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Bill Statistics & Upcoming Deadlines, May 1, 2023

May 2

posted by TexasLRL in Legislation, Bill statistics, 88th Session

As the 88th Legislature draws to a close, a series of end-of-session deadlines begin to take effect. Below is a list of deadlines that occur next week:

  • Monday, May 8: Last day for House committees to report House bills (HBs) and House joint resolutions (HJRs).
  • Tuesday, May 9: Deadline for the House to distribute the last House Daily Calendar with House bills and House joint resolutions.
  • Wednesday, May 10: Deadline for the House to distribute the last House Local and Consent Calendar with consent House bills.
  • Thursday, May 11: Last day for the House to consider House bills and House joint resolutions on second reading on the House Daily or Supplemental Calendar.
  • Friday, May 12: Last day for the House to consider consent House bills on second and third reading on the Local and Consent Calendar and all third reading House bills or House joint resolutions on the House Supplemental Calendar.

House and Senate calendars are available on Texas Legislature Online.

 

Bill statistics for the period of November 14, 2022 — April 28, 2023, are below.

 

  House Bills (HBs) &
House Joint Resolutions (HJRs)		 Senate Bills (SBs) &
Senate Joint Resolutions (SJRs)
Filed 5,618 2,717
Reported out of committee 2,022 798
Passed by chamber of origin 601 659
Referred to committee in opposite chamber 291 591
Reported out of committee in opposite chamber 8 166
Passed opposite chamber 3 35
Sent to governor (bills only) 0 3
Signed by the governor (bills only) 0 0

 

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Bill Filing Deadline Statistics, 88th Legislature

Mar 14

posted by TexasLRL in Legislation, Bill statistics, 88th Session

Friday, March 10th marked the 60-day bill filing deadline for the 88th Regular Session. When the deadline passed, a total of 8,153 bills and joint resolutions had been filed. See below for a comparison of the 88th and 87th Regular Sessions and related historical bill filing deadline statistics.

 

 

Bills and Joint Resolutions 87th Regular Session
(Nov. 9, 2020 — March 12, 2021)		 88th Regular Session
(Nov. 14, 2022 — March 10, 2023)
House filed 4,728 5,497
Senate filed 2,191 2,656
Total filed 6,919 8,153
House referred to committee 1,979 2,482
Senate referred to committee 1,001 1,381
Total referred to committee 2,980 3,863
House scheduled for hearing 100 81
Senate scheduled for hearing 17 55
Total scheduled for hearing 117 136
House reported out of committee 9 13
Senate reported out of committee 2 13
Total reported out of committee 11 26

 

 

 

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Bill Statistics at the 45th Day, 88th Session

Feb 27

posted by TexasLRL in Legislation, Bill statistics, 88th Session

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.

 

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First Day of Prefiling Statistics, 88th Regular Session

Nov 17

posted by TexasLRL in Legislation, Bill statistics, 88th Session

In Texas, the House Rules (Rule 8, Section 7) and the Senate Rules (Rule 7.04(a)) allow legislators to prefile bills "beginning the first Monday after the general election preceding the next regular legislative session."

 

Prefiling for the 88th Texas Legislature began on Monday, November 14, 2022, the first Monday after the general election on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. A total of 920 bills and resolutions were filed in the House and Senate on November 14, a record number for the first day of the prefiling period.

 

Below are statistics comparing all bills and resolutions filed during the prefiling period for the 71st Legislature (1989) to the 88th Legislature (2023).

 

Chart comparing the number of bills and joint resolutions filed during the prefiling filing period from the 71st to the 88th legislative sessions.

 

For a general overview of bill prefiling, see our previous blog post, Bill Prefiling FAQs.

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Final Bill Statistics, 87th 3rd C.S.

Nov 9

posted by TexasLRL in 87th Session, Legislation, Bill statistics, Legislative process

87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session Statistics

 

November 8 was the last day for the Governor to sign or veto enrolled bills from the 87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session.

The following bill statistics were calculated on November 9, 2021, at 8:05 a.m. 

