California State Legislature, 2021–2022 session

2021–2022 session of the
California State Legislature
2021–2022 session of the; California State Legislature
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Overview
Legislative body	California State Legislature
Jurisdiction	California
Term	December 7, 2020 – November 30, 2022
Senate
Members	40
President of the Senate	Eleni Kounalakis (D); Jan. 7, 2019 - present;
President pro tempore	Toni Atkins (D–39th); Dec. 3, 2018 – present
Minority Leader	Shannon Grove (R–16th); Mar. 1, 2019 – Jan. 20, 2021; Scott Wilk (R–21st); Jan. 20, 2021 – present;
Party control	Democratic
Assembly
Members	80
Speaker	Anthony Rendon (D–63rd); Dec. 3, 2018 – present
Minority Leader	Marie Waldron (R–75th); Dec. 3, 2018 – Feb. 8, 2022; James Gallagher (R–3rd); Feb. 8, 2022 – present;
Party control	Democratic

The 2021–2022 session is the most recent former session of the California State Legislature. The session first convened on December 7, 2020 and ended November 30, 2022.^[1]

Major events

Vacancies and special elections

December 6, 2020: Democratic senator Holly Mitchell (30th–Los Angeles) resigns one day before the session begins to take her seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
January 29, 2021: Democratic assemblymember Shirley Weber (79th–San Diego) resigns to become Secretary of State
March 11, 2021: Democratic assemblymember Sydney Kamlager (54th–Los Angeles) resigns and is sworn into office after winning the March 2 special election for the 30th State Senate district to replace Mitchell
April 19, 2021: Democratic councilmember Akilah Weber (La Mesa) is sworn into office after winning the April 6 special election for the 79th State Assembly district to replace her mother
April 23, 2021: Democratic assemblymember Rob Bonta (18th–Alameda) resigns to become Attorney General
May 28, 2021: Democratic policy advisor Isaac Bryan (Los Angeles) is sworn into office after winning the May 18th special election for the 54th State Assembly district to replace Kamlager
September 7, 2021: Democratic school board member Mia Bonta (Alameda) is sworn into office after winning the August 31 special election for the 18th State Assembly district to replace her husband
October 31, 2021: Democratic assemblymember David Chiu (17th-San Francisco) resigns to become the City Attorney of San Francisco
December 10, 2021: Democratic assemblymember Ed Chau (49th-Arcadia) resigns to become a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court
December 31, 2021: Democratic assemblymember Jim Frazier (11th-Discovery Bay) resigns to work in the transportation sector
January 5, 2022: Democratic assemblymember Lorena Gonzales (80th-San Diego) resigns to become leader of the California Federation of Labor of the AFL–CIO
January 31, 2022: Democratic assemblymember Autumn Burke (62nd-Marina Del Ray) resigns due to family challenges from the COVID-19 Pandemic
February 22, 2022: Democratic county administrator Mike Fong (Alhambra) is sworn into office after winning the February 15 special election for the 49th State Assembly district to replace Chau
April 6, 2022: Democratic mayor Lori Wilson (Suisun City) is sworn into office after winning the April 5 special election for the 11th State Assembly district to replace Frazier
May 3, 2022: Democratic county supervisor Matt Haney (San Francisco) is sworn into office after winning the April 19 special election for the 17th State Assembly district to replace Chiu
June 15, 2022: Democratic former city councilmen David Alvarez (Barrio Logan) is sworn into office after winning the June 7 special election for the 80th State Assembly district to replace Gonzales
June 20, 2022: Democratic activist and former legislative staffer Tina McKinnor (Hawthorne) is sworn into office after winning the June 7 special election for the 62nd State Assembly district to replace Burke

Leadership changes

January 20, 2021: Republican senator Scott Wilk (21st–Santa Clarita) replaces senator Shannon Grove (16th–Bakersfield) as Senate minority leader, as Grove was ousted after she incorrectly blamed the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol on antifa.^[2]
January 19, 2022: Democratic senator Mike McGuire (2nd-Healdsburg) replaces senator Robert Hertzberg (18th-Van Nuys) as Senate majority leader
February 8, 2022: Republican assemblymember James Gallagher (3rd–Yuba City) replaces assemblymember Marie Waldron (75th–Valley Center) as Assembly minority leader.

