Local Government Committee, California State Assembly
The Local Government Committee is a standing committee of the California State Assembly.
Per the Assembly Rules, committees of the California State Assembly are assigned by the House Speaker. The Speaker has the power to appoint the chair and vice chair of each committee.[1] The Speaker is considered an ex officio member of all assembly committees of which he or she is not a regular member but does not have voting rights and is not counted for purposes of determining a quorum.[2] A majority of members of a committee constitutes a quorum.[3]
See rules: Standing Rules of the Assembly
Function
The duty of the Local Government Committee is to investigate and study proposed bills relating to the General Plan, land use, housing element, local agency formation commissions (LAFCO), city and county organization and powers, special district governance and finance, special taxes, Subdivision Map Act, Ralph M. Brown Act, Public Records Act, redevelopment (as it relates to governance and financing), infrastructure financing districts, local government finance, charter cities and counties, eminent domain, joint powers authorities, Williamson Act, design-build (for local governments), military base reuse, public private partnerships (for local governments), state mandates, county clerks/recorders, and civil grand juries.[4]
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
Local Government Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Local Government Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Local Government Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Local Government Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Chair | • Marie Waldron, Vice chair | |||
• Richard Bloom | • Tom Lackey | |||
• Anna Caballero | • Randy Voepel | |||
• Lorena Gonzalez | ||||
• Tim Grayson | ||||
• Sebastian Ridley-Thomas |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Local Government Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Lorena Gonzalez, Vice chair | • Brian Maienschein, Chair | |||
• Luis Alejo | • Eric Linder | |||
• David Chiu (California) | • Marie Waldron | |||
• Ken Cooley | ||||
• Rich Gordon | ||||
• Chris Holden |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Local Government Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Marc Levine, Vice chair | • Katcho Achadjian, Chair | |||
• Luis Alejo | • Melissa Melendez | |||
• Steve Bradford | • Marie Waldron | |||
• Rich Gordon | ||||
• Kevin Mullin |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Local Government Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Luis Alejo, Vice chair | • Cameron Smyth, Chair | |||
• Steve Bradford | • Stephen Knight | |||
• Nora Campos | • Chris Norby | |||
• Mike Davis | ||||
• Rich Gordon | ||||
• Ben Hueso |
External links
- ↑ California Legislature—2021-2022 Regular Session, “Relative to the Standing Rules of the Assembly for the 2021–22 Regular Session,” accessed February 19, 2021 (Rule 26-A-6)
- ↑ California Legislature—2021-2022 Regular Session, “Relative to the Standing Rules of the Assembly for the 2021–22 Regular Session,” accessed February 19, 2021 (Rule 26-B)
- ↑ California Legislature—2021-2022 Regular Session, “Relative to the Standing Rules of the Assembly for the 2021–22 Regular Session,” accessed February 19, 2021 (Rule 57)
- ↑ California State Assembly, "Welcome to the Committee on Local Government," accessed February 23, 2021