California State Legislature
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The California State Legislature is a bicameral state legislature consisting of a lower house, the California State Assembly, with 80 members; and an upper house, the California State Senate, with 40 members.[1] Both houses of the Legislature convene at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The California state legislature is one of just ten full-time state legislatures in the United States.[2] The houses are distinguished by the colors of the carpet and trim of each house. The Senate is distinguished by red and the Assembly by the color green, inspired by the House of Lords and House of Commons respectively.[3]
California State Legislature | |
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| 2021–22 session | |
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| Type | |
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| Houses | Senate Assembly |
Term limits | 12 Years |
| History | |
New session started | December 5, 2022 |
| Leadership | |
Senate Minority Leader | |
Assembly Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 120 40 senators 80 assemblymen |
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| 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 | |
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| California State Capitol Sacramento, California | |
| Website | |
| https://www.senate.ca.gov/senators https://www.assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers | |
The Democratic Party currently holds veto-proof supermajorities in both houses of the California State Legislature.[4] The Assembly consists of 62 Democrats and 18 Republicans, while the Senate is composed of 32 Democrats and 8 Republicans. Except for a brief period from 1995 to 1996, the Assembly has been in Democratic hands since the 1970 election. The Senate has been under continuous Democratic control since 1970.