Legislation

In 2022, notable laws passed included:^[3]

A new court system for people with mental illness and addiction called the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Court (CARE Court)
AB257 for unionization of fast-food workers
AB2011 and its companion SB6 for changing permitting processes to streamline affordable housing
AB 2097, a ban on parking minimums for buildings within 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) of public transit.^[4]
For climate change, a variety of climate-related bills which were part of an agenda by Governor Newsom, including:
- a bill which would keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant open until 2035
- a law named the California Climate Crisis Act, AB1279,^[5] which was similar to a proposed law of the same name in 2021 which did not pass
For reproductive rights, expanded access to abortion
For gun reform, laws which allowed victims of gun violence to sue gun manufacturers
A law allowing the California Medical Board to discipline doctors who promote misinformation about COVID-19 vaccination
On plastic pollution and plastic recycling, SB54^[6] was passed which requires 65 percent of single-use plastic to be recycled by 2032;^[7] this law had been originally introduced in 2018 and had been the subject of lengthy negotiation over 4 years^[8]

In 2021, notable laws passed included:^[9]

Several police reform laws, including SB2 which outlines a process for officers to be removed for misconduct, including facing potential civil liability
A law to prevent wildfires through preventive measures, including through hiring more state employees
A climate change law (AB1395) named the California Climate Crisis Act failed to pass, but a similar bill (AB1279) with the same name passed in 2022
California HOME Act (SB9), which creates a legal process by which owners of certain single-family homes can create additional units on their property, and prohibits cities and counties from interference

State Senate

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31	9
Democratic	Republican

Officers

Position		Name	Party	District
	Lieutenant Governor	Eleni Kounalakis	Democratic
	President pro tempore	Toni Atkins	Democratic	39th–San Diego
	Majority leader	Mike McGuire	Democratic	2nd-Healdsburg
	Assistant majority leader	Susan Eggman	Democratic	5th-Stockton
	Majority whip	Nancy Skinner	Democratic	9th–Berkeley
	Assistant majority whips	Maria Elena Durazo	Democratic	24th–Los Angeles
	Assistant majority whips	Scott Wiener	Democratic	11th–San Francisco
	Democratic caucus chair	Connie Leyva	Democratic	20th–Chino
	Minority leader	Scott Wilk	Republican	21st–Santa Clarita
Secretary		Erika Contreras
Sergeant-at-Arms		Jodie O. Barnett III
Chaplain		Sister Michelle Gorman, RSM

The Secretary, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the chaplain are not members of the Legislature.

