Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Paramount) have announced a one-week delay in the Legislature’s return to Sacramento to resume the Legislative Session. Rather than reconvening on January 4 as originally scheduled, lawmakers will return to the Capitol on January 11, 2021 in an attempt to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus after the holidays. In a joint statement, Senator Atkins and Speaker Rendon said they made the decision to “keep members, Legislative staff, and all staff in the Capitol as safe as possible”. The decision comes after a rapid increase in the number of confirmed cases in the State Capitol during recent weeks, and as the number of new cases in California continue to reach record highs.
