Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, California State Assembly
The Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee is a standing committee of the California State Assembly.
Per the Assembly Rules, committees of the California State Assembly are assigned by the House Speaker. The Speaker has the power to appoint the chair and vice chair of each committee.[1] The Speaker is considered an ex officio member of all assembly committees of which he or she is not a regular member but does not have voting rights and is not counted for purposes of determining a quorum.[2] A majority of members of a committee constitutes a quorum.[3]
See rules: Standing Rules of the Assembly
Function
The duty of the Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee is to investigate and study proposed bills relating to toxic substances and hazardous materials, hazardous waste regulation, drinking water regulation, and pesticides.[4]
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | |||
• Bill Quirk, Chair | • Brian Dahle, Vice chair | |||
• Joaquin Arambula | • Phillip Chen | |||
• Cristina Garcia | ||||
• Jimmy Gomez | ||||
• Chris Holden |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | |||
• Luis Alejo, Chair | • Brian Dahle, Vice chair | |||
• Lorena Gonzalez | • James Gallagher | |||
• Adam Gray | ||||
• Kevin McCarty (California) | ||||
• Phil Ting |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | |||
• Luis Alejo, Chair | • Brian Dahle, Vice chair | |||
• Richard Bloom | • Tim Donnelly | |||
• Bonnie Lowenthal | ||||
• Mark Stone | ||||
• Phil Ting |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Bob Wieckowski, Chair | • Jeff Miller, Vice chair | |||
• Nora Campos | • Mike Morrell | |||
• Wesley Chesbro | • David G. Valadao | |||
• Mike Davis | ||||
• Mike Feuer | ||||
• Bonnie Lowenthal |
External links
- ↑ California Legislature—2021-2022 Regular Session, “Relative to the Standing Rules of the Assembly for the 2021–22 Regular Session,” accessed February 19, 2021 (Rule 26-A-6)
- ↑ California Legislature—2021-2022 Regular Session, “Relative to the Standing Rules of the Assembly for the 2021–22 Regular Session,” accessed February 19, 2021 (Rule 26-B)
- ↑ California Legislature—2021-2022 Regular Session, “Relative to the Standing Rules of the Assembly for the 2021–22 Regular Session,” accessed February 19, 2021 (Rule 57)
- ↑ California State Assembly, "Welcome to the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials," accessed February 25, 2021