Members

	Name	Party	Residence	Term-limited?	Notes
1	Brian Dahle	Republican	Bieber
2	Mike McGuire	Democratic	Healdsburg		Majority Leader since January 19, 2022
3	Bill Dodd	Democratic	Napa
4	Jim Nielsen	Republican	Red Bluff	Yes
5	Susan Eggman	Democratic	Stockton
6	Richard Pan	Democratic	Sacramento	Yes
7	Steve Glazer	Democratic	Orinda
8	Andreas Borgeas	Republican	Fresno
9	Nancy Skinner	Democratic	Berkeley
10	Bob Wieckowski	Democratic	Fremont	Yes
11	Scott Wiener	Democratic	San Francisco
12	Anna Caballero	Democratic	Salinas
13	Josh Becker	Democratic	Menlo Park
14	Melissa Hurtado	Democratic	Sanger
15	Dave Cortese	Democratic	San Jose
16	Shannon Grove	Republican	Bakersfield		Minority Leader March 1, 2019 to January 20, 2021
17	John Laird	Democratic	Carmel
18	Robert Hertzberg	Democratic	Van Nuys	Yes	Majority Leader January 7, 2019 to January 19, 2022
19	Monique Limón	Democratic	Santa Barbara
20	Connie Leyva	Democratic	Chino
21	Scott Wilk	Republican	Santa Clarita		Minority Leader since January 20, 2021
22	Susan Rubio	Democratic	Baldwin Park
23	Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh	Republican	Yucaipa
24	Maria Elena Durazo	Democratic	Los Angeles
25	Anthony Portantino	Democratic	La Cañada Flintridge
26	Ben Allen	Democratic	Santa Monica
27	Henry Stern	Democratic	Malibu
28	Melissa Melendez	Republican	Lake	Yes
29	Josh Newman	Democratic	Fullerton
30	Vacant from December 7, 2020 to March 11, 2021
30	Sydney Kamlager	Democratic	Los Angeles
31	Richard Roth	Democratic	Riverside
32	Bob Archuleta	Democratic	Pico Rivera
33	Lena Gonzalez	Democratic	Long Beach
34	Tom Umberg	Democratic	Santa Ana
35	Steven Bradford	Democratic	Gardena
36	Patricia Bates	Republican	Laguna Niguel	Yes	Minority Leader until March 1, 2019
37	Dave Min	Democratic	Irvine
38	Brian Jones	Republican	Santee
39	Toni Atkins	Democratic	San Diego		President pro tempore
40	Ben Hueso	Democratic	San Diego	Yes

State Assembly

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59	1	19
Democratic	I	Republican

Officers

Position		Name	Party	District
	Speaker	Anthony Rendon	Democratic	63rd–Lakewood
	Speaker pro tempore	Kevin Mullin	Democratic	22nd–South San Francisco
	Assistant speaker pro tempore	Mia Bonta	Democratic	18th–Alameda
	Majority leader	Eloise Reyes	Democratic	47th–Grand Terrace
	Assistant majority leader	Chris Ward	Democratic	78th–San Diego
	Assistant majority leader for policy and research	Tasha Boerner Horvath	Democratic	76th–Encinitas
	Democratic caucus chair	Mike Gipson	Democratic	64th–Carson
	Republican leader	James Gallagher	Republican	3rd–Yuba City
Acting Chief Clerk		Sue Parker
Acting Chief Sergeant-at-Arms		Alisa Buckley
Chaplain		Imam Mohammad "Yasir" Khan

The Chief Clerk, the acting Chief Sergeant-at-Arms, and the chaplain are not members of the Legislature.

