Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee, California State Assembly
The Water, Parks, and Wildlife 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 Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee is to investigate and study proposed bills relating to water resources, flood management, fish and game, parks and recreation, and wildlife.[4]
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (13) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (4) | 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.
Water, Parks and Wildlife Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (5) | |||
• Eduardo Garcia, Chair | • James Gallagher, Vice chair | |||
• Kansen Chu | • Frank Bigelow | |||
• Laura Friedman | • Steven S. Choi | |||
• Todd Gloria | • Matthew Harper | |||
• Jimmy Gomez | • Devon Mathis | |||
• Marc Levine | ||||
• Blanca Rubio | ||||
• Rudy Salas | ||||
• Tony Thurmond | ||||
• Jim Wood |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Water, Parks and Wildlife Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (5) | |||
• Marc Levine (California), Chair | • Frank Bigelow, Vice chair | |||
• Bill Dodd | • Brian Dahle | |||
• Cristina Garcia | • Beth Gaines | |||
• Jimmy Gomez | • Matthew Harper | |||
• Adam Gray | • Devon Mathis | |||
• Patty Lopez | ||||
• Jose Medina | ||||
• Anthony Rendon | ||||
• Sebastian Ridley-Thomas | ||||
• Das Williams |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Water, Parks and Wildlife Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (5) | |||
• Anthony Rendon, Chair | • Frank Bigelow, Vice chair | |||
• Bob Blumenfield | • Travis Allen | |||
• Raul Bocanegra | • Brian Dahle | |||
• Paul Fong | • Beth Gaines | |||
• Jim Frazier | • Jim Patterson | |||
• Mike Gatto | ||||
• Jimmy Gomez | ||||
• Adam Gray | ||||
• Anthony Rendon | ||||
• Mariko Yamada |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Water, Parks and Wildlife Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (4) | |||
• Jared Huffman, Chair | • Linda Halderman, Vice chair | |||
• Bob Blumenfield | • Bill Berryhill | |||
• Nora Campos | • Brian Jones | |||
• Paul Fong | • Kristin Olsen | |||
• Mike Gatto | ||||
• Roger Hernandez | ||||
• Ben Hueso | ||||
• Ricardo Lara | ||||
• Mariko Yamada |
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 Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife," accessed February 23, 2021