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Bill Statistics, 133rd Day, 89th R.S.

Today is the 134th day of the 89th Regular Session. There are six days until the last day of session (Sine die).

Bill statistics comparing the 133rd day of the 89th and the 88th Regular Sessions are below. For information about what happens to a bill after it passes, please see our Legislative FAQ page.

 

Bill statistics for the period of November 12, 2024 — May 26, 2025, are below:

 

  House Bills (HBs) &
House Joint Resolutions (HJRs)
Senate Bills (SBs) &
Senate Joint Resolutions (SJRs)
Filed 5,852 3,162
Reported out of committee 1,901 1,116
Passed by chamber of origin 1,178 1,004
Referred to committee in opposite chamber 1,004 996
Reported out of committee in opposite chamber 652 819
Passed opposite chamber 455 445
Sent to the Governor 235 277
Signed by the Governor 35 130
Filed without the Governor's signature 2 5
Vetoed by the Governor 1 0

Previous bill statistics posts:

 

 

 

Bill Statistics, May 21, 2025

Today is the 128th day of the 89th Texas Legislature. There are twelve days until sine die, the last day of session.

Bill statistics for the period of November 12, 2024 — May 20, 2025, are below.

 

 

  House Bills (HBs) &
House Joint Resolutions (HJRs)
Senate Bills (SBs) &
Senate Joint Resolutions (SJRs)
Filed 5,852 3,161
Reported out of committee 1,901 1,112
Passed by chamber of origin 1,172 994
Referred to committee in opposite chamber 916 979
Reported out of committee in opposite chamber 287 676
Passed opposite chamber 175 267
Sent to governor (bills only) 102 190
Signed by the governor (bills only) 2 90

 

Previous bill statistics:

 

 

Bill Statistics & Upcoming Deadlines, May 19, 2025

As the 89th 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 26: Deadline for the last House Local & Consent Calendar with Senate bills (SBs) to be distributed.
  • Tuesday, May 27: Last day for the House to consider second reading Senate bills and Senate joint resolutions (SJRs) on the House Daily or Supplemental Calendar.
  • Wednesday, May 28: Last day for the House to consider local and consent Senate bills on second and third reading, and all third reading Senate bills and Senate joint resolutions on the Supplemental Calendar.
    Last day for the Senate to consider all bills and joint resolutions on second or third reading.
  • Thursday, May 29: Deadline for Senate amendments to be distributed in the House.
  • Friday, May 30: Deadline for House copies of conference committee report (CCR) on the general appropriations bill to be distributed.
    Last day for the House to act on Senate amendments.
    Deadline for Senate copies of conference committee reports on tax, general appropriations, and reapportionment bills to be printed and distributed.
  • Saturday, May 31: Deadline for House copies of conference committee reports on joint resolutions and bills other than the general appropriations bill to be distributed.
    Deadline for Senate copies of all conference committee reports on joint resolutions and bills other than tax, general appropriations, and reapportionment bills to be printed and distributed.
  • Sunday, June 1: Last day for the House to adopt conference committee reports or discharge House conferees and concur in Senate amendments.
    Last day for the Senate to concur in House amendments or adopt conference committee reports.
  • Monday, June 2: Last day of the 89th Regular Session (Sine die); only corrections may be considered in the House and the Senate.

 

House and Senate calendars are available on Texas Legislature Online.

 

 

Bill statistics for the period of November 12, 2024 — May 16, 2025, are below.

 

 

  House Bills (HBs) &
House Joint Resolutions (HJRs)
Senate Bills (SBs) &
Senate Joint Resolutions (SJRs)
Filed 5,852 3,160
Reported out of committee 1,901 1,108
Passed by chamber of origin 1,172 982
Referred to committee in opposite chamber 804 968
Reported out of committee in opposite chamber 208 607
Passed opposite chamber 92 215
Sent to governor (bills only) 55 178
Signed by the governor (bills only) 1 34

 

Previous bill statistics:

 

 

Bill Statistics & Upcoming Deadlines, May 12, 2025

As the 89th 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 19: First day the Senate can consider bills and resolutions the first day they are posted on the Senate Notice of Intent Calendar.
  • Wednesday, May 21: Deadline for the House to distribute its last House Local and Consent Calendar with local House bills (HBs).
  • Friday, May 23: Last day for the House to consider local House bills on Local and Consent Calendar on second and third reading.
  • Saturday, May 24: Last day for House committees to report Senate bills (SBs) and Senate joint resolutions (SJRs).
  • Sunday, May 25: Deadline for the House to distribute its last House Daily Calendar with Senate bills and Senate joint resolutions.

 

House and Senate calendars are available on the Texas Legislature Online.