Members

	Name	Party	Residence	Notes
1	Megan Dahle	Republican	Bieber
2	Jim Wood	Democratic	Santa Rosa
3	James Gallagher	Republican	Yuba City	Minority leader since February 8, 2022
4	Cecilia Aguiar-Curry	Democratic	Winters
5	Frank Bigelow	Republican	O'Neals
6	Kevin Kiley	Republican	Rocklin
7	Kevin McCarty	Democratic	Sacramento
8	Ken Cooley	Democratic	Rancho Cordova
9	Jim Cooper	Democratic	Elk Grove
10	Marc Levine	Democratic	Greenbrae
11	Jim Frazier	Democratic	Discovery Bay	Resigned on December 31, 2021
	Vacant from December 31, 2021 to April 6, 2022
	Lori Wilson	Democratic	Suisun City
12	Heath Flora	Republican	Ripon
13	Carlos Villapudua	Democratic	Stockton
14	Tim Grayson	Democratic	Concord
15	Buffy Wicks	Democratic	Oakland
16	Rebecca Bauer-Kahan	Democratic	Orinda
17	David Chiu	Democratic	San Francisco	Resigned on October 31, 2021, to become City Attorney of San Francisco
	Vacant from October 31, 2021 to May 3, 2022
	Matt Haney	Democratic	San Francisco
18	Rob Bonta	Democratic	Alameda	Resigned on April 22, 2021, to become Attorney General of California
	Vacant from April 22, 2021, to September 7, 2021
	Mia Bonta	Democratic	Alameda
19	Phil Ting	Democratic	San Francisco
20	Bill Quirk	Democratic	Hayward
21	Adam Gray	Democratic	Merced
22	Kevin Mullin	Democratic	South San Francisco
23	Jim Patterson	Republican	Fresno
24	Marc Berman	Democratic	Palo Alto
25	Alex Lee	Democratic	San Jose
26	Devon Mathis	Republican	Visalia
27	Ash Kalra	Democratic	San Jose
28	Evan Low	Democratic	Campbell
29	Mark Stone	Democratic	Scotts Valley
30	Robert Rivas	Democratic	Hollister
31	Joaquin Arambula	Democratic	Fresno
32	Rudy Salas	Democratic	Bakersfield
33	Thurston Smith	Republican	Hesperia
34	Vince Fong	Republican	Bakersfield
35	Jordan Cunningham	Republican	Paso Robles
36	Tom Lackey	Republican	Palmdale
37	Steve Bennett	Democratic	Ojai
38	Suzette Martinez Valladares	Republican	Santa Clarita
39	Luz Rivas	Democratic	North Hollywood
40	James Ramos	Democratic	Highland
41	Chris Holden	Democratic	Pasadena
42	Chad Mayes	Independent	Yucca Valley
43	Laura Friedman	Democratic	Glendale
44	Jacqui Irwin	Democratic	Thousand Oaks
45	Jesse Gabriel	Democratic	Encino
46	Adrin Nazarian	Democratic	North Hollywood
47	Eloise Reyes	Democratic	Grand Terrace
48	Blanca Rubio	Democratic	Baldwin Park
49	Ed Chau	Democratic	Arcadia	Resigned on December 10, 2021, to become a judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court
	Vacant from December 10, 2021 to February 22, 2022
	Mike Fong	Democratic	Alhambra
50	Richard Bloom	Democratic	Santa Monica
51	Wendy Carrillo	Democratic	Boyle Heights
52	Freddie Rodriguez	Democratic	Pomona
53	Miguel Santiago	Democratic	Los Angeles
54	Sydney Kamlager	Democratic	Los Angeles	Resigned on March 11, 2021, to assume seat in the California State Senate
	Vacant from March 11, 2021, to May 28, 2021
	Isaac Bryan	Democratic	Los Angeles
55	Phillip Chen	Republican	Yorba Linda
56	Eduardo Garcia	Democratic	Coachella
57	Lisa Calderon	Democratic	Whittier
58	Cristina Garcia	Democratic	Bell Gardens
59	Reggie Jones-Sawyer	Democratic	Los Angeles
60	Sabrina Cervantes	Democratic	Riverside
61	Jose Medina	Democratic	Riverside
62	Autumn Burke	Democratic	Marina del Rey	Resigned on January 31, 2022
	Vacant from January 31, 2022 to June 20, 2022
	Tina McKinnor	Democratic	Hawthorne
63	Anthony Rendon	Democratic	Lakewood	Speaker
64	Mike Gipson	Democratic	Carson
65	Sharon Quirk-Silva	Democratic	Fullerton
66	Al Muratsuchi	Democratic	Rolling Hills Estates
67	Kelly Seyarto	Republican	Murrieta
68	Steven Choi	Republican	Irvine
69	Tom Daly	Democratic	Anaheim
70	Patrick O'Donnell	Democratic	Long Beach
71	Randy Voepel	Republican	Santee
72	Janet Nguyen	Republican	Huntington Beach
73	Laurie Davies	Republican	Laguna Niguel
74	Cottie Petrie-Norris	Democratic	Laguna Beach
75	Marie Waldron	Republican	Escondido	Minority leader from November 8, 2021, to February 8, 2022
76	Tasha Boerner Horvath	Democratic	Encinitas
77	Brian Maienschein	Democratic	San Diego
78	Chris Ward	Democratic	San Diego
79	Shirley Weber	Democratic	San Diego	Resigned on January 28, 2021, to become Secretary of State of California
	Vacant from January 28, 2021, to April 19, 2021
	Akilah Weber	Democratic	La Mesa
80	Lorena Gonzalez	Democratic	San Diego	Resigned on January 5, 2022 to become head of the California Labor Federation
	Vacant from January 5, 2022 to June 15, 2022
	David Alvarez	Democratic	Barrio Logan

