2021–2022 session of the California State Legislature
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Overview
Legislative body	California State Legislature
Jurisdiction	California
Term	December 7, 2020 – November 30, 2022
Senate
Members	40
President of the Senate	Eleni Kounalakis (D) Jan. 7, 2019 - present
President pro tempore	Toni Atkins (D–39th) Dec. 3, 2018 – present
Minority Leader	Shannon Grove (R–16th) Mar. 1, 2019 – Jan. 20, 2021 Scott Wilk (R–21st) Jan. 20, 2021 – present
Party control	Democratic
Assembly
Members	80
Speaker	Anthony Rendon (D–63rd) Dec. 3, 2018 – present
Minority Leader	Marie Waldron (R–75th) Dec. 3, 2018 – Feb. 8, 2022 James Gallagher (R–3rd) Feb. 8, 2022 – present
Party control	Democratic

The2021–2022 session is the most recent former session of theCalifornia State Legislature. The session first convened on December 7, 2020 and ended November 30, 2022.^[1]

• December 6, 2020:Democratic senatorHolly Mitchell (30th–Los Angeles) resigns one day before the session begins to take her seat on theLos Angeles County Board of Supervisors
• January 29, 2021:Democratic assemblymemberShirley Weber (79th–San Diego) resigns to becomeSecretary of State
• March 11, 2021:Democratic assemblymemberSydney Kamlager (54th–Los Angeles) resigns and is sworn into office after winning the March 2 special election for the30th State Senate district to replace Mitchell
• April 19, 2021:Democratic councilmemberAkilah Weber (La Mesa) is sworn into office after winning the April 6 special election for the79th State Assembly district to replace her mother
• April 23, 2021:Democratic assemblymemberRob Bonta (18th–Alameda) resigns to becomeAttorney General
• May 28, 2021:Democratic policy advisorIsaac Bryan (Los Angeles) is sworn into office after winning the May 18th special election for the54th State Assembly district to replace Kamlager
• September 7, 2021:Democratic school board memberMia Bonta (Alameda) is sworn into office after winning the August 31 special election for the18th State Assembly district to replace her husband
• October 31, 2021:Democratic assemblymemberDavid Chiu (17th-San Francisco) resigns to become theCity Attorney of San Francisco
• December 10, 2021:Democratic assemblymemberEd Chau (49th-Arcadia) resigns to become a judge of theLos Angeles County Superior Court
• December 31, 2021:Democratic assemblymemberJim Frazier (11th-Discovery Bay) resigns to work in the transportation sector
• January 5, 2022:Democratic assemblymemberLorena Gonzales (80th-San Diego) resigns to become leader of theCalifornia Federation of Labor of theAFL–CIO
• January 31, 2022:Democratic assemblymemberAutumn Burke (62nd-Marina Del Ray) resigns due to family challenges from the COVID-19 Pandemic
• February 22, 2022:Democratic county administratorMike Fong (Alhambra) is sworn into office after winning the February 15 special election for the49th State Assembly district to replace Chau
• April 6, 2022:Democratic mayorLori Wilson (Suisun City) is sworn into office after winning the April 5 special election for the11th State Assembly district to replace Frazier
• May 3, 2022:Democratic county supervisorMatt Haney (San Francisco) is sworn into office after winning the April 19 special election for the17th State Assembly district to replace Chiu
• June 15, 2022:Democratic former city councilmenDavid Alvarez (Barrio Logan) is sworn into office after winning the June 7 special election for the80th State Assembly district to replace Gonzales
• June 20, 2022:Democratic activist and former legislative stafferTina McKinnor (Hawthorne) is sworn into office after winning the June 7 special election for the62nd State Assembly district to replace Burke

• January 20, 2021:Republican senatorScott Wilk (21st–Santa Clarita) replaces senatorShannon Grove (16th–Bakersfield) as Senate minority leader, as Grove was ousted after she incorrectly blamed the2021 storming of the United States Capitol onantifa.^[2]
• January 19, 2022:Democratic senatorMike McGuire (2nd-Healdsburg) replaces senatorRobert Hertzberg (18th-Van Nuys) as Senate majority leader
• February 8, 2022:Republican assemblymemberJames Gallagher (3rd–Yuba City) replaces assemblymemberMarie Waldron (75th–Valley Center) as Assembly minority leader.

In 2022, notable laws passed included:^[3]

• A new court system for people with mental illness and addiction called the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Court (CARE Court)
• AB257 for unionization of fast-food workers
• AB2011 and its companion SB6 for changing permitting processes to streamline affordable housing
• AB 2097, a ban onparking minimums for buildings within1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) of public transit.^[4]
• For climate change, a variety of climate-related bills which were part of an agenda by Governor Newsom, including:
  • a bill which would keep theDiablo Canyon nuclear power plant open until 2035
  • a law named the California Climate Crisis Act, AB1279,^[5] which was similar to a proposed law of the same name in 2021 which did not pass
• For reproductive rights, expanded access to abortion
• Forgun reform, laws which allowed victims of gun violence to sue gun manufacturers
• A law allowing theCalifornia Medical Board to discipline doctors who promote misinformation about COVID-19 vaccination
• Onplastic pollution andplastic recycling, SB54^[6] was passed which requires 65 percent of single-use plastic to be recycled by 2032;^[7] this law had been originally introduced in 2018 and had been the subject of lengthy negotiation over 4 years^[8]

In 2021, notable laws passed included:^[9]

• Several police reform laws, including SB2 which outlines a process for officers to be removed for misconduct, including facing potential civil liability
• A law to prevent wildfires through preventive measures, including through hiring more state employees
• A climate change law (AB1395) named the California Climate Crisis Act failed to pass, but a similar bill (AB1279) with the same name passed in 2022
• California HOME Act (SB9), which creates a legal process by which owners of certainsingle-family homes can create additional units on their property, and prohibits cities and counties frominterference

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

The Chief Clerk, the acting Chief Sergeant-at-Arms, and the chaplain are not members of the Legislature.

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