Friday, March 12th marked the 60-day bill filing deadline for the 87th Regular Session. When the deadline had passed, a total of 6,919 bills and joint resolutions had been filed. How does this compare to previous sessions?
| Bills and Joint Resolutions | 86th Regular Session (Nov. 12, 2018 — March 8, 2019) |
87th Regular Session (Nov. 9, 2020 — March 12, 2021) |
|---|---|---|
| House filed | 4,773 | 4,728 |
| Senate filed | 2,508 | 2,191 |
| Total filed | 7,281 | 6,919 |
| House referred to committee | 2,481 | 1,979 |
| Senate referred to committee | 1,380 | 1,001 |
| Total referred to committee | 3,861 | 2,980 |
| House scheduled for hearing | 230 | 100 |
| Senate scheduled for hearing | 79 | 17 |
| Total scheduled for hearing | 309 | 117 |
| House reported out of committee | 40 | 9 |
| Senate reported out of committee | 32 | 2 |
| Total reported out of committee | 72 | 11 |
