Chart of 72-Hour Bills in the California Legislature
The legislature is prohibited from passing any bill until it has been in print and published on the Internet for 72 hours prior to the vote
By Chris Micheli, September 21, 2024 5:58 pm
Since the voters of California adopted Proposition 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 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:
Session Year | Number of Assembly Bills | Number of Senate Bills | Total Number of Bills |
2024 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
2023 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
2022 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
2021 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
2020 | 17 | 8 | 25 |
2019 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
2018 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
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