2025-2026 Regular Session
Committees
Committees decide which bills get a hearing. 17% of referrals this session never got one, and Budget reported out just 15% of the bills sent to it.
Committee referrals
8,057
across 32 committees
Heard
6,652
83% of referrals
Reported out
6,649
100% of those heard
Busiest committee
Appropriations
2,630 referrals
Committee workload and gatekeeping
Bills referred to each standing committee and how many it heard and reported out. The lightest band is legislation that died without a hearing.
- Appropriations2,63079%28
- Judiciary51993%15
- Rules48597%7
- Public Safety41886%23
- Health33888%30
- Natural Resources27584%29
- Local Government26186%23
- Education24688%24
- Budget24215%419.5
- Housing and Community Development24085%28
- Transportation22679%32
- Utilities and Energy18885%31
- Privacy and Consumer Protection18591%21.5
- Human Services18289%29
- Business and Professions17887%29
- Higher Education17693%30
- Revenue and Taxation16364%36
- Labor and Employment13489%21
- Water, Parks and Wildlife12689%27
- Governmental Organization11490%31
- Elections11288%30
- Emergency Management9988%22
- Insurance9373%37
- Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials9292%23
- Public Employment and Retirement6790%23
- Banking and Finance5476%36
- Military and Veterans Affairs4693%21
- Economic Development, Growth and Household Impact4386%29
- Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism4090%22
- Agriculture39100%24
- Communications and Conveyance2886%16
- Aging and Long-Term Care1878%31.5
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| Committee | Chamber | Referred | Heard | Reported | Report rate | Median days to report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appropriations | Assembly | 2630 | 2074 | 2072 | 79% | 28 |
| Judiciary | Assembly | 519 | 483 | 483 | 93% | 15 |
| Rules | Assembly | 485 | 470 | 470 | 97% | 7 |
| Public Safety | Assembly | 418 | 361 | 361 | 86% | 23 |
| Health | Assembly | 338 | 296 | 296 | 88% | 30 |
| Natural Resources | Assembly | 275 | 232 | 232 | 84% | 29 |
| Local Government | Assembly | 261 | 224 | 224 | 86% | 23 |
| Education | Assembly | 246 | 217 | 217 | 88% | 24 |
| Budget | Assembly | 242 | 36 | 36 | 15% | 419.5 |
| Housing and Community Development | Assembly | 240 | 204 | 203 | 85% | 28 |
| Transportation | Assembly | 226 | 179 | 179 | 79% | 32 |
| Utilities and Energy | Assembly | 188 | 159 | 159 | 85% | 31 |
| Privacy and Consumer Protection | Assembly | 185 | 168 | 168 | 91% | 21.5 |
| Human Services | Assembly | 182 | 162 | 162 | 89% | 29 |
| Business and Professions | Assembly | 178 | 154 | 154 | 87% | 29 |
| Higher Education | Assembly | 176 | 163 | 163 | 93% | 30 |
| Revenue and Taxation | Assembly | 163 | 104 | 104 | 64% | 36 |
| Labor and Employment | Assembly | 134 | 119 | 119 | 89% | 21 |
| Water, Parks and Wildlife | Assembly | 126 | 112 | 112 | 89% | 27 |
| Governmental Organization | Assembly | 114 | 103 | 103 | 90% | 31 |
| Elections | Assembly | 112 | 98 | 98 | 88% | 30 |
| Emergency Management | Assembly | 99 | 87 | 87 | 88% | 22 |
| Insurance | Assembly | 93 | 68 | 68 | 73% | 37 |
| Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials | Assembly | 92 | 85 | 85 | 92% | 23 |
| Public Employment and Retirement | Assembly | 67 | 60 | 60 | 90% | 23 |
| Banking and Finance | Assembly | 54 | 41 | 41 | 76% | 36 |
| Military and Veterans Affairs | Assembly | 46 | 43 | 43 | 93% | 21 |
| Economic Development, Growth and Household Impact | Assembly | 43 | 37 | 37 | 86% | 29 |
| Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism | Assembly | 40 | 36 | 36 | 90% | 22 |
| Agriculture | Assembly | 39 | 39 | 39 | 100% | 24 |
| Communications and Conveyance | Assembly | 28 | 24 | 24 | 86% | 16 |
| Aging and Long-Term Care | Assembly | 18 | 14 | 14 | 78% | 31.5 |
Not shown, with no referrals this session: 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Select, Alternative Protein Innovation Select, Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion Select, Biotechnology and Medical Technology Select, CalFresh Enrollment and Nutrition Select, California-México Bi-National Affairs Select, Child Care Costs Select, Climate Innovation and Infrastructure Select, Community Economic Mobility and Investment Select, Community Reinvestment Select, Cybersecurity Select, Developing Pathways to Purpose for Young Men Select, Domestic Violence Select, Downtown Recovery Select, Effective Postsecondary Career Technical Education and Workforce Development Programs Select, Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure Select, Housing Construction Innovation Select, Housing Construction Innovation Select, Housing Finance and Affordability Select, Latina Inequities Select, Legislative Ethics Special, Master Plan for Higher Education Select, Mental Health Crisis Select, Native American Affairs Select, Non-Profit Sector Select, Ports and Goods Movement Select, Racism, Hate and Xenophobia Select, Reproductive Health Select, Sea Level Rise and the California Economy Select, Select Committee on California and Armenia Mutual Trade, Art, and Cultural Exchange, Select Committee on Growing and Retaining the Creative Economy in California, Select Committee on Regulatory Authority, Select Committee on the Independent Restaurant Industry in California, Select Committee on the Transportation Costs and Impact of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Serving Students with Disabilities Select, Social Housing Select, Status of Boys and Men of Color Select, Wildfire Prevention Select, Youth Mental Health and Treatment Accessibility Select.