Thursday, February 21 marked the 45th day of the 86th Regular Session. That means we're 3/4 of the way to the 60-day bill filing deadline, which is Friday, March 8, 2019. For those who are curious, here is a look at bill statistics in comparison to a similar period last session.
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Bills and Joint Resolutions
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85th Regular Session
(Nov. 14, 2016-Feb. 23, 2017)
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86th Regular Session
(Nov. 12, 2018-Feb. 21, 2019)
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| House filed | 2,396 | 2,277 |
| Senate filed | 1,094 | 973 |
| Total filed | 3,490 | 3,250 |
| House referred to committee | 1,024 | 818 |
| Senate referred to committee | 814 | 612 |
| Total referred to committee | 1,838 | 1,430 |
| House scheduled for hearing | 3 | 15 |
| Senate scheduled for hearing | 32 | 5 |
| Total scheduled for hearing | 35 | 20 |
| House reported out of committee | 2 | 0 |
| Senate reported out of committee | 23 | 4 |
| Total reported out of committee | 25 | 4 |
