Thursday, February 23 marked the 45th day of the 88th Regular Session. That means we're 3/4 of the way to the 60-day bill filing deadline, which is Friday, March 10, 2023.
For those who are curious, here is a look at bill statistics* in comparison to a similar period last session.
| Bills and Joint Resolutions | 87th Regular Session (Nov. 9, 2020–Feb. 25, 2021) |
88th Regular Session (Nov. 14, 2022–Feb. 23, 2023) |
| House filed (HBs & HJRs) | 2,401 | 2,848 |
| Senate filed (SBs & SJRs) | 814 | 1,209 |
| Total filed | 3,215 | 4,057 |
| House referred to committee (HBs & HJRs) | 477 | 675 |
| Senate referred to committee (SBs & SJRs) | 3 | 709 |
| Total referred to committee | 480 | 1,384 |
*Statistics generated from Texas Legislature Online's Bill Search.
