How Many Bills Could We See in the 2026 Session?
How Many Bills Could We See in the 2026 Session? By Chris Micheli As we know, last December, the California State Assembly and Senate, in their respective house rules, reduced the limit on bill introductions by legislators for the biennium session. How will these limits impact 2026 bill introductions in the California Legislature? Based upon the current number of bill introductions, we could see the same number of bills next year as we did this year. However, the historical trend has always been a reduction in bills introduced in the second year of the California Legislative Session. By way of background, here are the two respective house rules with a brief explanation of each: Assembly Rule 49 Limitation on the Introduction of Bills 49.(a) A Member may introduce not...