Human Services Committee, California State Assembly
The Human Services 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 Human Services Committee is to investigate and study proposed bills relating to child welfare services, foster care, child care, adoption assistance, CalWORKs, CalFresh, developmental disability services, In-home Supportive Services (IHSS), community care licensing, adult protective services, and SSI/SSP.[4]
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Human Services 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
Human Services Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Human Services Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Human Services 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.
Human Services Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | |||
• Blanca Rubio, Chair | • Steven S. Choi, Vice chair | |||
• Joaquin Arambula | • Brian Maienschein | |||
• Lorena Gonzalez | ||||
• Mark Stone | ||||
• Tony Thurmond |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Human Services Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | |||
• Kansen Chu, Chair | • Chad Mayes, Vice chair | |||
• Ian Charles Calderon | • Brian Maienschein | |||
• Patty Lopez | ||||
• Mark Stone | ||||
• Tony Thurmond |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Human Services Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | |||
• Mark Stone, Chair | • Brian Maienschein, Vice chair | |||
• Tom Ammiano | • Shannon Grove | |||
• Ian Charles Calderon | ||||
• Cristina Garcia | ||||
• Isadore Hall, III |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Human Services Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | |||
• James Beall Jr., Chair | • Brian Jones, Vice chair | |||
• Tom Ammiano | • Shannon Grove | |||
• Isadore Hall, III | ||||
• Anthony Portantino, Jr. |
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 Human Services," accessed February 25, 2021