California State LegislatureParliament

The California State Legislature is the bicameral state legislature of the U.S. state of California, consisting of the lower California State Assembly and the upper California State Senate. It serves as the state's lawmaking body, tasked with drafting and enacting state statutes, approving the state budget, and confirming gubernatorial appointments. Established in 1849 under the original California Constitution, it first convened in San Jose nearly nine months before California was formally admitted to the Union in 1850.