SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom wants state lawmakers to return to Sacramento to address gas prices and the state’s oil supply in a special session.

“We were hopeful to get it done at the end of the legislative session, but that was not the case,” said Newsom at a press conference on Wednesday.

The governor wanted a set of bills to regulate the oil and gas industry to pass before Aug. 31, which was the end of the regular legislative session.

The most notable bill Newsom pushed to get on his desk is one that gives power to the California Energy Commission to require oil refiners to have a minimum fuel reserve in order to avoid supply shortages.

“This is the time of the year that we have planned and unplanned refinery maintenance, which spikes the cost of gasoline and spikes the profits of those that are doing the maintenance,” Newsom noted.

Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas is moving forward with the special session, but the leader of the Senate, Pro Tem Mike McGuire, does not want to call legislators back to the capitol.

California’s regular legislative session wrapped up over the weekend, with McGuire acknowledging the difference of opinion between him and Rivas.

“This entire time we had the votes. That’s why our Democratic caucus is not advancing in a special session,” said McGuire regarding Newsom’s proposals that he says should have been voted on in the regular session.

Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas said he did not want to rush Newsom’s proposals that the governor introduced during the last week of the regular session.

“We need to have a very deliberate public process to discuss these issues. Doing it in a week’s time in two or three days — that’s irresponsible,” Rivas said.

Unlike McGuire, the Speaker is looking forward to a special session.

“Many members of our caucus are excited to dig into this work, to have public hearings, to vet these proposals, which has not been done,” Rivas added.

On Wednesday, he announced the lawmakers that will be serving in the committee to address gas price hikes.

It’s still unclear whether McGuire will change his mind about convening for a special session.

“The governor and Senate Pro Tem had a productive meeting on Tuesday about a path forward to protect Californians from gas price spikes. They’ll continue to work collaboratively and we’ll have more to share soon,” McGuire’s office said in a statement on Wednesday.

McGuire has repeatedly said that the Senate had the votes to pass Newsom’s proposals.

“I firmly believe that we had the opportunity to be able to get the votes and provide Californians with the relief they need at the pump and on their utility bills,” McGuire told reporters on the final night of session.

Chris Micheli, Capitol insider and adjunct professor at the McGeorge School of Law, pointed out that he’s never seen one of the legislative leaders refuse to meet for a special session.

“In the 30 years that I’ve been around the California State Capitol, every time the governor has proclaimed a special session, both houses have convened those special sessions and they have met, even under Republican administrations,” said Micheli.

Micheli explained that without the Senate on board, the Assembly cannot send bills to the governor’s desk on its own.

“Under the California constitution, bills have to pass both houses of the legislature,” he said.

Republican Assemblymember Joe Patterson called Newsom’s special session a “sham” and believes it will do nothing to address gas prices.

“I hope the majority party will support a transparent process that allows for bills from both sides of the aisle, instead of blindly doing the governor’s bidding,” said Patterson.

The Assembly introduced the first bill of the special session this week. Rivas says he plans to share when assembly members will return to Sacramento within the next couple of weeks.