Committees

Standing Committees

• Chair - Rules
  
  Committee Jurisdiction: Primary jurisdictions are proposed amendments to the rules, and other matters relating to the business of the Legislature.
   
• Governmental Organization 
  
  Committee Jurisdiction: Primary jurisdictions include Alcoholic Beverage Control, Indian gaming, horse racing, public gaming, State Lottery, tobacco products, Outdoor Advertising Act, State contracting, open meetings laws as they affect state government, Offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Controller, and State Treasurer, and State holidays, seals, and official acts.
   
• Judiciary
  
  Committee Jurisdiction: Primary jurisdictions are family law, product liability, tort liability, Civil Code, and Evidence Code (excluding criminal procedure).
   
• Local Government
  
  Committee Jurisdiction: Primary jurisdictions are General Plan, land use, housing element, local agency formation commissions (LAFCO), city and county organization and powers, special district governance and finance, special taxes, Subdivision Map Act, Ralph M. Brown Act, Public Records Act, redevelopment (as it relates to governance and financing), infrastructure financing districts, local government finance, charter cities and counties, eminent domain, joint powers authorities, Williamson Act, design-build (for local governments), military base reuse, public private partnerships (for local governments), state mandates, county clerks/ recorders, and civil grand juries.

Select Committees

• Select Committee on California's Mental Health Crisis
• Select Committee on California-Mexico Bi-National Affairs
• Select Committee on Cybersecurity
• Select Committee on Domestic Violence
• Select Committee on Latina Inequities
• Select Committee on Native American Affairs 
• Select Committee on Orange County Homelessness and Mental Health Services
• Select Committee on Police Reform
• Select Committee on Retail Theft 
• Select Committee on Workforce Development and Diversity in the Innovation Economy