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Additional Categories of Bills Over the Past Few Sessions
The following is the chart and per Session data
By Chris Micheli, October 3, 2026 11:47 am
I have compiled a chart from the past eighteen years of the California Legislature and the number of bills each 2-year Session under 9 categories out of the number of bills introduced that session. The following is the chart and per Session data:
| Session | Sunset Date | Contingent Enactment | Double-Jointed | Pilot Project | Applies to All Cities |
| 2025 – 26 | 537 | 48 | 201 | 67 | 142 |
| 2023 – 24 | 622 | 55 | 220 | 51 | 121 |
| 2021 – 22 | 485 | 16 | 221 | 90 | 82 |
| 2019 – 20 | 422 | 10 | 140 | 75 | 74 |
| 2017 – 18 | 415 | 4 | 213 | 92 | 15 |
| 2015 – 16 | 372 | 6 | 188 | 83 | 4 |
| 2013 – 14 | 344 | 7 | 172 | 80 | 2 |
| 2011 – 12 | 401 | 7 | 154 | 77 | 19 |
| 2009 – 10 | 400 | 7 | 145 | 80 | 7 |
| Session | Retroactive Effect | Public Right of Access Disclaimer | Disclaim Gift of Public Funds | Continuous Appropriation |
| 2025 – 26 | 112 | 196 | 31 | 281 |
| 2023 – 24 | 113 | 167 | 33 | 211 |
| 2021 – 22 | 137 | 156 | 43 | 249 |
| 2019 – 20 | 171 | 129 | 18 | 235 |
| 2017 – 18 | 99 | 110 | 11 | 265 |
| 2015 – 16 | 114 | 100 | 9 | 230 |
| 2013 – 14 | 85 | 55 | 15 | 214 |
| 2011 – 12 | 109 | 21 | 3 | 202 |
| 2009 – 10 | 149 | 24 | 6 | 325 |
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