California State Legislature

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
2023–24 session
Great Seal of the State of California
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate Assembly
Term limits	12 years
History
New session started	December 5, 2022
Leadership
President of the Senate/Lt. Gov.	Eleni Kounalakis (D) since January 7, 2019
President Pro Tem of the Senate	Mike McGuire (D) since February 5, 2024
Senate Republican Leader	Brian W. Jones (R) since December 2022
Speaker of the Assembly	Robert Rivas (D) since June 30, 2023
Assembly Minority Leader	James Gallagher (R) since February 8, 2022
Structure
Seats	120 40 Senators 80 Assemblymembers
Senate political groups	Democratic (31)   Republican (9)
Assembly political groups	Democratic (62)   Republican (17)
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

Since 1996, the Democratic Party has controlled both houses.

California State Legislature Media

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  California State Assembly chamber

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  California State Senate chamber

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  A few volumes of the journals of each house (Senate [upper chamber] is red; Assembly [lower chamber] is green).

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  Capitol Annex Swing Space. During the replacement of the Capitol Annex, starting in 2022 Legislature offices are located at 1021 O Street two blocks from the Capitol.