Committee and Code Acronyms in the California Legislature

While there are numerous acronyms used in the California Legislature and its legislative process, on official websites and elsewhere, there is prolific use of them for California’s Codes, legislative measures, and the Standing Committees of the Assembly and Senate. They are set forth below for reference:

CODES

BPC – Business & Professions Code

CIV – Civil Code

CCP – Code of Civil Procedure

COM – Commercial Code

CORP – Corporations Code

EDC – Education Code

ELEC – Elections Code

EVID – Evidence Code

FAM – Family Code

FIN – Financial Code

FGC – Fish and Game Code

FAC – Food and Agricultural Code

GOV – Government Code

HNC – Harbors and Navigation Code

HSC – Health and Safety Code

INS – Insurance Code

LAB – Labor Code

MVC – Military and Veterans Code

PEN – Penal Code

PROB – Probate Code

PCC – Public Contract Code

PRC – Public Resources Code

PUC – Public Utilities Code

RTC – Revenue and Taxation Code

SHC – Streets and Highways Code

UIC – Unemployment Insurance Code

VEH – Vehicle Code

WAT – Water Code

WIC – Welfare and Institutions Code

MEASURES

AB – Assembly Bill

ACA – Assembly Constitutional Amendment 

ACR – Assembly Concurrent Resolution

AJR – Assembly Joint Resolution

GRP – Governor’s Reorganization Plan

HR – House Resolution (Assembly)

SB – Senate Bill

SCA – Senate Constitutional Amendment

SCR – Senate Concurrent Resolution

SJR – Senate Joint Resolution

SR – Senate Resolution

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES

ALTC – Asm Aging and Long Term Care (aka Aging)

AGRI – Asm Agriculture (aka Ag)

APRO – Asm Appropriations (aka Approps)

AART – Asm Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism (aka Arts)

ABNK – Asm Banking and Finance (aka BFI)

ABGT – Asm Budget

ABP – Asm Business and Professions (aka B&P)

ACOM – Asm Communications and Conveyance (aka C&C)

AEDGHI – Asm Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact

AEDN – Asm Education (aka Ed)

AELC – Asm Elections

AEM – Asm Emergency Management

AESM – Asm Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials (aka ESTM)

AGOV – Asm Governmental Organization (aka GO)

AHEA – Asm Health

AHED – Asm Higher Education (aka Highed)

AHCD – Asm Housing and Community Development (aka Housing)

AHUM – Asm Human Services

AINS – Asm Insurance

AJUD – Asm Judiciary

ALBR – Asm Labor and Employment (aka Labor)

ALCL – Asm Local Government (aka Localgov)

AMVA – Asm Military and Veterans Affairs

ANTR – Asm Natural Resources

APCP – Asm Privacy and Consumer Protection (aka Privacy)

APER – Asm Public Employment and Retirement (aka PERS)

APSF – Asm Public Safety

AREV – Asm Revenue and Taxation (aka RevandTax)

ARUL – Asm Rules

ATM – Asm Transportation (aka Trans)

AUTL – Asm Utilities and Energy (aka U&C)

AWPW – Asm Water, Parks and Wildlife (aka WaterParks)

SENATE COMMITTEES 

AGRI – Sen Agriculture (aka Ag)

SAPRO – Sen Appropriations (aka Appros)

SBNK – Sen Banking and Financial Institutions (aka BFI)

SBUD – Sen Budget and Fiscal Review (aka Budget)

SBP – Sen Business, Professions and Economic Development (aka B&P)

SEDN – Sen Education (aka Ed)

SELC – Sen Elections and Constitutional Amendments

SEUC – Sen Energy, Utilities and Communications (aka Energy)

SENV – Sen Environmental Quality (aka EQ)

SGOV – Sen Governmental Organization (aka GO)

SHEA – Sen Health

SHOU – Sen Housing

SHUM – Sen Human Services

SINS – Sen Insurance

SJUD – Sen Judiciary

SLPER – Sen Labor, Public Employment and Retirement (aka Labor)

SLCL – Sen Local Government (aka Localgov)

SVET – Sen Military and Veterans Affairs

SNTR – Sen Natural Resources and Water

SPSF – Sen Public Safety

SREV – Sen Revenue and Taxation (aka Revandtax)

SRUL – Sen Rules

STRAN – Sen Transportation (aka Trans)