Bills in California Special Sessions

I reviewed the special sessions over the past quarter century held by the California Legislature to examine how many measures are considered during those special sessions. The following are the results of my research:

2025 Session (1)

1^st Extraordinary Session – 24 measures, 19 of them bills (15 ABs, 4 SBs)

2023-24 Session (2)

1^st Extraordinary Session – 9 measures, 5 of them bills (2 ABs, 3 SBs)

2^nd Extraordinary Session – 11 measures, 9 of them bills (9 ABs)

2021-22 Session (0)

None

2019-20 Session (0)

None

2017-18 Session (0)

None

2015-16 Session (2)

1^st Extraordinary Session – 43 measures, 40 of them bills (26 ABs, 14 SBs, 1 SCA)

2^nd Extraordinary Session – 39 measures, 35 of them bills (20 ABs, 15 SBs)

2013-14 Session (2)

1^st Extraordinary Session – 10 measures, 8 of them bills (4 ABs, 4 SBs)

2^nd Extraordinary Session – 4 measures, 0 bills, 1 ACA

2011-12 Session (1)

1^st Extraordinary Session – 82 measures, 76 of them bills (46 ABs, 2 ACAs, 30 SBs, 1 SCA)

2009-10 Session (8)

1^st Extraordinary Session – 33 measures, 28 of them bills (14 ABs, 14 SBs, 2 SCAs)

2^nd Extraordinary Session – 29 measures, 24 of them bills (8 ABs, 16 SBs, 2 SCAs)

3^rd Extraordinary Session – 150 measures, 143 of them bills (85 ABs, 2 ACAs, 58 SBs, 2 SCAs)

4^th Extraordinary Session – 73 measures, 68 of them bills (36 ABs, 2 ACAs, 32 SBs)

5^th Extraordinary Session – 16 measures, 12 of them bills (8 ABs, 4 SBs)

6^th Extraordinary Session – 36 measures, 33 of them bills (11 ABs, 22 SBs)

7^th Extraordinary Session – 25 measures, 23 of them bills (14 ABs, 9 SBs)

8^th Extraordinary Session – 117 measures, 113 of them bills (43 ABs, 1 ACA, 70 SBs)

2007-08 Session (4)

1^st Extraordinary Session – 39 measures, 36 of them bills (8 ABs, 28 SBs)

2^nd Extraordinary Session – 15 measures, 14 of them bills (8 ABs, 6 SBs)

3^rd Extraordinary Session – 56 measures, 53 of them bills (36 ABs, 17 SBs)

4^th Extraordinary Session – 38 measures, 34 of them bills (19 ABs, 1 ACA, 15 SBs, 2 SCAs)

2005-06 Session (2)

1^st Extraordinary Session – 35 measures, 21 of them bills (8 ABs, 8 ACAs, 13 SBs, 4 SCAs)

2^nd Extraordinary Session – 32 measures, 30 of them bills (18 ABs, 12 SBs)

2003-04 Session (5)

1^st Extraordinary Session – 47 measures, 45 of them bills (18 ABs, 27 SBs)

2^nd Extraordinary Session – 4 measures, 2 of them bills (1 AB, 1 SB)

3^rd Extraordinary Session – 7 measures, 4 of them bills (2 ABs, 2 SBs)

4^th Extraordinary Session – 38 measures, 34 of them bills (16 ABs, 18 SBs)

5^th Extraordinary Session – 30 measures, 17 of them bills (12 ABs, 6 ACAs, 5 SBs, 4 SCAs)

2001-02 Session (3)

1^st Extraordinary Session – 229 measures, 211 of them bills (134 ABs, 77 SBs, 1 SCA)

2^nd Extraordinary Session – 202 measures, 176 of them bills (87 ABs, 89 SBs, 1 SCA)

3^rd Extraordinary Session – 13 measures, 9 of them bills (9 SBs)

1999-2000 Session (1)

1^st Extraordinary Session – 53 measures, 49 of them bills (40 ABs, 9 SBs)