 

  House Bills (HBs) &
House Joint Resolutions (HJRs)		 Senate Bills (SBs) &
Senate Joint Resolutions (SJRs)
Filed 183 66
Reported out of committee 6 14
Passed by chamber of origin 5 12
Referred to committee in opposite chamber 3 11
Reported out of committee in opposite chamber 3 8
Passed opposite chamber 3 8
Sent to governor (bills only) 3 7
Signed by the governor (bills only) 3 7

 

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Bill Statistics, October 21

Oct 21

posted by TexasLRL in 87th Session, Legislation, Bill statistics, Legislative process

87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session Statistics

 

The 87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, adjourned Sine Die on October 19, 2021. The last day for the Governor to sign or veto bills is Monday, November 8.

The following bill statistics were calculated on October 21, 2021, at 8:15 a.m.

 

  House Bills (HBs) &
House Joint Resolutions (HJRs)		 Senate Bills (SBs) &
Senate Joint Resolutions (SJRs)
Filed 183 66
Reported out of committee 6 14
Passed by chamber of origin 5 12
Referred to committee in opposite chamber 3 11
Reported out of committee in opposite chamber 3 8
Passed opposite chamber 3 8
Sent to governor (bills only) 3 6
Signed by the governor (bills only) 0 0

 

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Final Bill Statistics, 87th 2nd C.S.

Sep 23

posted by TexasLRL in 87th Session, Legislation, Bill statistics, Legislative process

87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session Statistics

 

The following bill statistics were calculated on September 23, 2021.

 

  House Bills (HBs) &
House Joint Resolutions (HJRs)		 Senate Bills (SBs) &
Senate Joint Resolutions (SJRs)
Filed 272 108
Reported out of committee 7 20
Passed by chamber of origin 5 17
Referred to committee in opposite chamber 4 15
Reported out of committee in opposite chamber 4 13
Passed opposite chamber 4 11
Sent to governor (bills only) 4 10
Signed by the governor (bills only) 4 10

 

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Bill Statistics, August 31

Aug 31

posted by TexasLRL in 87th Session, Legislation, Bill statistics, Legislative process

87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session Statistics

 

The following bill statistics were calculated on August 31, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. The numbers will continue to change as the special session progresses.

 

  House Bills (HBs) &
House Joint Resolutions (HJRs)		 Senate Bills (SBs) &
Senate Joint Resolutions (SJRs)
Filed 269 103
Reported out of committee 7 19
Passed by chamber of origin 3 15
Referred to committee in opposite chamber 2 15
Reported out of committee in opposite chamber 2 11
Passed opposite chamber 0 8
Sent to governor (bills only) 0 1
Signed by the governor (bills only) 0 0

 

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Final Bill Statistics, 87th 1st C.S.

Aug 9

posted by TexasLRL in 87th Session, Legislation, Bill statistics, Legislative process

87th Legislature, 1st Called Session Statistics

 

The following bill statistics were calculated on August 9, 2021.

 

  House Bills (HBs) &
House Joint Resolutions (HJRs)		 Senate Bills (SBs) &
Senate Joint Resolutions (SJRs)
Filed 325 80
Reported out of committee 5 14
Passed by chamber of origin 0 13
Referred to committee in opposite chamber 0 0
Reported out of committee in opposite chamber 0 0
Passed opposite chamber 0 0
Sent to governor (bills only) 0 0
Signed by the governor (bills only) 0 0

 

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Bill Statistics, July 20

Jul 20

posted by TexasLRL in 87th Session, Legislation, Bill statistics, Legislative process

87th Legislature, 1st Called Session Statistics

 

The following bill statistics were calculated on July 20 at 8:40 a.m. The numbers will continue to change as the special session progresses.

 

  House Bills (HBs) &
House Joint Resolutions (HJRs)		 Senate Bills (SBs) &
Senate Joint Resolutions (SJRs)
Filed 305 77
Reported out of committee 5 14
Passed by chamber of origin 0 13
Referred to committee in opposite chamber 0 0
Reported out of committee in opposite chamber 0 0
Passed opposite chamber 0 0
Signed by the Governor 0 0
Sent to governor (bills only) 0 0
Signed by the governor (bills only) 0 0

 

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