References

^ "2021 Legislative Deadlines | Assembly Internet". www.assembly.ca.gov. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ White, Jeremy B. (January 20, 2021). "Wilk replaces Grove as California Senate GOP leader". Politico. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
^ Hooks, Chris Nichols, Nicole Nixon, Kris. "Here are the major bills passed by California lawmakers in 2022". www.capradio.org. Retrieved 2023-01-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Weinberg, Abigail (23 September 2022). "California just struck a major blow to car culture". Mother Jones. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ "Governor Newsom signs Assemblymember Muratsuchi's AB 1279, the California Climate Crisis Act | Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi Representing the 66th California Assembly District". a66.asmdc.org. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
^ "Bill Text - SB-54 Solid waste: reporting, packaging, and plastic food service ware". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
^ Sheldon, Marissa (2022-08-02). "California Passes Law to Eliminate Single-Use Plastics". NYC Food Policy Center (Hunter College). Retrieved 2023-01-17.
^ "Landmark single-use plastics bill to set tough new recycling and reduction rules". Default. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
^ Nixon, Manola Secaira, Scott Rodd, Nicole. "Here Are The Major Bills Passed By California Lawmakers In 2021". www.capradio.org. Retrieved 2023-01-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

[1] "2021 Legislative Deadlines | Assembly Internet". www.assembly.ca.gov. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

[White-2] White, Jeremy B. (January 20, 2021). "Wilk replaces Grove as California Senate GOP leader". Politico. Retrieved January 28, 2021.

[3] Hooks, Chris Nichols, Nicole Nixon, Kris. "Here are the major bills passed by California lawmakers in 2022". www.capradio.org. Retrieved 2023-01-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[4] Weinberg, Abigail (23 September 2022). "California just struck a major blow to car culture". Mother Jones. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

[5] "Governor Newsom signs Assemblymember Muratsuchi's AB 1279, the California Climate Crisis Act | Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi Representing the 66th California Assembly District". a66.asmdc.org. Retrieved 2023-01-17.

[6] "Bill Text - SB-54 Solid waste: reporting, packaging, and plastic food service ware". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-17.

[7] Sheldon, Marissa (2022-08-02). "California Passes Law to Eliminate Single-Use Plastics". NYC Food Policy Center (Hunter College). Retrieved 2023-01-17.

[8] "Landmark single-use plastics bill to set tough new recycling and reduction rules". Default. Retrieved 2023-01-17.

