Business and Professions Committee, California State Assembly
The Business and Professions 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 Business and Professions Committee is to investigate and study proposed bills relating to the creation of new regulatory entities within the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA); the oversight and elimination of regulatory entities within the DCA; health care licensing; veterinarian licensing; occupational licensing; vocational education; the Department of General Services; and product labeling (not to include agricultural and medical products). [4]
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Business and Professions Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (13) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Business and Professions Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (16) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Business and Professions Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (13) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Business and Professions Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (13) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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William Brough (R, Vice Chair) left this committee on May 27, 2020.
Jay Obernolte (R) left this committee on December 07, 2020.
Todd Gloria (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.
| Business and Professions Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (11) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Rudy Salas, Chair | • William Brough, Vice chair | |||
| • Joaquin Arambula | • Catharine Baker | |||
| • Richard Bloom | • Jordan Cunningham | |||
| • David Chiu | • Brian Dahle | |||
| • Susan Talamantes Eggman | • Marc Steinorth | |||
| • Mike Gipson | ||||
| • Tim Grayson | ||||
| • Chris Holden | ||||
| • Evan Low | ||||
| • Kevin Mullin | ||||
| • Phil Ting | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Susan Bonilla, Chair | • Brian Jones (California), Vice chair | |||
| • Richard Bloom | • Catharine Baker | |||
| • Nora Campos | • Ling-Ling Chang | |||
| • Bill Dodd | • Scott Wilk | |||
| • Susan Talamantes Eggman | ||||
| • Mike Gatto | ||||
| • Chris Holden | ||||
| • Kevin Mullin (California) | ||||
| • Phil Ting | ||||
| • Jim Wood | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Rich Gordon, Chair | • Brian Jones, Vice chair | |||
| • Raul Bocanegra | • Curt Hagman | |||
| • Nora Campos | • Brian Maienschein | |||
| • Roger Dickinson | • Scott Wilk | |||
| • Susan Talamantes Eggman | ||||
| • Chris Holden | ||||
| • Kevin Mullin (California) | ||||
| • Nancy Skinner | ||||
| • Phil Ting | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Mary Hayashi, Chair | • Bill Berryhill, Vice chair | |||
| • Michael Allen | • Curt Hagman | |||
| • Betsy Butler | • Cameron Smyth | |||
| • Mike Eng | ||||
| • Gerald Hill | ||||
| • Fiona Ma | ||||
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 Business and Professions," accessed February 22, 2021
