California State Assembly session, Jan. 23, 2025. (Photo: Katy Grimes for California Globe)
Categories of Bills per Legislative Session – 2026 Edition
The chart is broken down by session year and number of bills introduced.
By Chris Micheli, October 1, 2026 9:35 am
In reviewing bills over this past year in the California Legislature, I compiled the chart below which includes some of the common categories of bills. The chart is broken down by session year and number of bills introduced. Thereafter, among those introduced, there are thirteen categories.
The following are the statistics for the 2025-26 California Legislative Session, as well as the prior 2-year Session (the percentages below are based upon the number of bills introduced) in order to make a comparison:
| Session Year | Number of Bills Introduced | Majority Vote Required | Contains Urgency Clause | Makes an Appropriation | Is a Special Statute |
| 2025 – 26 | 4,243 | 3,926 (93%) | 182 (4%) | 339 (8%) | 185 (4%) |
| 2023 – 24 | 4,821 | 4,497 (93%) | 176 (4%) | 287 (6%) | 202 (4%) |
| Session Year | Mandates Local Program | Keyed Fiscal | Makes Legislative Findings | States Legislative Intent | Is a Tax Levy |
| 2025 – 26 | 1,359 (32%) | 3,591 (85%) | 1,107 (26%) | 1,015 (24%) | 138 (3%) |
| 2023 – 24 | 1,420 (29%) | 3,935 (82%) | 1,177 (24%) | 947 (20%) | 114 (2%) |
| Session Year | Contains Severability Clause | Takes Immediate Effect | Higher Vote Required | Non-fiscal |
| 2025 – 26 | 228 (5%) | 501 (12%) | 366 (9%) | 652 (15%) |
| 2023 – 24 | 45 (1%) | 407 (8%) | 368 (8%) | 886 (18%) |
Chris Micheli is an attorney and lobbyist with Snodgrass & Micheli, LLC, as well as an Adjunct Professor at McGeorge School of Law.
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