The 2023–24 session was a session of the California State Legislature. The session first convened on December 7, 2022, and ended on November 30, 2024.

Major events Vacancies and special elections May 24, 2024: Republican assemblymember Vince Fong (32nd–Bakersfield) resigns to become the U.S. representative for .

Leadership changes June 30, 2023: Democratic assemblymember Robert A. Rivas (29th–Hollister) replaces assemblymember Anthony Rendon (62nd–Lakewood) as speaker of the Assembly, as Rendon is termed out at the end of the session. February 5, 2024: Democratic senator Mike McGuire (2nd–Healdsburg) replaces senator Toni Atkins (39th–San Diego) as president pro tempore of the Senate. Democratic senator Lena Gonzalez (33rd–Long Beach) replaces senator McGuire as Senate majority leader.

Party changes August 8, 2024: Democratic senator Marie Alvarado-Gil (4th-Jackson) switches to the Republican Party.

Legislation Notable topics discussed by legislators included local journalism support (California Journalism Preservation Act) and regulation of AI (Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act).

The following bills were signed or vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2023 or 2024.

Signed

SB4 - streamlines affordable housing on lands owned by faith-based organizations and institutions of higher education SB684 - requires cities to ministerially allow property owners to subdivide multifamily lots to create subdivisions with up to 10 houses, townhouses or condos in multi-family-zoned areas. AB418 - California Food Safety Act, prohibits red dye 3, propylparaben, brominated vegetable oil and potassium bromate from all foods meant for human consumption SB261 - requires large companies to biennially report their financial risks from climate change SB253 - U.S. corporations earning more than $1 billion and doing business in California must annually report their global emissions of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming greenhouse gases SB385 - allow trained physician assistants to conduct surgical abortions without direct supervision by a physician SB487 - prohibit health insurers and the state from penalizing medical providers who have been sanctioned in other states for performing procedures that are otherwise legal in California, including abortion and gender-affirming care AB1228 - raises the minimum wage for workers to $20 an hour next April, and creates a Fast Food Council composed of industry, worker, and government representatives to set minimum wage, safety, and employment and training standards for workers in large fast food chains and their franchises AB969 - would limit the use of hand counting of ballots in most elections SB616 - increases the number of paid sick days employers must provide to workers from three to five AB1373 - would authorize the state Department of Water Resources the authority to procure clean power when needed under the state Public Utilities Commission, particularly from offshore wind, geothermal and long duration storage AB1 - would allow state legislative staff to unionize beginning in 2026 SB497 - would require state courts and the state Labor Commission to assume employers are illegally retaliating if they take certain disciplinary actions against a worker who in the prior 90 days has made a wage claim or a complaint about unequal pay. AB12 - limits the amount that landlords can require in security deposits to one month's rent, rather than the previous two months’ rent AB1418 - would prohibit counties and cities from requiring landlords to evict people when a household member is a convicted felon SB389 - authorize the State Water Board to investigate and seek verification of all water rights claims regarding California's water bodies, no matter how old SB43 - expands the legal definition of “gravely disabled” to make it easier to place someone into involuntary treatment AB1955 - allows educators discretion in informing parents of a child's LGBTQ+ identity, but bars disclosure being a requirement. AB1078 - prohibits school boards from banning or censoring textbooks or school library books which describe racial or LGBTQ+ issues

Vetoed

AB957 - would require judges to consider a parent's affirmation of their child's gender identity in custody disputes SB403 - would add caste as a form of prohibited ancestry discrimination SB799 - workers who have been on strike for at least two weeks could receive funds AB469 - would create a state-funded, governor-appointed ombudsperson's office to review state agencies’ denials of public records requests SB58 - would decriminalize certain psychedelic drugs, including psilocybin and psilocin, mescaline (except peyote) and DMT

State Senate 328 Democratic Republican

Officers Position Name Party District Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis Democratic President pro tempore Mike McGuire Democratic 2nd–Healdsburg Majority leader Lena Gonzalez Democratic 33rd-Long Beach Assistant majority leader Angelique Ashby Democratic 8th-Sacramento Aisha Wahab Democratic 10th-Hayward Democratic Caucus Chair Monique Limón Democratic 19th–Santa Barbara Majority whip Dave Cortese Democratic 15th–Los Gatos Assistant majority whips Maria Elena Durazo Democratic 24th–Los Angeles Steve Padilla Democratic 18th–Chula Vista Minority leader Brian Jones Republican 40th–Santee Secretary Erika Contreras Sergeant-at-Arms Katrina Rodriguez Chaplain Sister Michelle Gorman, RSM

The Secretary, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the chaplain are not members of the Legislature.

Members District Name Party Residence Term-limited? Notes 1 Brian Dahle Republican Bieber Yes 2 Mike McGuire Democratic Healdsburg Majority leader until February 5, 2024; president pro tempore since February 5, 2024 3 Bill Dodd Democratic Napa Yes 4 Marie Alvarado-Gil Republican Jackson First elected as a Democrat before switching parties on August 8, 2024 5 Susan Eggman Democratic Stockton Yes 6 Roger Niello Republican Fair Oaks 7 Steve Glazer Democratic Orinda Yes 8 Angelique Ashby Democratic Sacramento 8 Nancy Skinner Democratic Berkeley Yes 10 Aisha Wahab Democratic Hayward 11 Scott Wiener Democratic San Francisco 12 Shannon Grove Republican Bakersfield 13 Josh Becker Democratic Menlo Park 14 Anna Caballero Democratic Merced 15 Dave Cortese Democratic San Jose 16 Melissa Hurtado Democratic Bakersfield 17 John Laird Democratic Santa Cruz 18 Steve Padilla Democratic Chula Vista 19 Monique Limón Democratic Santa Barbara 20 Caroline Menjivar Democratic Los Angeles 21 Scott Wilk Republican Santa Clarita Yes 22 Susan Rubio Democratic Baldwin Park 23 Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh Republican Yucaipa 24 Ben Allen Democratic Santa Monica 25 Anthony Portantino Democratic Burbank Yes 26 María Elena Durazo Democratic Los Angeles 27 Henry Stern Democratic Malibu 28 Lola Smallwood-Cuevas Democratic Los Angeles 29 Josh Newman Democratic Fullerton 30 Bob Archuleta Democratic Pico Rivera 31 Richard Roth Democratic Riverside Yes 32 Kelly Seyarto Republican Murrieta 33 Lena Gonzalez Democratic Long Beach Majority leader since February 5, 2024 34 Tom Umberg Democratic Santa Ana 35 Steven Bradford Democratic Gardena Yes 36 Janet Nguyen Republican Huntington Beach 37 Dave Min Democratic Irvine 38 Catherine Blakespear Democratic Encinitas 39 Toni Atkins Democratic San Diego Yes President pro tempore until February 5, 2024 40 Brian Jones Republican Santee Minority leader

See also List of California state legislatures

References

External links California State Senate California State Assembly