 

Bill statistics for the period of November 12, 2024 — May 9, 2025, are below.

 

 

  House Bills (HBs) &
House Joint Resolutions (HJRs)
Senate Bills (SBs) &
Senate Joint Resolutions (SJRs)
Filed 5,852 3,155
Reported out of committee 1,883 1,080
Passed by chamber of origin 729 893
Referred to committee in opposite chamber 524 832
Reported out of committee in opposite chamber 74 401
Passed opposite chamber 37 140
Sent to governor (bills only) 2 104
Signed by the governor (bills only) 0 6

 

Last week's bill statistics:

 

 

Bill Statistics & Upcoming Deadlines, May 5, 2025

As the 89th 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 12: Last day for House committees to report House bills (HBs) and House joint resolutions (HJRs).
  • Tuesday, May 13: Deadline for the House to distribute the last House Daily Calendar with House bills and House joint resolutions.
  • Wednesday, May 14: Deadline for the House to distribute the last House Local and Consent Calendar with consent House bills.
  • Thursday, May 15: 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 16: 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 12, 2024 — May 2, 2025, are below.

 

 

  House Bills (HBs) &
House Joint Resolutions (HJRs)
Senate Bills (SBs) &
Senate Joint Resolutions (SJRs)
Filed 5,849 3,152
Reported out of committee 1,693 933
Passed by chamber of origin 477 770
Referred to committee in opposite chamber 207 769
Reported out of committee in opposite chamber 7 264
Passed opposite chamber 2 76
Sent to governor (bills only) 0 19
Signed by the governor (bills only) 0 3

 

 

 

First Day of Prefiling Statistics, 89th Regular 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 89th Texas Legislature began on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. A total of 1,511 bills and resolutions were filed in the House and Senate on November 12, 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 89th Legislature (2025).

 

Chart comparing the number of bills and resolutions filed during the prefiling filing period from the 71st to the 89th legislative sessions.

 

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

Tuesday, January 14, 2025, is the first day of the 89th Texas Legislature.

Friday, March 14, 2025, is the deadline for the unrestricted filing of bills and joint resolutions other than local bills, emergency appropriations, and emergency matters submitted by the governor.

Updated Bill Statistics, June 5, 2023

Sunday, June 18, 2023, is the last day the governor can sign or veto an enrolled bill. If neither action is taken, the bill becomes law without his signature.

 

88th Legislature, R.S., Statistics

The following bill statistics were calculated on June 5, 2023, at 10:50 a.m.

 

  House Bills (HBs) &
House Joint Resolutions (HJRs)
Senate Bills (SBs) &
Senate Joint Resolutions (SJRs)
Filed 5,619 2,726
Reported out of committee 2,200 866
Passed by chamber of origin 1,594 816
Referred to committee in opposite chamber 1,520 812
Reported out of committee in opposite chamber 871 631
Passed opposite chamber 769 513
Sent to the Governor 742 501
Signed by the Governor 110 226
Filed without the Governor's signature 5 24
Vetoed by the Governor 1 1

 

 

House Bills (HBs) & Senate Bills (SBs)
Filed 8,046
Sent to the Governor 1,242
Signed by the Governor 336
Filed without the Governor's signature 29
Vetoed by the Governor 2
House Joint Resolutions (HJRs) & Senate Joint Resolutions (SJRs)
Filed 299
Filed with the Secretary of State 13
House Concurrent Resolutions (HCRs) & Senate Concurrent Resolutions (SCRs)
Filed 185
Filed with the Secretary of State 14
Sent to the Governor 86
Signed by the Governor 47
Filed without the Governor's signature 1
Vetoed by the Governor 0

Previous bill statistics posts:

 

Conference Committee FAQs

The 88th Regular Session ends Monday, May 29, 2023. As the end of session draws near, the following information on conference committees may be helpful.

What is a conference committee?

From the Texas Legislative Glossary (Texas Legislative Council), a conference committee is “A committee composed of five members from each chamber appointed by the respective presiding officers to resolve the differences between the House and Senate versions of a measure when the originating chamber refuses to concur in the changes made by the opposite chamber.”

See also The Legislative Process in Texas (Texas Legislative Council, 2023) for more information on the conference committee process.

How do I know if a bill goes to conference committee?

The bill history or "Actions" list indicates if a bill goes to conference committee. In the list of actions, look for "House appoints conferees" or "Senate appoints conferees." These actions indicate that each chamber has agreed to go to conference committee and has appointed members to the committee. Bill histories can be viewed in Texas Legislature Online on the "History" and "Actions" pages of a bill.

 

How can I see who was appointed to a particular conference committee?

