Chart of 72-Hour Bills in the California Legislature

Since the voters of California adopted Prop. 54 at the November 2016 General Elections, bills in the California Legislature must be “in print” and available on the Internet in their “final form” for at least 72 hours before a Floor vote in the Senate and Assembly. As a result, there is always a list of bills that were subject to this rule on the final day of the Legislative Session.

In the 2025 and 2026 Legislative Sessions, late amended bills caused the Session to be adjourned one day later than scheduled. In the following chart, I have compiled the number of bills each session year that were subject to the 72-hour rule on the final day of the Session: