California Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), has announced the Senate’s leadership positions and committee assignments for the 2019-2020 legislative session, which reconvenes on January 7.
Designated committee chairs and vice chairs will be formally adopted by the Senate when it reconvenes.
Senate Leadership Positions
- Senator Robert M. Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys), Senate Majority Leader.
- Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg), Assistant Majority Leader.
- Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), Majority Whip.
- Senator Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) and Senator Scott D. Wiener (D-San Francisco), Assistant Majority Whips.
- Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino), Democratic Caucus Chair.
Standing Committees
Agriculture
- Senator Cathleen Galgiani (D-Stockton), Chair.
- Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita), Vice Chair.
Appropriations
- Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D-La Cañada-Flintridge), Chair.
- Senator Pat C. Bates (R-Laguna Niguel), Vice Chair.
Banking and Financial Institutions
- Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), Chair.
- Senator Ling Ling Chang (R-Diamond Bar), Vice Chair.
Budget and Fiscal Review
- Senator Holly J. Mitchell (D-Los Angeles), Chair.
- Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Tehama), Vice Chair.
Business, Professions and Economic Development
- Senator Steven M. Glazer (D-Contra Costa), Chair.
- Senator Ling Ling Chang (R-Diamond Bar), Vice Chair.
Education
- Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino), Chair.
- Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita), Vice Chair.
Elections and Constitutional Amendments
- Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana), Chair.
- Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Tehama), Vice Chair.
Energy, Utilities and Communications
- Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego), Chair.
- Senator John M. W. Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa), Vice Chair.
Environmental Quality
- Senator Benjamin Allen (D-Santa Monica), Chair.
- Senator Pat C. Bates (R-Laguna Niguel), Vice Chair.
Governance and Finance
- Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg), Chair.
- Senator John M. W. Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa), Vice Chair.
Governmental Organization
- Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa), Chair.
- Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita), Vice Chair.
Health
- Senator Richard Pan (D-Sacramento), Chair.
- Senator Jeff Stone (R-Riverside County), Vice Chair.
Housing (new committee)
- Senator Scott D. Wiener (D-San Francisco), Chair.
- Senator Mike Morrell (R-Rancho Cucamonga), Vice Chair.
Human Services
- Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger), Chair.
- Senator Jeff Stone (R- Riverside County), Vice Chair.
Insurance
- Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park), Chair.
- Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee), Vice Chair.
Judiciary
- Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara), Chair.
- Senator Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno), Vice Chair.
Labor, Public Employment and Retirement (new committee)
- Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo), Chair.
- Senator Mike Morrell (R- Rancho Cucamonga), Vice Chair.
Legislative Ethics
- Senator Holly J. Mitchell (D-Los Angeles), Chair.
Natural Resources and Water
- Senator Henry Stern (D-Canoga Park), Chair.
- Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee), Vice Chair.
Public Safety
- Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), Chair.
- Senator John M. W. Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa), Vice Chair.
Rules
- Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), Chair.
- Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita), Vice Chair.
Transportation (new committee)
- Senator Jim Beall (D-San Jose), Chair.
- Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield), Vice Chair.
Veterans Affairs
- Senator Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera), Chair.
- Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield), Vice Chair.
Budget Sub-Committees
Budget Subcommittee #1 on Education
- Senator Richard D. Roth (D-Riverside), Chair.
Budget Subcommittee #2 on Resources, Environmental Protection, Energy and Transportation
- Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont), Chair.
Budget Subcommittee #3 on Health and Human Services
- Senator Richard Pan (D-Sacramento), Chair.
Budget Subcommittee #4 on State Administration and General Government
- Senator Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles), Chair.
Budget Subcommittee #5 on Corrections, Public Safety and the Judiciary
- Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), Chair.
Full committee membership will be announced at a later date.
