§ 9924 Joint Committee Establishment Rules

Government Code·California

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•A joint committee can only be created if two-thirds of both the Senate and Assembly agree.
•The committee must have an equal number of members from the Senate and the Assembly.
•Each house picks its members for the committee using their own rules.

Example

Imagine the Senate and Assembly want to create a committee to study school lunches.

They need at least two-thirds of both groups to agree. If they do, the committee will have the same number of members from the Senate and the Assembly. Each group picks their own members to join.

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§ 9924 Joint Committee Establishment Rules

Joint committees No joint committee shall be established except by passage of concurrent resolution, two thirds of the membership of each house concurring. The membership of each joint committee shall be allocated equally between the Senate and the Assembly, and the delegation from each house shall be chosen pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 9922. (Added June 5, 1984, by initiative Proposition 24.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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resolution membership added june delegation proposition

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Government Code. Section 9924.

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