2023-24 California Legislative Session: A Look at Regular Session Bills

2023-24 California Legislative Session: A Look at Regular Session Bills By Chris Micheli

            In reviewing the recently-completed 2023-24 California Legislative Session, the following chart provides five major actions on all regular session bills during the 2-year session:

 

Assembly Bills

Percentage of Introduced Bills

Action

Senate Bills

Percentage of Introduced Bills

3,291

n/a

INTRODUCTIONS

1,530

n/a

1,992

60.5%

PASSED HOUSE OF ORIGIN

1,199

78%

1,455

44%

SENT TO THE GOVERNOR

797

52%

1,836

56%

DIED IN THE LEGISLATURE

733

48%

1,227

37%

SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR

680

44%

228

7%

VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR

117

8%

            In comparing the two houses over the prior 2-year session, the Assembly passed 60.5% of its introduced bills off the Assembly Floor and sent those bills to the Senate, while the Senate passed 78% (nearly 1/3 more) of its introduced bills off the Senate Floor and sent those bills to the Assembly.

            In terms of the number of bills that died in the Legislature and did not reach the Governor, 56% of introduced Assembly Bills failed passage during the legislative process, while 48% of introduced Senate Bills failed passage during the process.

            In terms of the number of bills that were sent to Governor Newsom’s Desk, the Assembly send 44% of its introduced bills to the Governor, while the Senate sent 52% of its introduced bills to the Governor.

            In terms of the number of bills signed into law by GGN, 37% of introduced Assembly Bills were chaptered, while 44% of introduced Senate Bills were chaptered.

            In terms of the number of bills vetoed by GGN, 7% of introduced Assembly Bills were vetoed, while 8% of introduced Senate Bills were vetoed.

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