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California State Legislature, 2005–2006 session

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2007–2008 session of the California State Legislature
← 2003–2004 2007–2008 →
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Overview
Legislative body	California State Legislature
Jurisdiction	California
Term	December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2006
Senate
Members	40
President of the Senate	Cruz Bustamante (D)
President pro tempore	Don Perata (D–9th)
Minority Leader	Dick Ackerman (R–33rd)
Party control	Democratic
Assembly
Members	80
Speaker	Fabian Núñez (D–46th)
Minority Leader	Kevin McCarthy (R–32nd) Dec. 6, 2004–Apr. 17, 2006 George Plescia (R–75th) Apr. 17, 2006–Nov. 10, 2006 Michael Villines (R–29th) Nov. 10, 2006–Nov. 30, 2006
Party control	Democratic

The 2005–2006 session was a session of the California State Legislature.

Major legislation[edit]

Enacted[edit]

• SB 1613 - Law banning the use of cell phones in cars.

Senate[edit]

The party affiliation and district numbers of Senators are listed after their names in this list.

President Pro Tem: Don Perata (D-9)
Majority Leader: Gloria Romero (D-24)
Minority Leader: Dick Ackerman (R-33)

* Tom Harman won the June 6, 2006 special election (and was sworn in on June 12, 2006) for the 35th Senate District seat to replace John Campbell, who vacated his State Senate seat on December 7, 2005 to become a member of the United States House of Representatives.

Assembly[edit]

Officers[edit]

• Speaker Fabian Núñez (D-46)
• Speaker pro Tempore Leland Yee, Ph.D. (D-12)
• Assistant Speaker pro Tempore Sally J. Lieber (D-22)
• Majority Floor Leader Dario Frommer (D-43)
• Minority Floor Leader Michael Villines (R-29) from November 10, 2006
  • George A. Plescia (R-75) from April 17, 2006 to November 10, 2006
  • Kevin McCarthy (R-32) to April 17, 2006
• Chief Clerk E. Dotson Wilson
• Sergeant at Arms Ronald Pane

Note: The Chief Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms are not Members of the Legislature

Full List of Members, 2005-2006[edit]

* Ted Lieu won the September 13, 2005 special election (and was sworn in on September 21, 2005) for the 53rd Assembly District seat to replace Mike Gordon, who died on June 25, 2005, due to a brain tumor.
* Assemblyman Tom Harman won the June 6, 2006 special election for the 35th District seat in the California State Senate and resigned from the Assembly (and was sworn into the Senate) on June 12, 2006. He would have been term limited at the end of 2006.

See also[edit]

• List of California state legislatures