California State Legislature facts for kids

Quick facts for kids California State Legislature
2021–22 session

Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate Assembly
Leadership
President of the Senate/Lt. Gov.	Eleni Kounalakis (D) Since January 7, 2019
President Pro Tem of the Senate	Toni Atkins (D) Since March 21, 2018
Senate Minority Leader	Shannon Grove (R) Since March 1, 2019
Speaker of the Assembly	Anthony Rendon (D) Since March 7, 2016
Assembly Minority Leader	Marie Waldron (R) Since November 8, 2018
Structure
Seats	120 40 senators 80 assembly

Senate political groups	Democratic (31) Republican (9)

Assembly political groups	Democratic (60) Republican (19) Independent (1)
Elections
Senate last election	November 3, 2020 (20 seats)
Assembly last election	November 3, 2020
Senate next election	November 8, 2022 (20 seats)
Assembly next election	November 8, 2022
Meeting place

California State Capitol Sacramento, California

The California State Legislature is a bicameral legislature that represents the state of California in the United States. It has a lower house, the California State Assembly, with 80 members, and an upper house, the California State Senate, with 40 members. Both houses meet at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. It is one of ten full-time state legislatures in the United States.

As of December 2020^[update], the Democratic Party controls both houses.

Images for kids

California State Assembly chamber
California State Senate chamber
A few volumes of the journals of each house (Senate is red; Assembly [lower chamber] is green).