Status of the California State Legislature
Important Dates:
May 4th Assembly Reconvenes from Recess
May 6th Senate Special Committee on Pandemic Emergency Response Hearing
May 11th Senate Reconvenes from Recess
June 15th Budget Bill must be passed by midnight
August 31st Last day for each house to pass bills
The Assembly:
The California State Assembly will be returning to work in Sacramento on Monday May 4th. They will start with a Check-in session and then hold their first committee hearing that afternoon (Transportation Committee). The plan is for each committee to hold one hearing and there will be only one hearing scheduled at a time. The hearings will be held in one of three locations to allow for social distancing and teleconferencing. The Assembly believes that the California Constitution does not allow for remote voting, so all committee members will be in attendance at the hearings. Testimony will only be allowed telephonically. The standing committee hearing schedule is listed below:
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Accountability and AR
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May 11, 1:30, Room 437
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Aging and LTC
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May 18, 1:30, Room 437
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Agriculture
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May 11, 11:30, Chamber
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Appropriations
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2 hearing in June
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Arts and Entertainment
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May 14, 1:30, Room 437
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Banking and Finance
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May 19, 11:30, Chamber
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Budget
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Ongoing
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Business and Professions
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May 21, 10:00, Chamber
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Communications
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May 5, 1:30, Chamber
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Education
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May 6, 10:00, Room 437
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Elections and Redistricting
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May 13, 1:30, Room 437
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Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
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May 14, 11:30, Room 4202
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Governmental Organization
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May 12, 10:00, Chamber
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Health
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May 18, 10:00, Chamber
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Higher Education
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May 13, 11:30, Chamber
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Housing and Community Development
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May 20, 11:30, Room 4202
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Human Services
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May 7, 10:00, Room 4202
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Insurance
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May 7, 11:30, Chamber
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Jobs, Economic Development, and the Econ
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May 12, 1:30, Room 437
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Judiciary
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May 11, 10:00, Room 4202
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Labor and Employment
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May 20, 10:00 Room 437
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Local Government
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May 12, 11:30, Room 4202
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Natural Resources
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May 13, 10:00, Room 4202
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Privacy and Consumer Protection
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May 5, 11:30, Room 4202
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Public Employment and Retirement
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May 5, 10:00, Room 437
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Public Safety
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May 19, 10:00, Room 4202
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Revenue and Taxation
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May 18, 11:30, Room 4202
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Transportation
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May 4, 2:30, Chamber
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Utilities and Energy
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May 20, 1:30, Chamber
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Veterans Affairs
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May 6, 11:30, 4202
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Water, Parks, and Wildlife
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May 14, 10:00, Chamber
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The Senate:
At this time the California State Senate is scheduled to return on May 11th. There is no standing committee schedule or planned procedures that have been made public at this time. However, the Senate, unlike the Senate, believes they do have the ability under the California Constitution to do remote voting.