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GovBuddy Connect · California

California legislative committees, and who sits on them

Committees are where bills live or die. This directory covers the standing legislative committees of the California Assembly and Senate, their jurisdiction, and their roster size. Chair and member contacts open with Connect.

57
Standing committees
595
Committee seats
Weekly
Verification

57 committees · California 2025–2026 Regular Session

Assembly Aging & Long-Term Care
Assembly7 members
Chair: Patrick Ahrens (D-26)Connect
Assembly Agriculture
Assembly8 members
Chair: Esmeralda Soria (D-27)Connect
Assembly Appropriations
Assembly15 members
Chair: Buffy Wicks (D-14)Connect
Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports & Tourism
Assembly9 members
Chair: Christopher Ward (D-78)Connect
Assembly Banking & Finance
Assembly9 members
Chair: Avelino Valencia (D-68)Connect
Assembly Budget
Assembly33 members
Chair: Jesse Gabriel (D-46)Connect
Assembly Business & Professions
Assembly19 members
Chair: Marc Berman (D-23)Connect
Assembly Communications & Conveyance
Assembly9 members
Chair: Tasha Boerner (D-77)Connect
Assembly Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact
Assembly8 members
Chair: Jose Luis Solache (D-62)Connect
Assembly Education
Assembly9 members
Chair: Darshana Patel (D-76)Connect
Assembly Elections
Assembly8 members
Chair: Gail Pellerin (D-28)Connect
Assembly Emergency Management
Assembly7 members
Chair: Rhodesia Ransom (D-13)Connect
Assembly Environmental Safety & Toxic Materials
Assembly7 members
Chair: Damon Connolly (D-12)Connect
Assembly Governmental Organization
Assembly22 members
Chair: Blanca Rubio (D-48)Connect
Assembly Health
Assembly16 members
Chair: Mia Bonta (D-18)Connect
Assembly Higher Education
Assembly10 members
Chair: Mike Fong (D-49)Connect
Assembly Housing & Community Development
Assembly12 members
Chair: Matt Haney (D-17)Connect
Assembly Human Services
Assembly7 members
Chair: Alex Lee (D-24)Connect
Assembly Insurance
Assembly17 members
Chair: Lisa Calderon (D-56)Connect
Assembly Judiciary
Assembly12 members
Chair: Ash Kalra (D-25)Connect
Assembly Labor & Employment
Assembly7 members
Chair: Liz Ortega (D-20)Connect
Assembly Local Government
Assembly10 members
Chair: Juan Carrillo (D-39)Connect
Assembly Military & Veterans Affairs
Assembly8 members
Chair: Pilar Schiavo (D-40)Connect
Assembly Natural Resources
Assembly14 members
Chair: Isaac Bryan (D-55)Connect
Assembly Privacy & Consumer Protection
Assembly15 members
Chair: Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-16)Connect
Assembly Public Employment & Retirement
Assembly7 members
Chair: Tina McKinnor (D-61)Connect
Assembly Public Safety
Assembly9 members
Chair: Nick Schultz (D-44)Connect
Assembly Revenue & Taxation
Assembly7 members
Chair: Mike Gipson (D-65)Connect
Assembly Rules
Assembly11 members
Chair: Blanca Pacheco (D-64)Connect
Assembly Transportation
Assembly16 members
Chair: Lori Wilson (D-11)Connect
Assembly Utilities & Energy
Assembly18 members
Chair: Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-73)Connect
Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife
Assembly13 members
Chair: Diane Papan (D-21)Connect
Senate Agriculture
Senate5 members
Chair: Anna Caballero (D-14)Connect
Senate Appropriations
Senate7 members
Chair: Sabrina Cervantes (D-31)Connect
Senate Banking & Financial Institutions
Senate7 members
Chair: Tim Grayson (D-9)Connect
Senate Budget & Fiscal Review
Senate18 members
Chair: John Laird (D-17)Connect
Senate Business, Professions & Economic Development
Senate11 members
Chair: Aisha Wahab (D-10)Connect
Senate Education
Senate7 members
Chair: Sasha Renée Pérez (D-25)Connect
Senate Elections & Constitutional Amendments
Senate5 members
Chair: Scott Wiener (D-11)Connect
Senate Emergency Management
Senate9 members
Chair: Henry Stern (D-27)Connect
Senate Energy, Utilities & Communications
Senate17 members
Chair: Ben Allen (D-24)Connect
Senate Environmental Quality
Senate7 members
Chair: Catherine Blakespear (D-38)Connect
Senate Governmental Organization
Senate15 members
Chair: Susan Rubio (D-22)Connect
Senate Health
Senate11 members
Chair: Akilah Weber Pierson (D-39)Connect
Senate Housing
Senate10 members
Chair: Jesse Arreguín (D-7)Connect
Senate Human Services
Senate5 members
Chair: Josh Becker (D-13)Connect
Senate Insurance
Senate7 members
Chair: Stephen Padilla (D-18)Connect
Senate Judiciary
Senate13 members
Chair: Thomas Umberg (D-34)Connect
Senate Labor, Public Employment & Retirement
Senate5 members
Chair: Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-28)Connect
Senate Local Government
Senate7 members
Chair: Maria Elena Durazo (D-26)Connect
Senate Military & Veterans Affairs
Senate5 members
Chair: Bob Archuleta (D-30)Connect
Senate Natural Resources & Water
Senate7 members
Chair: Josh Becker (D-13)Connect
Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection
Senate9 members
Chair: Christopher Cabaldon (D-3)Connect
Senate Public Safety
Senate6 members
Chair: Jesse Arreguín (D-7)Connect
Senate Revenue & Taxation
Senate5 members
Chair: Jerry McNerney (D-5)Connect
Senate Rules
Senate5 members
Chair: Monique Limón (D-21)Connect
Senate Transportation
Senate13 members
Chair: Dave Cortese (D-15)Connect

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