As the 85th Legislature draws to a close, a series of end-of-session deadlines begins to take effect. Below is a list of deadlines that occur next week:
- Wednesday, May 17: 9 a.m. Deadline for house to distribute its last House Local & Consent Calendar with local house bills.
- Friday, May 19: Last day for house to consider local house bills on second and third reading. First day senate can consider bills and resolutions the first day they are posted on the Senate Intent Calendar.
- Saturday, May 20: Last day for house committees to report senate bills and senate joint resolutions.
- Sunday, May 21: 10 p.m. Deadline for house to distribute its last House Daily Calendar with senate bills and senate joint resolutions.
House and Senate calendars are available on the Texas Legislature Online, and Senate agendas are available in hard copy from the library (Rm. 2N.3).
Bill statistics for the period of Nov. 14, 2016 - May 7, 2017 are below.
| House Bills (HB) & Joint Resolutions (HJR) | Senate Bills (SB) & Joint Resolutions (SJR) | |
| Filed | 4,443 | 2,351 |
| Reported out of committee | 1,885 | 967 |
| Passed by chamber of origin | 769 | 747 |
| Referred to committee in opposite chamber | 355 | 446 |
| Reported out of committee in opposite chamber | 42 | 144 |
| Passed opposite chamber | 13 | 38 |
| Sent to the Governor | 1 | 7 |
| Signed by the Governor | 1 | 3 |
