Highlights as the 2022 California Legislative Session Winds Down

The California Legislature is scheduled to adjourn its 2022 Legislative Session likely around midnight on Wednesday, August 31. The following is a quick look at some of the highlights as the Session winds down next week:

How Many Measures Are Left this Final Week?

The following is a snapshot of remaining measures as of August 26:

The Senate has about 340 measures remaining in its committees and on its Floor. The Assembly has about 210 measures remaining in its committees and on its Floor. The Senate has just over 70 more ABs on its Floor than the Assembly has of SBs on its Floor.

Therefore, there are about 525 measures remaining between the two houses. With three days left, this means they have to act on about 175 measures per day in order to meet their August 31 deadline.

Are There Committee Hearings Being Held this Final Week?

The following is a snapshot of remaining committee meetings as of August 26:

Both the Assembly and Senate will be conducting policy committee hearings next week. In the Assembly, there are 7 hearings being held on Monday, with 3 more hearings being held on Tuesday. In the Senate, there are 9 hearings being held on Monday.

What Is the Current Disposition of Measures?

Senate

The following is a snapshot of the actions taken so far on Senate measures as of August 25:

Number of Introduced – 672

Number of SBs Passed on the Senate Floor – 584 (87% of SBs introduced passed out of the Senate)

Number of SBs that Failed Passage on the Senate Floor – 2 (0.3% of SBs introduced failed passage on the Senate Floor)

SBs enrolled – 119

SBs chaptered – 69 (98.6% of the SBs presented to the Governor so far have been signed into law)

SBs vetoed – 1 (1.4% of the SBs presented to the Governor so far have been vetoed)

SBs pending with the Governor – 49 

Assembly

The following is a snapshot of the actions taken so far on Assembly measures as of August 26:

Number of Assembly Bills Introduced – 1,383 

Number of ABs Passed on the Assembly Floor – 849 (61% of ABs introduced passed out of the Assembly)

Number of ABs that Failed Passage on the Assembly Floor – 7 (0.5% of ABs introduced failed passage on the Assembly Floor)

ABs enrolled – 162

ABs chaptered – 104 (96% of the ABs presented to the Governor so far have been signed into law)

ABs vetoed – 4 (4% of the ABs presented to the Governor so far have been vetoed)

ABs pending with the Governor – 54

I will take a final look at this data once Governor Newsom acts on all the bills sent to his Desk. That deadline is September 30.