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Bill Statistics, May 19, 2013

May 20

posted by TexasLRL in Legislation, Bill statistics, 83rd Session, Legislative process

As we approach the end of the 83rd Regular Session, the library will be compiling daily bill statistics.

 

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Bill statistics, May 16, 2013

May 17

posted by TexasLRL in Legislation, Bill statistics, 83rd Session, Legislative process

As we approach the end of the 83rd Regular Session, the library will be compiling daily bill statistics.

 

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Bill Statistics, May 15, 2013

May 16

posted by TexasLRL in Legislation, Bill statistics, 83rd Session, Legislative process

As we approach the end of the 83rd Regular Session, the library will be compiling daily bill statistics.

 

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Bill Statistics, May 14, 2013

May 15

posted by TexasLRL in Legislation, Bill statistics, 83rd Session, Legislative process

As we approach the end of the 83rd Regular Session, the library will be compiling daily bill statistics.

 

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Bill Statistics and Deadlines, Week of May 13, 2013

May 14

posted by TexasLRL in Legislation, Bill statistics, 83rd Session, Legislative process

The Texas Legislature meets in regular session for 140 days every other year. To keep the legislative process moving smoothly, the House and Senate rules include a series of end-of-session deadlines.  Deadlines that take effect in the next week are:

 

May 15: Last House Local & Consent Calendar with local House bills must be distributed.

 

May 17: Last day for the House to consider local House bills on second and third reading.

 

May 18: Last day for House committees to report Senate bills and joint resolutions.

 

May 19: Last House Daily Calendar with Senate bills and joint resolutions must be distributed.

 

May 20: Last House Local & Consent Calendar with Senate bills must be distributed.

 

May 21: Last day for the House to consider second reading Senate bills or joint resolutions on the Daily or Supplemental Calendar.

 

As we approach the end of the 83rd Regular Session, the library will be compiling daily bill statistics.

 

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Bill Statistics, May 10, 2013

May 13

posted by TexasLRL in Legislation, Bill statistics, 83rd Session, Legislative process

As we approach the end of the 83rd Regular Session, the library will be compiling daily bill statistics.

 

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Bill Statistics, May 9, 2013

May 10

posted by TexasLRL in Legislation, Bill statistics, 83rd Session, Legislative process

As we approach the end of the 83rd Regular Session, the library will be compiling daily bill statistics.

 

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Deadlines and Statistics, Week of May 6, 2013

May 7

posted by TexasLRL in Legislation, Bill statistics, 83rd Session, Legislative process

The Texas Legislature meets in regular session for only 140 days every other year.  To keep the legislative process moving smoothly, the House and Senate rules include a series of end-of-session deadlines which begin to take effect this week:

 

May 6: Last day for House committees to report House bills

 

May 7: Calendars committee issues final floor calendar by 10 p.m.

 

May 9: Last day for House to consider House bills and joint resolutions on the daily or supplemental calendar on second reading

 

May 10: Last day for the House to consider consent House bills on second and third reading. Last day for third reading for all House bills and joint resolutions on the supplemental calendar.

 

House calendars are available from Texas Legislature Online. 

 

Bills Statistics as of 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, May 7

 
Filed
Reported out of committee
Passed by chamber of origin
Passed both chambers
Signed by the Governor
House Bills & Joint Resolutions
 4,079
1,757
669
15
2
Senate Bills & Joint Resolutions
1,980
1,048
911
107
8

 

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Comparing Bill Statistics to Last Session

Feb 21

posted by Admin in Legislation, Bill statistics, 83rd Session, Legislative process

The Austin-American Statesman recently reported "Legislators filing fewer bills this session." Here is a look at the numbers in comparison to a similar period last session, 45 days into session, or, 3/4 of the way to the 60-day bill filing deadline (Friday, March 8 for the 83rd R.S.)

 

Bills & Joint Resolutions
82nd Regular Session

(Nov. 8, 2010-Feb. 24, 2011)
83rd Regular Session

(Nov. 12, 2012-Feb. 21, 2013)*
 % change
House filed 1,886 1,673 -11.29%
Senate filed 940 720 -23.40%
Total filed 2,826 2,393 -15.32%
House referred to committee 970 1,188 22.47%
Senate referred to committee 745 588 -21.07%
Total referred to committee 1,715 1,776 3.56%
House scheduled for hearing 19 78 310.5%
Senate scheduled for hearing 34 109 220.59%
Total scheduled for hearing 53 187 252.83%
House reported out of committee** 7 1 -85.71%
Senate reported out of committee 16 33 106.25%
Total reported out of committee 23 34 47.83%

* As of 2pm on Feb. 21, 2013.

**According to Texas Constitution, Article 3, Section 5, during the first 60 days of the legislative session, only emergency matters and emergency appropriations can be considered on the House floor. During the 82nd Regular Session in 2011, Governor Rick Perry designated six emergency matters; this session there have been no emergency matters and there has been one emergency supplemental appropriations bill (HB 10).

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Prefiling Statistics, 83rd Regular Session

Jan 8

posted by Admin in Legislation, Bill statistics, 83rd Session, Legislative process

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

 

Prefiling for the 83rd Texas Legislature began on Monday, November 12, the first Monday after the general election on November 6. Following are the number of prefiled bills and joint resolutions as of Monday, January 7:

 

                83R Prefiled Bills and Joint Resolutions

                (11/12/12–1/7/13)

 

                HB/HJR                 385

                SB/SJR                  149

 

                Total                      534

 

How do these numbers compare to previous sessions? Following are the number of bills and joint resolution prefiled during the last two regular sessions:

 

                82R Prefiled Bills and Joint Resolutions

                (11/8/10–1/10/11)

 

                HB/HJR                 575

                SB/SJR                  312

 

                Total                      887

 

                81R Prefiled Bills and Joint Resolutions

                (11/10/08–1/12/09)

 

                HB/HJR                 603

                SB/SJR                  455

 

                Total                      1,058

 

The total number of bills and joint resolutions prefiled for the 83rd regular session is 60.2% of those prefiled during the 82nd regular session, and 50.5% of those prefiled during the 81st regular session.

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