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Bill Statistics, August 14, 2017

Aug 14

posted by TexasLRL in Legislation, 85th Session, Bill statistics, Legislative process

These statistics were pulled on August 14 at 8:30 a.m. The numbers will continue to change as the special session progresses.

	House Bills (HB) & Joint Resolutions (HJR)	Senate Bills (SB) & Joint Resolutions (SJR)
Filed	427	132
Reported out of committee	83	22
Passed by chamber of origin	33	21
Referred to committee in opposite chamber	11	12
Reported out of committee in opposite chamber	7	11
Passed opposite chamber	3	5
Sent to the Governor (bills only)	1	3
Signed by the Governor (bills only)	0	3

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Bill Statistics, August 7, 2017

Aug 7

posted by TexasLRL in Legislation, 85th Session, Bill statistics, Legislative process

These statistics were pulled on August 7 at 1:30 p.m. The numbers will continue to change as the special session progresses.

	House Bills (HB) & Joint Resolutions (HJR)	Senate Bills (SB) & Joint Resolutions (SJR)
Filed	417	129
Reported out of committee	73	22
Passed by chamber of origin	23	20
Referred to committee in opposite chamber	4	10
Reported out of committee in opposite chamber	0	4
Passed opposite chamber	0	0
Sent to the Governor (bills only)	0	0
Signed by the Governor (bills only)	0	0

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Past Bill Statistics

Aug 2

posted by TexasLRL in Legislation, Bill statistics

Interested to know how the numbers for the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, compare to past Legislatures? Our bill statistics page goes all the way back to the 16th Legislature (1879)!

This entry was posted on August 2, 2017 at 9:09 AM and has received 1196 views. Print this entry.

Bill Statistics, July 24, 2017

Jul 24

posted by TexasLRL in Legislation, 85th Session, Bill statistics, Legislative process

Bill statistics for the period of July 10, 2017 - July 23, 2017 are provided below.

	House Bills (HB) & Joint Resolutions (HJR)	Senate Bills (SB) & Joint Resolutions (SJR)
Filed	293	113
Reported out of committee	1	18
Passed by chamber of origin	0	2
Referred to committee in opposite chamber	0	0
Reported out of committee in opposite chamber	0	0
Passed opposite chamber	0	0
Sent to the Governor (bills only)	0	0
Signed by the Governor (bills only)	0	0

For more information about special sessions, visit our Special Sessions of the Texas Legislature page.

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Bill Effective Dates, 85th Legislature

Jul 10

posted by TexasLRL in Legislation, Legislative process

On September 1, 2017, provisions of 673 bills passed during the regular session of the 85th Legislature will take effect.

Additionally, sections of bills passed during the 84th Legislature, 83rd Legislature, and 82nd 1st C.S. will take effect on September 1.

To keep up with new laws throughout the year, check the Library's list of bill effective dates.

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Bill Statistics End-of-Session Comparison

Jul 5

posted by TexasLRL in Legislation, 85th Session, Bill statistics, Legislative process

Interested in how the final results of the 85th Legislature's regular session compares to the past few sessions? Use the charts below to compare and contrast.

To see past bill statistics and other session information, see previous blog posts on the legislative process.

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Locating Bill Effective Dates on TLO

Jun 27

posted by TexasLRL in Legislation, Legislative process

The library reviews the text of all bills that become law to determine their effective dates and enters the information into Texas Legislature Online (TLO). To find the effective date of a bill, look up the bill in TLO and check the "Last action" field in the history window. In some cases, different sections of a bill may have different effective dates, in which case additional remarks will be given to provide the information.

For House and Senate bills from the 85th Regular Session (2017), the two largest groupings are:

Effective immediately: 397
Effective on 9/1/17: 673

The library compiles a more detailed list of bills and their effective dates following each regular and called session. The list is made available on the library's website once it is complete.

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Bill Statistics after Signing/Veto Period

Jun 20

posted by TexasLRL in Legislation, 85th Session, Bill statistics, Legislative process

June 18 was the last day the Governor could sign, veto, or allow to become law without his signature bills presented to him less than 10 days (not counting Sundays) prior to final adjournment of the 85th Regular Session.

The following bill statistics were calculated on June 20 at 8:15 a.m.

To see how these statistics have changed since last week, please view our blog post from June 12.
To learn about session law chapter numbers and copies of signed bills, please view our blog post from June 3.

House and Senate Bills
Filed	6,631
Sent to the Governor	1,211
Signed by the Governor	1,007
Signed by the Governor w/ line-item veto	1
Vetoed by the Governor	50
Filed without the Governor's signature	153
House and Senate Joint Resolutions
Filed	169
Filed with the Secretary of State	9
House and Senate Concurrent Resolutions
Filed	202
Filed with the Secretary of State	13
Sent to the Governor	84
Signed by the Governor	83
Vetoed by the Governor	0
Filed without the Governor's signature	1

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Bill Statistics, Two Weeks after Sine Die

Jun 12

posted by TexasLRL in Legislation, 85th Session, Bill statistics, Legislative process

June 18 is the last day the Governor can sign, veto, or allow to become law without his signature bills presented to him less than 10 days (not counting Sundays) prior to final adjournment of the 85th Regular Session.

The following bill statistics were calculated on June 12 at 8:45 a.m. To see how these statistics have changed and other post-session information, see previous blog posts on the legislative process.

85th Legislature Statistics

House and Senate Bills
Filed	6,631
Sent to the Governor	1,211
Signed by the Governor	558
Vetoed by the Governor	0
Filed without the Governor's signature	46
House and Senate Joint Resolutions
Filed	169
Filed with the Secretary of State	9
House and Senate Concurrent Resolutions
Filed	202
Filed with the Secretary of State	13
Sent to the Governor	84
Signed by the Governor	43
Vetoed by the Governor	0

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Finding Signed Copies of Bills and Session Law Chapter Numbers

Jun 5

posted by TexasLRL in Legislation, Legislative process

Looking for signed copies of bills, or trying to determine in what session law chapter a bill can be found? Here are some tips.

Signed copies of bills

Bills that the Governor signed or allowed to become law without his signature are sent to the Secretary of State's office, where they will be made available online on the Bills and Resolutions page. The signing deadline for the 85th Legislature is Sunday, June 18.

You can determine whether a bill sent to the Governor was signed or filed without signature by checking the bill in the Texas Legislature Online. If the bill passed but was filed without signature, you will see the action "Filed without the Governor's signature."

Signed copies from the 78th - 84th Legislatures are available online at the University of North Texas Laws and Resolutions Archive. Copies of signed bills older than the 78th Regular Session are available through the Texas State Archives. Please call (512) 463-5480.

Session law chapter numbers

The Secretary of State's Bills and Resolutions page also lists the session law chapter number that is assigned to each bill that has become law. The session laws contain the text of all bills passed into law during a particular legislative session. Chapter numbers are used primarily for citing a bill in a legislative history annotation.

For questions about bill/chapter numbers for bills from the 85th R.S., please contact the Secretary of State's office at (512) 463-5561.

Session law chapter citations for previous sessions are available online through the Legislative Archive System. To view the complete bill/session law chapter cross reference table for a session, select the legislature in the "search by session law chapter" option and leave the chapter box blank. The LRL will be working to add these records for the 85th regular session.