The Senate is embracing the age-old resolution to slim down in the New Year.
In terms of committee sizes, at least.
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg announced today that he has cut the membership of the Senate's standing committees. The move is intended to improve the efficiency of the legislative process and give members more time to focus on their committee work.
"Senators have a tremendous amount of talent and expertise," Steinberg said in a statement. "The new committee structure will allow them to dedicate even more of their time and energy to the most pressing issues confronting California and provide greater oversight of state government operations."
Committee leadership has stayed the same with one exception. Republican Sen. Dave Cox will replace Democratic Sen. Pat Wiggins as chair of the Local Government Committee. Democratic Sen. Christine Kehoe, was appointed to fill the vice chair spot previously held by Cox. On the budget subcommittee, Sen. Carol Liu has replaced current chair Sen. Gloria Romero.*
See the revised committee rosters after the jump.
Appropriations - Kehoe (Chair), Cox (Vice Chair), Alquist, Corbett, Denham, Leno, Liu, Price, Walters, Wyland, Yee
Banking, Finance and Insurance - Calderon (Chair), Cogdill (Vice Chair), Correa, Cox, Florez, Kehoe, Liu, Lowenthal, Padilla, Price, Runner
Budget and Fiscal Review - Ducheny (Chair), Dutton (Vice Chair), Alquist, Ashburn, DeSaulnier, Huff, Leno, Liu, Lowenthal, Maldonado, Negrete-McLeod, Padilla, Simitian, Walters, Wright
Sub 1 on Education - Liu (Chair), Huff, Wright
Sub 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection, Energy and Transportation - Simitian (Chair), Lowenthal, Maldonado
Sub 3 on Health and Human Services - Leno (Chair), Alquist, Ashburn
Sub 4 on State Administration, General Government, Judicial, and Veterans Affairs - DeSaulnier (Chair), Negrete-McLeod, Walters
Sub 5 on Revenues, the Economy, and Labor - Ducheny (Chair), Dutton, Padilla
Business, Professions and Economic Development - Negrete-McLeod (Chair), Wyland (Vice Chair), Aanestad, Calderon, Correa, Florez, Oropeza, Walters, Yee
Education - Romero (Chair), Huff (Vice Chair), Alquist, Hancock, Liu, Maldonado, Price, Simitian, Wyland
Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments - Hancock (Chair), Denham (Vice Chair), DeSaulnier, Liu, Strickland
Energy, Utilities and Communications - Padilla (Chair), Dutton (Vice Chair) Corbett, Cox, Florez, Kehoe, Lowenthal, Oropeza, Simitian, Strickland, Wright
Environmental Quality - Simitian (Chair), Runner (Vice Chair), Corbett, Hancock, Lowenthal, Pavley, Strickland
Food and Agriculture - Florez (Chair), Maldonado (Vice Chair), Hancock, Hollingsworth, Wolk
Government Organization - Wright (Chair), Harman (Vice Chair), Calderon, Denham, Florez, Negrete-McLeod, Oropeza, Padilla, Price, Wyland, Yee
Health - Alquist (Chair), Strickland (Vice Chair), Aanestad, Cedillo, Cox, Leno, Negrete-McLeod, Pavley, Romero
Human Services - Liu (Chair), Maldonado (Vice Chair), Alquist, Runner, Yee
Judiciary - Corbett (Chair), Harman (Vice Chair), Hancock, Leno, Walters
Labor and Industrial Relations - DeSaulnier (Chair), Wyland (Vice Chair), Ducheny, Hollingsworth, Leno, Yee
Legislative Ethics - Walters (Chair), Lowenthal (Vice Chair), Corbett
Local Government - Cox (Chair), Kehoe (Vice Chair), Aanestad, Price, Wiggins
Natural Resources and Water - Pavley (Chair), Cogdill (Vice Chair), Hollingsworth, Huff, Kehoe, Lowenthal, Padilla, Simitian, Wolk
Public Employment and Retirement - Correa (Chair), Ashburn (Vice Chair), Corbett, Cox, Ducheny, Liu
Public Safety - Leno (Chair), Cogdill (Vice Chair), Cedillo, Hancock, Huff, Steinberg, Wright
Revenue and Taxation - Wolk (Chair), Walters (Vice Chair), Alquist, Ashburn, Padilla
Rules - Steinberg (Chair), Aanestad (Vice Chair), Cedillo, Dutton, Oropeza
Transportation and Housing - Lowenthal (Chair), Huff (Vice Chair), Ashburn, DeSaulnier, Harman, Kehoe, Pavley, Simitian, Oropeza
Veterans Affairs - Denham (Chair), Correa (Vice Chair), Cedillo, Maldonado, Negrete-McLeod, Wiggins, Wyland
*Update: This post was updated at 3:15 to include a leadership change on a budget subcommittee.
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