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Polis

104th Regular Session

Committees

Committees decide which bills get a hearing. 96% of referrals this session never got one, and Executive reported out just 0% of the bills sent to it.

Committee referrals

21,203

across 79 committees

Heard

911

4% of referrals

Reported out

9,325

1024% of those heard

Busiest committee

Rules

6,694 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.

ReferredHeardReported outHouseSenateReport rateMedian days
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Committee workload
CommitteeChamberReferredHeardReportedReport rateMedian days to report
RulesHouse669435508376%26
AssignmentsSenate53630336663%18
ExecutiveHouse162694946%50
ExecutiveSenate1500000%—
Executive AppointmentsSenate707000%—
Revenue and FinanceHouse42212123%51
Judiciary: CivilHouse229414118%36
RevenueSenate198000%—
State Government AdministrationHouse187757540%15
JudiciarySenate186000%—
Judiciary: CriminalHouse174313118%34
Appropriations: Health and Human ServicesHouse170221%18.5
Human ServicesHouse154424227%23
Appropriations-Health and Human ServicesSenate150000%—
EducationSenate13912129%11
Transportation: Vehicles and SafetyHouse129252519%22
Energy and EnvironmentHouse119202017%35
Health Care LicensesHouse118333328%29
AppropriationsSenate117000%—
InsuranceHouse117222219%29
Education PolicyHouse114373732%36
Labor and CommerceHouse110272725%34
Public HealthHouse109535349%14
Elementary and Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing and Charter SchoolsHouse108252523%34
Criminal LawSenate102000%—
Ethics and ElectionsHouse98111%8
Licensed ActivitiesSenate89000%—
Energy and Public UtilitiesSenate88000%—
Agriculture and ConservationHouse86252529%10
InsuranceSenate86000%—
Higher EducationHouse79121215%31.5
Appropriations-EducationSenate73000%—
TransportationSenate73334%8
Health and Human ServicesSenate72446%8
State GovernmentSenate64669%12
Appropriations-Public Safety and InfrastructureSenate63000%—
Transportation: Regulation, Roads and BridgesHouse61353557%7
Public HealthSenate57171730%8
Public UtilitiesHouse55101018%28
Appropriations: Public Safety and InfrastructureHouse54112%35
Police and FireHouse54171731%20
Local GovernmentSenate50112%16
Personnel and PensionsHouse498816%46
PensionsSenate47112%16
GamingHouse46112%15
Counties and TownshipsHouse458818%49
Appropriations: Pensions and PersonnelHouse43112%43
Consumer ProtectionHouse41171741%38
Appropriations: Elementary and Secondary EducationHouse395513%28
LaborSenate39000%—
Restorative Justice and Public SafetyHouse39121231%38
Environment and ConservationSenate38338%9
Gun Violence PreventionHouse366617%34.5
Health Care Availability and AccessibilityHouse36111131%35
AgricultureSenate34339%17
HousingHouse34121235%36
Financial Institutions and LicensingHouse33101030%28
Higher EducationSenate31113%8
Adoption and Child WelfareHouse29101034%32
Cities and VillagesHouse29121241%33
Appropriations: General ServicesHouse26000%—
Child Care Accessibility and Early ChildhoodHouse269935%29
Mental Health and AddictionHouse26101038%31.5
Veterans' AffairsHouse26111142%8
Appropriations: Higher EducationHouse25114%420
Child WelfareSenate182211%11.5
Financial InstitutionsSenate17116%8
Immigration and Human RightsHouse166638%24.5
International Relations, Tourism and TradeHouse139969%8
Behavioral and Mental HealthSenate12118%29
Cybersecurity, Data Analytics and ITHouse12118%28
Veterans AffairsSenate103330%43
Museum, Arts, Culture and EntertainmentHouse95556%8
CommerceSenate83338%51
Consumer ProtectionSenate7000%—
Prescription Drug Affordability and AccessibilityHouse62233%16
Economic Opportunity and EquityHouse54480%14.5
Small Business, Technology Innovation and EntrepreneurshipHouse51120%10
Human RightsSenate43375%17

Not shown, with no referrals this session: Committee on Administrative Rules, Office of the Legislative Ethics Commission, Tourism Special.