 | 0 |
| Begin | 55 | 25 | 80 | 0 |
| July 11, 2017 | 54 | 79 | 1 | |
| November 27, 2017 | 53 | 78 | 2 | |
| December 16, 2017 | 54 | 79 | 1 | |
| December 31, 2017 | 53 | 78 | 2 | |
| January 2, 2018 | 52 | 77 | 3 | |
| April 16, 2018 | 53 | 78 | 2 | |
| June 11, 2018 | 55 | 80 | 0 | |
| Latest voting share | 68.8% | 31.3% | ||
Officers
[edit]| Position | Name | Party | District | |
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| Speaker | Anthony Rendon | Democratic | 63rd–Lakewood | |
| Speaker pro tempore | Kevin Mullin | Democratic | 22nd–South San Francisco | |
| Assistant speaker pro tempore | Laura Friedman | Democratic | 43rd–Glendale | |
| Majority leader | Ian Calderon | Democratic | 57th–Whittier | |
| Assistant majority leader | Rob Bonta | Democratic | 18th–Alameda | |
| Majority whip | Todd Gloria | Democratic | 78th–San Diego | |
| Assistant majority whip | Eloise Reyes | Democratic | 47th–Grand Terrace | |
| Majority caucus chair | Mike Gipson | Democratic | 64th–Carson | |
| Minority leader | Marie Waldron | Republican | 75th–Escondido | |
| Republican floor manager | Heath Flora | Republican | 12th–Ripon | |
| Deputy Republican leaders | Frank Bigelow | Republican | 5th–O'Neals | |
| Rocky Chávez | Republican | 76th–Oceanside | ||
| Assistant Republican leaders | Phillip Chen | Republican | 55th–Diamond Bar | |
| Chad Mayes | Republican | 42nd–Yucca Valley | ||
| Republican caucus chair | Jay Obernolte | Republican | 33rd–Big Bear Lake | |
| Chief Clerk | E. Dotson Wilson | |||
| Chief Sergeant-at-Arms | Bryon G. Gustafson, Ph.D | |||
| Chaplain | Reverend Bob Oshita | |||
| Alternate Chaplain | Reverend Patti Oshita | |||
The Chief Clerk, the acting Chief Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Chaplains are not members of the Legislature.
Members
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tuesday, July 11, 2017" (PDF). Assembly Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Chief Clerk of the California State Assembly. p. 2509. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ^ "Monday, November 27, 2017" (PDF). Assembly Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Chief Clerk of the California State Assembly. p. 3643. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "Monday, December 18, 2017" (PDF). Assembly Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Chief Clerk of the California State Assembly. p. 3655. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ "Tuesday, January 2, 2018" (PDF). Assembly Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Chief Clerk of the California State Assembly. p. 3657. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ "Friday, December 8, 2017" (PDF). Assembly Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Chief Clerk of the California State Assembly. pp. 3651–3652. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ "Thursday, February 22, 2018" (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. p. 4254. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "Monday, April 16, 2018" (PDF). Assembly Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Chief Clerk of the California State Assembly. p. 4693. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "Monday, September 18, 2017" (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. p. 3574. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ "Monday, April 17, 2017" (PDF). Assembly Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Chief Clerk of the California State Assembly. p. 665. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ Horseman, Jeff (August 24, 2017). "Republicans oust Inland Assemblyman Chad Mayes as GOP leader". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
- ^ "Thursday, November 8, 2018" (PDF). Assembly Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Chief Clerk of the California State Assembly. p. 665. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ Kosoff, Alexei (October 31, 2018). "Rouda v. Rohrabacher + A new GOP leader? + Ex-lawmaker pleads guilty in wife's death". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
External links
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