| 2025–2026 session of the California State Legislature | |
| Before: | 2023–2024 |
| Body: | California State Legislature |
| State: | California |
| Term Start: | December 2, 2024 |
| Term End: | present |
| Chamber1: | Senate |
| Membership1: | 40 |
| Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | President of the Senate |
| Chamber1 Leader1: | Eleni Kounalakis (D) Jan. 7, 2019 – present |
| Chamber1 Leader2 Type: | President pro tempore |
| Chamber1 Leader2: | Mike McGuire (D–2nd) Feb. 5, 2024 – present |
| Chamber1 Leader3 Type: | Minority Leader |
| Chamber1 Leader3: | Brian Jones (R–16th) Dec. 5, 2022 – present |
| Control1: | Democratic |
| Chamber2: | Assembly |
| Membership2: | 80 |
| Chamber2 Leader1 Type: | Speaker |
| Chamber2 Leader1: | Robert A. Rivas (D–29th) Jun. 30, 2023 – present |
| Chamber2 Leader2 Type: | Minority Leader |
| Chamber2 Leader2: | James Gallagher (R–3rd) Feb. 8, 2022 – present |
| Control2: | Democratic |
The 2025–2026 session is the current session of the California State Legislature, composed of 40 members of the State Senate and 80 members of the State Assembly. The session first convened in Sacramento, California, on December 2, 2024, and will end on November 30, 2026, concurrent with the final two years of governor Gavin Newsom's second term.[1]
Following the results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, in which former president Donald Trump was elected to a second non-consecutive term, governor Newsom called for a special legislative session to "protect California values" and safeguard against Trump's policies.[2]
The 2025–2026 session is made up of a record 49% women, with 37 in the Assembly and 21 in the Senate. Women also make up the majority of Senate Republicans.[3]
| 30 | 1 | 9 | |
| Democratic | Republican | ||
| 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 | 21st–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.
| 60 | 1 | 19 | |
| Democratic | Republican | ||
| Position | Name | Party | District | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker | Robert A. Rivas | Democratic | 29th–Hollister | ||
| Speaker pro tempore | Josh Lowenthal | Democratic | 69th–Long Beach | ||
| Assistant speaker pro tempore | Stephanie Nguyen | Democratic | 10th–Elk Grove | ||
| Majority leader | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry | Democratic | 4th–Winters | ||
| Assistant majority leader | TBD | Democratic | |||
| Assistant majority leader for policy and research | Dawn Addis | Democratic | 30th–Morro Bay | ||
| Majority whip | Matt Haney | Democratic | 17th–San Francisco | ||
| Assistant majority whip | TBD | Democratic | |||
| Democratic caucus chair | Rick Zbur | Democratic | 51st–Los Angeles | ||
| Republican leader | James Gallagher | Republican | 3rd–Yuba City | ||
| Republican caucus chair | Tom Lackey | Republican | 34th–Palmdale | ||
| Republican floor leader | Heath Flora | Republican | 9th–Ripon | ||
| Republican deputy floor leader | Kate Sanchez | Republican | 71st–Trabuco Canyon | ||
| Republican caucus policy chair | Joe Patterson | Republican | 5th–Rocklin | ||
| Republican caucus communications co-chairs | Diane Dixon | Republican | 72nd–Newport Beach | ||
| Laurie Davies | Republican | 74th–Laguna Niguel | |||
| Republican chief whip | Juan Alanis | Republican | 22nd–Modesto | ||
| Acting Chief Clerk | Sue Parker | ||||
| Acting Chief Sergeant-at-Arms | Alisa Buckley | ||||
| Chaplain | Imam Mohammad Yasir Khan | ||||