[9] Nixon, Manola Secaira, Scott Rodd, Nicole. "Here Are The Major Bills Passed By California Lawmakers In 2021". www.capradio.org. Retrieved 2023-01-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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v t e Members of the California State Senate
2023–24 Session President of the Senate Eleni Kounalakis (D) President pro tempore Mike McGuire (D) Majority Leader Lena Gonzalez (D) Minority Leader Brian Jones (R)
▌Brian Dahle (R) ▌Mike McGuire (D) ▌Bill Dodd (D) ▌Marie Alvarado-Gil (R) ▌Susan Eggman (D) ▌Roger Niello (R) ▌Steve Glazer (D) ▌Angelique Ashby (D) ▌Nancy Skinner (D) ▌Aisha Wahab (D) ▌Scott Wiener (D) ▌Shannon Grove (R) ▌Josh Becker (D) ▌Anna Caballero (D) ▌Dave Cortese (D) ▌Melissa Hurtado (D) ▌John Laird (D) ▌Steve Padilla (D) ▌Monique Limón (D) ▌Caroline Menjivar (D) ▌Scott Wilk (R) ▌Susan Rubio (D) ▌Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R) ▌Ben Allen (D) ▌Anthony Portantino (D) ▌María Elena Durazo (D) ▌Henry Stern (D) ▌Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D) ▌Josh Newman (D) ▌Bob Archuleta (D) ▌Richard Roth (D) ▌Kelly Seyarto (R) ▌Lena Gonzalez (D) ▌Tom Umberg (D) ▌Steven Bradford (D) ▌Janet Nguyen (R) ▌Dave Min (D) ▌Catherine Blakespear (D) ▌Toni Atkins (D) ▌Brian Jones (R)
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v t e Members of the California State Assembly
2023–24 Session Speaker of the Assembly Robert Rivas Speaker pro tempore Jim Wood (D) Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D) Minority Leader James Gallagher (R)
▌Megan Dahle (R) ▌Jim Wood (D) ▌James Gallagher (R) ▌Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D) ▌Joe Patterson (R) ▌Kevin McCarty (D) ▌Josh Hoover (R) ▌Jim Patterson (R) ▌Heath Flora (R) ▌Stephanie Nguyen (D) ▌Lori Wilson (D) ▌Damon Connolly (D) ▌Carlos Villapudua (D) ▌Buffy Wicks (D) ▌Tim Grayson (D) ▌Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D) ▌Matt Haney (D) ▌Mia Bonta (D) ▌Phil Ting (D) ▌Liz Ortega (D) ▌Diane Papan (D) ▌Juan Alanis (R) ▌Marc Berman (D) ▌Alex Lee (D) ▌Ash Kalra (D) ▌Evan Low (D) ▌Esmeralda Soria (D) ▌Gail Pellerin (D) ▌Robert Rivas (D) ▌Dawn Addis (D) ▌Joaquin Arambula (D) Vacant ▌Devon Mathis (R) ▌Tom Lackey (R) ▌Jasmeet Bains (D) ▌Eduardo Garcia (D) ▌Gregg Hart (D) ▌Steve Bennett (D) ▌Juan Carrillo (D) ▌Pilar Schiavo (D) ▌Chris Holden (D) ▌Jacqui Irwin (D) ▌Luz Rivas (D) ▌Laura Friedman (D) ▌James Ramos (D) ▌Jesse Gabriel (D) ▌Greg Wallis (R) ▌Blanca Rubio (D) ▌Mike Fong (D) ▌Eloise Reyes (D) ▌Rick Zbur (D) ▌Wendy Carrillo (D) ▌Freddie Rodriguez (D) ▌Miguel Santiago (D) ▌Isaac Bryan (D) ▌Lisa Calderon (D) ▌Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D) ▌Sabrina Cervantes (D) ▌Phillip Chen (R) ▌Corey Jackson (D) ▌Tina McKinnor (D) ▌Anthony Rendon (D) ▌Bill Essayli (R) ▌Blanca Pacheco (D) ▌Mike Gipson (D) ▌Al Muratsuchi (D) ▌Sharon Quirk-Silva (D) ▌Avelino Valencia (D) ▌Josh Lowenthal (D) ▌Tri Ta (R) ▌Kate Sanchez (R) ▌Diane Dixon (R) ▌Cottie Petrie-Norris (D) ▌Laurie Davies (R) ▌Marie Waldron (R) ▌Brian Maienschein (D) ▌Tasha Boerner (D) ▌Chris Ward (D) ▌Akilah Weber (D) ▌David Alvarez (D)
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Major events

Vacancies and special elections

Leadership changes

Legislation

State Senate

Officers

Members

State Assembly

Officers

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See also

References

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