Some Data on the 2026 California Legislative Session

With the 2026 California Legislative Session coming to an end, I wanted to provide some data on interesting aspects of the Legislature:

2026 Senate Data

How many Senate Standing Committees are there? 25

What is the average size of a Senate Standing Committee? 9

Which Standing Committee has the most members? Budget with 18

Which Standing Committee has the fewest members? There are seven committees with 5 members

Which Senators have the most committee assignments?

Senators Ochoa-Bogh and Seyarto with 8 each

Senators Caballero, Gonzalez, Grayson, Laird, Menjivar, Reyes, and Richardson have 7 each

What is the average number of committee assignments per Senator? 5

During the 2025-26 Session, there were:

Total number of SBs: 1,447

Total number of SCAs: 5

Total number of SJRs: 19

Total number of SCRs: 197

Total number of SRs: 140

Total number of GRPs: 1 

21 Senators introduced the maximum 35 bills during the 2-year Session, plus 2 Senators introduced 36 bills each

How many tribal-state Gaming Compacts were considered by the Senate?

14 were approved in 2026

How many Standing Committees authored bills? 12

How many total committee bills were introduced? 157

How many Governor’s appointments were considered by the Senate? 366

2026 Assembly Data

How many Assembly Standing Committees are there? 32

What is the average size of an Assembly Standing Committee? 12

Which Standing Committee has the most members? Budget with 33

Which Standing Committee has the fewest members? There are seven committees with 7 members

Which Assembly Members have the most committee assignments?

Assembly Member Caloza with 8

Assembly Members Alanis, Jeff Gonzalez, Michelle Rodriguez, and Sharp-Collins have 7 each

What is the average number of committee assignments per Assembly Member? 5

During the 2025-26 Session, there were:

Total number of ABs: 2,796

Total number of ACAs: 23

Total number of AJRs: 35

Total number of ACRs: 235

Total number of HRs: 138

Total number of GRPs: 1 

38 Assembly Members introduced the maximum 35 bills during the 2-year Session

How many tribal-state Gaming Compacts were considered by the Assembly?

12 were approved in 2026

How many Standing Committees authored bills? 22

How many total committee bills were introduced? 76