Total Measures Considered in Prior Sessions

Total Measures Considered in Prior Sessions By Chris Micheli

            What are the total number of legislative measures introduced in prior session? In the California Legislature, there are three types of legislative measures: bills, constitutional amendments, and resolutions. There are three types of resolutions: house, concurrent, and joint. And, there are two types of sessions: regular and special.

I reviewed the past dozen 2-year legislative sessions and the total number of legislative measures considered in the regular and special sessions. Here are the total number of measures in the regular and special sessions considered during each 2-year sessions over the past quarter century:

2023-24 Session: 5,564          Assembly: 3,704         Senate: 1,860

2021-22 Session: 5,129          Assembly: 3,377         Senate: 1,752

2019-20 Session: 5,423          Assembly: 3,741         Senate: 1,682

2017-18 Session: 5,617          Assembly: 3,759         Senate: 1,858

2015-16 Session: 5,103          Assembly: 3,290         Senate: 1,813

2013-14 Session: 4,800          Assembly: 3,071         Senate: 1,729

2011-12 Session: 4,846           Assembly: 3,038         Senate: 1,808

2009-10 Session: 5,330          Assembly: 3,340         Senate: 1,990

2007-08 Session: 5,530          Assembly: 3,443         Senate: 2,087

2005-06 Session: 5,541          Assembly: 3,419         Senate: 2,122

2003-04 Session: 5,831          Assembly: 3,647         Senate: 2,184

2001-02 Session: 6,237          Assembly: 3,747         Senate: 2,490

1999-2000 Session: 5,790      Assembly: 3,373         Senate: 2,417

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