California Senate Leader de León Announces Committee Assignments for the 2017-2018 Regular Session

SACRAMENTO – California Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) has announced his leadership members and nominees for Senate standing committee chairs and members, forming a legislative team focused on job creation, long-term economic growth, and protecting the historic progress California has made in the last decade.

Designated committee chairs and membership will be formally adopted by the Senate Rules Committee when it convenes on January 11, 2017.

Majority Leader:

• Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel)

Majority Whip:

• Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley)

Democratic Caucus Chair:

• Senator Connie Leyva (D-Chino)

Democratic Caucus Vice-Chair:

• Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg)

Agriculture

• Senator Cathleen Galgiani (D-Stockton), Chair
• Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita), Vice Chair
• Senator Tom Berryhill (R-Stanislaus)
• Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa)
• Senator Richard Pan (D-Sacramento)

Appropriations

• Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens), Chair
• Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel), Vice Chair
• Senator Jim Beall (D-San Jose)
• Senator Steve Bradford (D-Gardena)
• Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo)
• Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Tehama)
• Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco)

Banking and Financial Institutions

• Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa), Chair
• Senator Andy Vidak (R-Hanford), Vice Chair
• Senator Cathleen Galgiani (D-Stockton)
• Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego)
• Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens)
• Senator Mike Morrell (R-Inland Empire)
• Senator Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada-Flintridge)

Budget and Fiscal Review

• Senator Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles), Chair
• Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Tehama), Vice Chair
• Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica)
• Senator Joel Anderson (R-San Diego)
• Senator Jim Beall (D-San Jose)
• Senator Steve Glazer (D-Contra Costa)
• Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg)
• Senator Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia)
• Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel)
• Senator John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa)
• Senator Janet Nguyen (R-Garden Grove)
• Senator Richard Pan (D-Sacramento)
• Senator Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada-Flintridge)
• Senator Richard Roth (D-Riverside)
• Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley)
• Senator Jeff Stone (R-Temecula)
• Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont)
• Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Education
• Portantino (Chair), Allen and Moorlach

Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection, Energy and Transportation

• Wieckowski (Chair), McGuire, Mendoza and Nielsen (Vice Chair)

Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services

• Pan (Chair), Monning and Stone

Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and General Government

• Roth (Chair), Glazer and Nguyen

Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on Corrections, Public Safety and the Judiciary

• Skinner (Chair), Beall and Anderson

Business, Professions and Economic Development

• Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo), Chair
• Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel), Vice Chair
• Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa)
• Senator Cathleen Galgiani (D-Stockton)
• Senator Steve Glazer (D-Contra Costa)
• Senator Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina)
• Senator Josh Newman (D-Fullerton)
• Senator Richard Pan (D-Sacramento)
• Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita)

Education

• Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica), Chair
• Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita), Vice Chair
• Senator Cathleen Galgiani (D-Stockton)
• Senator Connie Leyva (D-Chino)
• Senator Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia)
• Senator Richard Pan (D-Sacramento)
• Senator Andy Vidak (R-Hanford)

Elections and Constitutional Amendments

• Senator Henry Stern (D-Canoga Park), Chair
• Senator Joel Anderson (R-San Diego), Vice Chair
• Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica)
• Senator Bob Hertzberg (D-Los Angeles)
• Senator Connie Leyva (D-Chino)

Energy, Utilities and Communications

• Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego), Chair
• Senator Mike Morrell (R-Inland Empire), Vice Chair
• Senator Steve Bradford (D-Gardena)
• Senator Anthony Cannella (R-Ceres)
• Senator Ted Gaines (R-El Dorado)
• Senator Bob Hertzberg (D-Los Angeles)
• Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo)
• Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg)
• Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley)
• Senator Henry Stern (D-Canoga Park)
• Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco)

Environmental Quality

• Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont), Chair
• Senator Andy Vidak (R-Hanford), Vice Chair
• Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel)
• Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo)
• Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens)
• Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley)
• Senator Henry Stern (D-Canoga Park)

Governance and Finance

• Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg), Chair
• Senator Janet Nguyen (R-Garden Grove), Vice Chair
• Senator Jim Beall (D-San Jose)
• Senator Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina)
• Senator Bob Hertzberg (D-Los Angeles)
• Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens)
• Senator John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa)

