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Additional Categories of Bills Over the Past Few Sessions

Seventeen years of the California Legislature and the number of bills each 2-year Session

By Chris Micheli, October 1, 2025 2:00 pm

I have compiled a chart from the past seventeen years of the California Legislature and the number of bills each 2-year Session under 9 categories in comparison to 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 323 25 91 41 64
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 59 102 21 111
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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