Conference committee appointees are entered into the Texas Legislature Online system as they are appointed and will be listed on the "History" page of the bill.

 

When do conference committees meet and are they open to the public?

Formal meeting notices are not always published for conference committee meetings and the meetings generally are not recorded. House Rules, Rule 13, Chapter C, §§ 6-13 and Senate Rules, Article XII address conference committee procedures.

How can I view conference committee reports?

After a conference committee has reached an agreement, a report is submitted to both chambers for approval or disapproval. The report must be accepted by at least three conferees from each chamber and must contain the agreed upon text of the bill, a side-by-side analysis (Ex. HB 5, 87th R.S.) comparing the text of the compromise bill to both the House and the Senate versions, and the signatures of the conferees who approved the report.

Conference committee reports can be found on the Legislative Reference Library website by clicking on "Legislation" on the navigation bar and then "Conference Committee Reports" in the drop-down menu.

 

 

Conference committee reports are also available on the "Text" page of a bill in Texas Legislature Online.

 

What if the conference committee wants to add language to the bill that is not included in either the House or Senate versions?

To add language to the bill that is not included in either the House or Senate versions, the conference committee obtains approval to suspend the language limitation found in the House and Senate rules by passing simple resolutions delineating the information they would like to include. In the bill history of the bill that went to conference committee, look for the actions "House adopts resolution to go outside bounds" and/or "Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds." See HB 5 (87th R.S.) as an example. HR 1868 (87th R.S.) and SR 516 (87th R.S.) were adopted to add additional language to the conference committee report.

What happens if the conference committee report is not accepted by either chamber?

It may be returned to the same conference committee for further deliberation or the appointment of a new committee may be requested. If an agreement is not reached, the bill will not become law.

If the conference committee report is adopted by both chambers, the bill is enrolled, signed by the presiding officers, and sent to the governor.

What are the deadlines for conference committees?

According to the 88th Legislature, Regular Session Deadlines for Action under House and Senate Rules:

Friday, May 26:

  • Before midnight—House copies of conference committee report (CCR) on the general appropriations bill must be distributed (48-hour layout).
  • Before midnight—Senate copies of CCRs on tax, general appropriations, and reapportionment bills must be distributed (48-hour layout).

Saturday, May 27:

  • Before midnight—House copies of CCRs on joint resolutions and bills other than the general appropriations bill must be distributed (24-hour layout).
  • Before midnight—Senate copies of CCRs on joint resolutions and bills other than tax, general appropriations, and reapportionment bills must be distributed (24-hour layout).

Sunday, May 28:

  • Last day for House to adopt CCRs or discharge House conferees and concur in Senate amendments.
  • Last day for Senate to concur in House amendments or adopt CCRs.

 

Dates of Interest for the 88th Regular Session

What are the key legislative dates and deadlines for the upcoming 88th Regular Session? Most official deadlines will be set when the House and Senate adopt rules after session begins, but until then, take a look at the date and deadline provisions listed below that are already available in the Texas Constitution and Statutes, the House and Senate Rules, and the perpetual calendar in the Texas Legislative Council Drafting Manual.

 

Legislative Dates and Deadlines:

Tuesday, November 8, 2022: General election for federal, state, and county officers. [Texas Election Code, Section 41.001]

Monday, November 14, 2022: Bill prefiling begins. [House Rule 8, Section 7 and Senate Rule 7.04]

Tuesday, January 10, 2023: 88th Legislature convenes at noon. [Texas Constitution, Article III, Section 5; Texas Government Code, Section 301.001]

Friday, March 10, 2023: 60-day bill filing deadline. [Texas Constitution, Article III, Section 5]

Monday, May 29, 2023: Adjournment sine die. [Texas Constitution, Article III, Section 24]

Sunday, June 18, 2023: Post-session 20-day deadline for Governor to sign or veto. [Texas Constitution, Article IV, Section 14]

Effective Dates: Time of Taking Effect of Laws. [Texas Constitution, Article III, Section 39]

 


Table can also be viewed in the Texas Legislative Council Drafting Manual.

 

Important legislative dates and deadlines are also listed in the publications Dates of Interest and Deadlines for Action Under House & Senate Rules (End of Session Deadlines), which are published each session by the Texas Legislative Council (TLC). These publications are available on the Texas Legislature Online homepage in the Legislative Process section and will be updated as the 88th Regular Session progresses.




The Library provides access to these publications, including ones from previous sessions, on our Texas Legislative Session Deadlines Calendar page.

 

As of today, October 12, 2022, there are:

  • 27 days until the general election on November 8, 2022
  • 33 days until bill prefiling begins on November 14, 2022
  • 90 days until the first day of the 88th Legislature on January 10, 2023

 

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

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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