California State Assembly

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The California State Assembly is the lower chamber of California's bicameral state legislature, responsible for proposing and voting on state laws alongside the State Senate.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
lower house of state legislature
alsoKnownAs California Assembly
State Assembly
authorityDerivedFrom California Constitution Article IV
building Assembly Chamber, California State Capitol
buildingOwner State of California
canOverrideVetoWith two-thirds majority vote
constitution Constitution of California
country United States of America
currentPresidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the California State Assembly
electionCycle even-numbered years
electoralDistrictType single-member districts
elects Speaker of the California State Assembly
establishedIn 1849
governingRules Assembly Rules
hasChamber California State Senate
hasClerk Chief Clerk of the Assembly
hasCommitteeSystem joint committees
select committees
standing committees
hasNonpartisanStaff Legislative Analyst’s Office (shared with Senate)
houseType lower house
jurisdiction State of California
language English
legislativeBranchOf Government of California
legislativeProcess bills must pass both Assembly and Senate
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Sacramento, California
meetsIn California State Capitol
meetsInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
memberTitle Assemblymember
numberOfMembers 80
partOf California State Legislature
passesWith simple majority vote
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the Assembly
responsibility impeachment of certain state officials
redistricting participation as defined by state law
role oversees state executive agencies
passes state budget with the California State Senate
proposes state laws
votes on state legislation
sessionType full-time legislature
significantPower initiates revenue-related legislation
state California
termLength 2 years
termLimits 12 years total in the legislature
votingSystem first-past-the-post
website https://www.assembly.ca.gov/


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