Health Committee, California State Assembly
The Health 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 Health Committee is to investigate and study proposed bills relating to healthcare, health insurance, Medi-Cal, mental health licensing of health and health-related professionals, and long-term health care facilities.[4]
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Health Committee, 2025-2026 |
||
---|---|---|
Democratic members (12) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
|
|
2023-2024 legislative session
Health Committee, 2023-2024 |
||
---|---|---|
Democratic members (11) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
|
|
Vince Fong (R) left this committee on May 24, 2024. [Source]
2021-2022 legislative session
Health Committee, 2021-2022 |
||
---|---|---|
Democratic members (9) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(1) |
|
Rob Bonta (D) left this committee on April 22, 2021. [Source]
Autumn Burke (D) left this committee on February 01, 2022. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
Health Committee, 2019-2020 |
||
---|---|---|
Democratic members (10) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(1) |
|
S. Monique Limón (D) left this committee on December 07, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Health Members, 2017 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic members (11) | Republican members (4) | |||
• Jim Wood, Chair | • Brian Maienschein, Vice chair | |||
• Rob Bonta | • James Gallagher | |||
• Autumn Burke | • Jim Patterson | |||
• S. Monique Limón | • Marie Waldron | |||
• Kevin McCarty | ||||
• Adrin Nazarian | ||||
• Sharon Quirk-Silva | ||||
• Sebastian Ridley-Thomas | ||||
• Freddie Rodriguez | ||||
• Miguel Santiago | ||||
• Tony Thurmond |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Health Members, 2015 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic members (13) | Republican members (6) | |||
• Rob Bonta, Chair | • Brian Maienschein, Vice chair | |||
• Susan Bonilla | • Rocky Chavez | |||
• Autumn Burke | • Tom Lackey | |||
• Kansen Chu | • Jim Patterson (California) | |||
• Jimmy Gomez | • Marc Steinorth | |||
• Lorena Gonzalez | • Marie Waldron | |||
• Roger Hernandez | ||||
• Adrin Nazarian | ||||
• Sebastian Ridley-Thomas | ||||
• Freddie Rodriguez | ||||
• Miguel Santiago (California) | ||||
• Tony Thurmond | ||||
• Jim Wood |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Health Members, 2013 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic members (13) | Republican members (6) | |||
• Richard Pan, Chair | • Dan Logue, Vice chair | |||
• Tom Ammiano | • Brian Maienschein | |||
• Toni Atkins | • Allan Mansoor | |||
• Susan Bonilla | • Brian Nestande | |||
• Rob Bonta | • Donald Wagner | |||
• Wesley Chesbro | • Scott Wilk | |||
• Jimmy Gomez | ||||
• Roger Hernandez | ||||
• Bonnie Lowenthal | ||||
• Holly J. Mitchell | ||||
• Adrin Nazarian | ||||
• Manuel Perez | ||||
• Bob Wieckowski |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Health Members, 2011 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic members (13) | Republican members (6) | |||
• Bill Monning, Chair | • Dan Logue, Vice chair | |||
• Tom Ammiano | • Martin Garrick | |||
• Toni Atkins | • Allan R. Mansoor | |||
• Susan Bonilla | • Brian Nestande | |||
• Mike Eng | • Jim Silva | |||
• Rich Gordon | • Cameron Smyth | |||
• Mary Hayashi | ||||
• Roger Hernandez | ||||
• Bonnie Lowenthal | ||||
• Holly J. Mitchell | ||||
• Richard Pan | ||||
• Manuel Perez | ||||
• Das Williams |
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 Health," accessed February 22, 2021