Natural Resources Committee, California State Assembly

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The Natural Resources 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]

DocumentIcon.jpg See rules: Standing Rules of the Assembly

Function

The duty of the Natural Resources Committee is to investigate and study proposed bills relating to air quality, climate change, energy efficiency, renewable energy, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), coastal protection, forestry, land conservation, oil spills, solid waste, and recycling.[4]

Membership

2025-2026 legislative session

Natural Resources Committee, 2025-2026
Democratic members (10) Republican members (4) Third-party members(0)

2023-2024 legislative session

Natural Resources Committee, 2023-2024
Democratic members (9) Republican members (2) Third-party members(0)

2021-2022 legislative session

Natural Resources Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (7) Republican members (3) Third-party members(0)

Edwin Chau (D) left this committee on December 11, 2021. [Source]

2019-2020 legislative session

Natural Resources Committee, 2019-2020
Democratic members (7) Republican members (3) Third-party members(0)

S. Monique Limón (D) left this committee on December 07, 2020.

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2017 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

Natural Resources Members, 2017
Democratic members (7)Republican members (3)
• Cristina Garcia, Chair• Dante Acosta, Vice chair
• Edwin Chau• Travis Allen
• Susan Talamantes Eggman• Heath Flora
• S. Monique Limón
• Kevin McCarty
• Al Muratsuchi
• Mark Stone

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

2013-2014

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

2011-2012

The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.

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Current members of the California State Assembly
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Majority Leader:Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
Minority Leader:James Gallagher
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  1. ↑ 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)
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ California State Assembly, "Welcome to the Committee on Natural Resources," accessed February 23, 2021
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