Chart of Key California Legislative Deadlines

The following is a chart of the key legislative deadlines during the California Legislative Session:

Deadline	Citation
Statutes take effect on January 1	Art. IV, Sec. 8(c)
Legislature reconvenes	J.R. 51(a)(1)
Budget must be submitted by the Governor	Art. IV, Sec. 12(a)
Last day to submit bill requests to the Office of Legislative Counsel	n/a
Last day for bills to be introduced	J.R. 61(a)(1), J.R. 54(a)
Spring Recess begins upon adjournment	J.R. 51(a)(2)
Legislature reconvenes from Spring Recess	J.R. 51(a)(2)
Last day for policy committees to hear and report to the fiscal committees all fiscal bills introduced in their house	J.R. 61(a)(2)
Last day for policy committees to hear and report to the Floor nonfiscal bills introduced in their house	J.R. 61(a)(3)
Last day for policy committees to meet	J.R. 61(a)(4)
Last day for fiscal committees to hear and report to the Floor bills introduced in their house	J.R. 61(a)(5)
Last day for fiscal committees to meet	J.R. 61(a)(6)
Floor session only. No committees, other than conference or Rules committees, may meet for any purpose	J.R. 61(a)(7)
Last day for bills to be passed out of the house of origin	J.R. 61(a)(8)
Committee meetings may resume	J.R. 61(a)(9)
Budget Bill must be passed by midnight	Art. IV, Sec. 12(c)(3)
Last day for policy committees to hear and report fiscal bills for referral to fiscal committees	J.R. 61(a)(10)
Last day for policy committees to hear and report bills	J.R. 61(a)(11)
Summer Recess begins upon adjournment, provided Budget Bill has been passed	J.R. 51 (a)(3)
Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess	J.R. 51 (a)(3)
Last day for fiscal committees to meet and report bills to the Floor	J.R. 61(a)(12)
Floor session only. No committee may meet for any purpose	J.R. 61(a)(13)
Last day to amend on the Floor	J.R. 61(a)(14)
Last day for any bill to be passed	J.R. 61(a)(15)
Interim Recess begins on adjournment	J.R. 51(a)(4)
Last day for Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature	Art. IV, Sec.10(b)(1)