The Texas Legislature meets in regular session for 140 days every other year. To keep the legislative process moving smoothly, the House and Senate rules include a series of end-of-session deadlines. Deadlines that take effect in the next week are:
May 15: Last House Local & Consent Calendar with local House bills must be distributed.
May 17: Last day for the House to consider local House bills on second and third reading.
May 18: Last day for House committees to report Senate bills and joint resolutions.
May 19: Last House Daily Calendar with Senate bills and joint resolutions must be distributed.
May 20: Last House Local & Consent Calendar with Senate bills must be distributed.
May 21: Last day for the House to consider second reading Senate bills or joint resolutions on the Daily or Supplemental Calendar.
As we approach the end of the 83rd Regular Session, the library will be compiling daily bill statistics.
