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2025 Letters to the Daily Journals – Senate Bills

December 2, 2025 7:22 amDecember 2, 2025 7:22 am

With the conclusion of the 2025 California Legislative Session, and the printing of all the Daily Journals for both houses, I have compiled a chart below of legislators’ letters to the Daily Journals in the Senate: Senate Bills SBx1 –...

California Bills: Introduced Versus Enacted

October 19, 2025 2:00 pmOctober 19, 2025 9:21 pm

I am often asked about the number of bills that get introduced each year in comparison to the number of bills that actually get to the Governor’s Desk, and then the number of bills that ultimately get signed into law...

Statistics from the 2025 Legislative Session

October 2, 2025 12:57 pmOctober 2, 2025 12:57 pm

Because I am a self-professed legislative geek, I share the following statistics from the recently-concluded 2025 California Legislative Session: There were 2,397 bills introduced during the 2025 Legislative Session. Of those bills: 864 were Senate Bills. 1,533 were Assembly Bills....

Some 2025 California Legislative Session Tidbits

September 18, 2025 2:51 pmSeptember 18, 2025 2:51 pm

The 2025 California Legislative Session was unique in a number of ways. It was the first year of the biennium session with nearly 1/3 of legislators entirely new. It began with the deadly fires in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties,...

2023-24 California Legislative Session: A Look at Regular Session Bills

November 20, 2024 1:00 pmNovember 20, 2024 1:01 pm

In reviewing the recently-completed 2023-24 California Legislative Session, the following chart provides five major actions on all regular session bills during the 2-year session: Assembly Bills Percentage of Introduced Bills Action Senate Bills Percentage of Introduced Bills 3,291 n/a INTRODUCTIONS...

Volume of Daily Journal Letters Submitted by Bill Authors – 2024 Update

October 11, 2024 7:36 pmOctober 11, 2024 7:36 pm

One of the main avenues for California legislators to clarify their bills or, most often, to express their intent behind their legislation, is to submit a formal letter to the Assembly Chief Clerk for Assembly Bills or the Senate Secretary...

Letters to the Daily Journal – Senate Bills

October 9, 2024 5:03 pmOctober 9, 2024 5:03 pm

2024 Legislative Session Bill Number Author Date Page Number Topic SB 366 Caballero August 31 5809 The California Water Plan: long-term supply targets SB 674 Gonzalez August 8 5016 Air pollution: covered facilities: community air monitoring systems: fence-line monitoring systems...