{{Infobox legislative session
{{Infobox legislative session
| name = 2019–2020 session of the<br />California State Legislature
| name = session of the<br />California State Legislature
| image = Seal of California.svg
| image = Seal of California.svg
| alt = The Great Seal of the State of California
| alt = The Great Seal of the State of California
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The ”’2019–2020 session”’ was a session of the [[California State Legislature]]. The session first convened on December 3, 2018 and [[Adjournment sine die|adjourned sine die]] on November 30, 2020.
The ”’ session”’ was a session of the [[California State Legislature]]. The session first convened on December 3, 2018 and [[Adjournment sine die|adjourned sine die]] on November 30, 2020.
== Major events ==
== Major events ==
Session of Californian legislature
| 2019–20 session of the California State Legislature |
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| Legislative body | California State Legislature |
| Jurisdiction | California |
| Term | December 3, 2018 – November 30, 2020. |
| Members | 40 |
| President of the Senate | |
| President pro tempore | Toni Atkins (D–39th) Dec. 3, 2018 – present |
| Minority Leader | |
| Party control | Democratic |
| Members | 80 |
| Speaker | Anthony Rendon (D–63rd) Dec. 3, 2018 – present |
| Minority Leader | Marie Waldron (R–75th) Dec. 3, 2018 – present |
| Party control | Democratic |
The 2019–20 session was a session of the California State Legislature. The session first convened on December 3, 2018 and adjourned sine die on November 30, 2020.
Vacancies and special elections
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Democratic Party
Republican Party
| ↓ | ||
| 29 | 11 | |
| Democratic | Republican | |
| Affiliation | Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | |||
| End of previous legislature | 26 | 14 | 40 | 0 | |
| Begin | 29 | 11 | 40 | 0 | |
| January 7, 2019 | 28 | 10 | 38 | 2 | |
| June 4, 2019 | 29 | 11 | 40 | 0 | |
| November 1, 2019 | 10 | 39 | 1 | ||
| May 18, 2020 | 11 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Latest voting share | 74.4% | 25.6% | |||
The Secretary, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the chaplain are not members of the Legislature.
Democratic Party
Republican Party
| ↓ | ||
| 61 | 1 | 17 |
| Democratic | I | Republican |
| Affiliation | Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | Independent | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature | 55 | 25 | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| Begin | 60 | 20 | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| January 24, 2019 | 61 | 19 | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| June 12, 2019 | 18 | 0 | 79 | 1 | |
| November 12, 2019 | 19 | 0 | 80 | 0 | |
| December 5, 2019 | 18 | 1 | 80 | 0 | |
| May 18, 2020 | 17 | 1 | 80 | 1 | |
| December 7, 2020 | 18 | 1 | 80 | 0 | |
| Latest voting share | 76% | 23% | 1% | ||
The Chief Clerk, the acting Chief Sergeant-at-Arms, and the chaplain are not members of the Legislature.
- ^ “Tuesday, January 8, 2019” (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. p. 54. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ “Monday, January 7, 2019” (PDF). Senate Daily Journal. Sacramento, California: Secretary of the California State Senate. pp. 42–43. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ “State Sen. Jeff Stone to resign after accepting Department of Labor job”. www.msn.com. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ Press |, The Associated (May 13, 2020). “Melissa Melendez wins California Senate seat in special election”. The Mercury News. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ Gomez, Luis (January 24, 2019). “Brian Maienschein quits Republican Party, joins Democrats in surprise move”. San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ a b “California Republican Party gets even smaller: A GOP lawmaker defects to the Democrats”. The Sacramento Bee. January 24, 2019.
- ^ Anderson, Bryan (December 5, 2019). “Another California GOP lawmaker is leaving the Republican Party. Here’s why”. The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ “Assemblyman Brian Maienschein Switches Parties, From Republican to Democrat”. KNSD (NBC San Diego). January 24, 2019.
