5-20-2026 9:05pm

The Power of the California Lieutenant Governor

Lorraine Mabbett Editor

According to the State of California Constitution the Lieutenant Governor Codes Display Text

Serves as Acting Governor whenever the Governor is absent from the state and automatically becomes Governor if a vacancy occurs in the Office of Governor
Is also President of the Senate and votes in case of a tie
Serves as a voting member of the California Code, EDC 66076.4.
- Board of Regents of the University of California
- Board of Trustees of the California State University system
- Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges system
Sits on the Calbright College Board of Trustees
Serves on and rotates with the State Controller as chair of the three-member State Lands Commission
- Oversees the control and leasing of millions of acres of state-owned land,
- Oversees the control and leasing of offshore oil resources,
- Oversees use and permitting for all navigable waterways in California
- Manages state land-use planning, revenues, and related interstate issues.
- During alternate years, when the Lieutenant Governor is not Chairperson of the State Lands Commission,
  - serves as a California Ocean Protection Council member
  - A non-voting member of the California Coastal Commission.
Chairs the California Commission for Economic Development
- which provides support and guidance to the Governor, Legislature, and private sector regarding the development of California’s economy
- The Commission is comprised of appointees from the Legislature and the Governor, and currently, there is no quorum to meet.

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