1849 – The State Legislature met for the first time (December 15th)
1853 – Redistricting brought the number of Assemblymembers to 80 (there were still just 34 State Senators)
1862 – The number of State Senators finally reached 40 (where it has remained since). The number of Assemblymembers remained 80.
Dueling.
1878 – New Constitution is written and approved by voters.
1881 – The State Senate and Assembly begin publishing a “Final History” document to make it easier to find the history of specific legislation.
1900s – Expulsion of four state senators.
1910s – Progressive Era.
1920s –
1935 – Paul Mason of the Secretary of the Senate’s staff compiles his Manual of Legislative Procedure.
1940s – Bad relationship between Gov Culbert Olson and Assembly Speaker Garland.
1958 – End of Cross Filing
1966 – Fulltime legislature.
1970s – Arrival of Jerry Brown (California’s longest-serving Governor ever).
1980s – Smallest freshman class ever (4 new members)
1990s – Term Limits begins in 1990. Speakership fight in 1994/1995.
2000 – Recall of Gov Gray Davis
2010 – Term Limits and Top Two Primary
2020 – The first ever remote participation in sessions by legislators during COVID Pandemic.
