If this were Jeopardy, then that’s the answer to the question posed today by Assemblymember Lloyd Levine (D-Van Nuys): “How many legislators does it take to change a light bulb?”

Levine announced today that he’s introducing legislation to ban the sale of incandescent light bulbs in California. If you’re not a light bulb junkie, let me put it another way: a ban on the sale of “regular” light bulbs.

Levine’s proposal would require the state to fully move to fluorescent light bulbs by 2012. Fluorescents, which put out a more whitish/bluish light that the yellowish light of incandescent bulbs, have been found to produce less carbon emissions and result in cheaper electricity bills.

“Incandescent light bulbs were first developed almost 125 years ago, and since that time they have undergone no major modifications,” said Levine in a written statement. “They remain incredibly inefficient, converting only about five percent of the energy they receive into light. It’s time to take a step forward.”

So, yes, it would take 62 legislators to “change” the light bulb. 41 in the Assembly, 21 in the Senate. That would be the bare majority.

Of course, passage by the Legislature would only lead to another question: would Governor Schwarzenegger sign the light bulb ban into law?