Governmental Organization

• Senator Steve Glazer (D-Contra Costa), Chair
• Senator Tom Berryhill (R-Stanislaus), Vice Chair
• Senator Steve Bradford (D-Gardena)
• Senator Anthony Cannella (R-Ceres)
• Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa)
• Senator Ted Gaines (R-El Dorado)
• Senator Cathleen Galgiani (D-Stockton)
• Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo)
• Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego)
• Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens)
• Senator Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia)
• Senator Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada-Flintridge)
• Senator Andy Vidak (R-Hanford)

Health

• Senator Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina), Chair
• Senator Janet Nguyen (R-Garden Grove), Vice Chair
• Senator Toni Atkins (D-San Diego)
• Senator Connie Leyva (D-Chino)
• Senator Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles)
• Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel)
• Senator Josh Newman (D-Fullerton)
• Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Tehama)
• Senator Richard Roth (D-Riverside)

Human Services

• Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), Chair
• Senator Tom Berryhill (R-Stanislaus), Vice Chair
• Senator Steve Glazer (D-Contra Costa)
• Senator Josh Newman (D-Fullerton)
• Senator Janet Nguyen (R-Garden Grove)

Insurance

• Senator Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia), Chair
• Senator Ted Gaines (R-El Dorado),Vice Chair
• Senator Tom Berryhill (R-Stanislaus)
• Senator Steve Glazer (D-Contra Costa)
• Senator Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina)
• Senator Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles)
• Senator Josh Newman (D-Fullerton)
• Senator Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada-Flintridge)
• Senator Richard Roth (D-Riverside)

Judiciary

• Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara), Chair
• Senator John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa),Vice Chair
• Senator Joel Anderson (R-San Diego)
• Senator Bob Hertzberg (D-Los Angeles)
• Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel)
• Senator Henry Stern (D-Canoga Park)
• Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont)

Labor and Industrial Relations

• Senator Steve Bradford (D-Gardena),Chair
• Senator Jeff Stone (R-Temecula), Vice Chair
• Senator Toni Atkins (D-San Diego)
• Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara)
• Senator Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles)

Legislative Ethics

• Senator Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina), Chair
• Senator Mike Morrell (R-Inland Empire), Vice Chair
• Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel)
• Senator Ted Gaines (R-El Dorado)
• Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel)
• Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont)

Natural Resources and Water

• Senator Bob Hertzberg (D-Los Angeles), Chair
• Senator Jeff Stone (R-Temecula), Vice Chair
• Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica)
• Senator Toni Atkins (D-San Diego)
• Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego)
• Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara)
• Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel)
• Senator Henry Stern (D-Canoga Park)
• Senator Andy Vidak (R-Hanford)

Public Employment and Retirement

• Senator Richard Pan (D-Sacramento), Chair
• Senator Mike Morrell (R-Inland Empire), Vice Chair
• Senator Connie Leyva (D-Chino)
• Senator John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa)
• Senator Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada-Flintridge)

Public Safety

• Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), Chair
• Senator Joel Anderson (R-San Diego), Vice Chair
• Senator Steve Bradford (D-Gardena)
• Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara)
• Senator Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles)
• Senator Jeff Stone (R-Temecula)
• Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco)

Rules

• Senator Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles), Chair
• Senator Anthony Cannella (R-Ceres), Vice Chair
• Senator Toni Atkins (D-San Diego)
• Senator Tom Berryhill (R-Stanislaus)
• Senator Connie Leyva (D-Chino)

Transportation and Housing

Senator Jim Beall (D-San Jose), Chair

• Senator Anthony Cannella (R-Ceres), Vice Chair
• Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica)
• Senator Toni Atkins (D-San Diego)
• Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel)
• Senator Ted Gaines (R-El Dorado)
• Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg)
• Senator Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia)
• Senator Mike Morrell (R-Inland Empire)
• Senator Richard Roth (D-Riverside)
• Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley)
• Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont)
• Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco)

Veterans Affairs

• Senator Josh Newman (D-Fullerton), Chair
• Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Tehama), Vice Chair
• Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa)
• Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego)
• Senator Janet Nguyen (R-Garden Grove)
• Senator Richard Roth (D-Riverside)
• Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita)