Vacancies and special elections • July 11, 2017:
Democratic assemblymember
Jimmy Gomez (
51st–
Echo Park) resigns to take a seat in
Congress. • November 27, 2017:
Democratic assemblymember
Raul Bocanegra (
39th–
Pacoima) resigns in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. • December 16, 2017:
Democrat Wendy Carrillo of
Boyle Heights is sworn into office after winning the December 5, 2017, special election for the
51st State Assembly district to replace Gomez. • December 31, 2017:
Democratic assemblymember
Sebastian Ridley-Thomas (
54th–
Los Angeles) resigns for health reasons. • January 2, 2018:
Democratic assemblymember
Matt Dababneh (
45th–
Encino) resigns in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. • February 22, 2018:
Democratic senator
Tony Mendoza (
32nd–
Artesia) resigns in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations. • April 16, 2018:
Democrat Sydney Kamlager of
Los Angeles is sworn into office after winning the April 3, 2018, special election for the
54th State Assembly district to replace Ridley-Thomas. • June 11, 2018:
Democrat Luz Rivas of
North Hollywood is sworn into office after winning the June 5, 2018, special election for the
39th State Assembly district to replace Bocanegra.
Democrat Jesse Gabriel of
Encino is sworn into office after winning the June 5, 2018, special election for the
45th State Assembly district to replace Dababneh. • June 25, 2018:
Republican Ling Ling Chang of
Diamond Bar is sworn into office after
Democrat Josh Newman was recalled in a June 5, 2018 recall election in the
29th State Senate district. • August 14, 2018:
Democrat Vanessa Delgado of
Montebello is sworn into office after winning the August 7, 2018, special election for the
32nd State Senate district to replace Mendoza.
Leadership changes • April 12, 2017:
Republican senator
Patricia Bates (
36th–
Laguna Niguel) replaces senator
Jean Fuller (
16th–
Bakersfield) as Senate minority leader, as Fuller is
termed out at the end of the session. • September 18, 2017:
Republican assemblymember
Brian Dahle (
1st–
Bieber) replaces assemblymember
Chad Mayes (
42nd–
Yucca Valley) as Assembly minority leader, as Mayes was ousted in the wake of his support for renewing
California's cap-and-trade program. • March 21, 2018:
Democratic senator
Toni Atkins (
39th–
San Diego) replaces senator
Kevin de León (
24th–
Los Angeles) as
president pro tempore, as de León is
termed out at the end of the session. • November 8, 2018:
Republican assemblymember
Marie Waldron (
75th–
Escondido) replaces assemblymember
Brian Dahle (
1st–
Bieber) as Assembly minority leader, as Dahle planned to run in a special election for the California State Senate.
Party changes Legislation •
SB35 - streamlining housing construction in
California counties and cities that fail to build enough housing to meet state mandated housing construction requirements. == State Senate ==