---
title: Legislature
description: "![California State Capitol building](https://levin-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/iStock-537806846-1024x683.jpg) ### Type of Legislature California has a full-time, bicameral legislature. - State Assembly: 80 members | 2-year terms - Term limit: 12 years in total, in both houses - Senate: 40 members | 4-year terms -…"
url: "https://levin-center.org/slow/legislature-24661/"
updated: "2026-03-10"
category: California
---

# Legislature

![California State Capitol building](https://levin-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/iStock-537806846-1024x683.jpg)

### Type of Legislature

California has a full-time, bicameral legislature.

- State Assembly: 80 members | 2-year terms
  - Term limit: 12 years in total, in both houses
- Senate: 40 members | 4-year terms
  - Term limit: 12 years in total, in both houses

### Websites

- [**Legislature**](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/)
- [**State Assembly**](https://www.assembly.ca.gov/)
- [**Senate**](https://www.senate.ca.gov/)
- [**Bill Search**](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billSearchClient.xhtml)

### Webcasts

- **[Assembly Floor Proceedings (Live)](https://www.assembly.ca.gov/todaysevents)**
- **[Assembly Floor Proceedings (Archive)](https://www.assembly.ca.gov/media-archive)**
- **[Senate Floor Proceedings (Live)](https://www.senate.ca.gov/calendar)**
- **[Senate Floor Proceedings (Archive](https://www.senate.ca.gov/media-archive)**)

### Rules

- **[Assembly Rules](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260HR1)**
- **[Senate Rules](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SR4)**

### Laws

- **[Constitution](https://50constitutions.org/ca/constitution)**
- [**Code**](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes.xhtml)

### **Additional Resources**

- **[California State Assembly Legislative Oversight Handbook](https://www.assembly.ca.gov/system/files/2023-01/Publications/california_assembly_oversight_handbook_2017.pdf)**