2025-2026 Regular Session
Committees
Committees decide which bills get a hearing. 56% of referrals this session never got one, and Government Operations reported out just 7% of the bills sent to it.
Committee referrals
2,416
across 23 committees
Heard
1,066
44% of referrals
Reported out
1,066
100% of those heard
Busiest committee
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
400 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 outReport rateMedian days
- COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE40076%10
- Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety22438%88.5
- Government Operations2137%43
- Regulatory Affairs20134%61
- Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection18040%127
- Appropriations17853%42
- Health Policy14339%28
- COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)14273%5
- Housing and Human Services13145%92
- Education9816%28
- Energy and Environment8815%85
- Transportation and Infrastructure7236%70
- Natural Resources and Agriculture6835%51
- Elections and Ethics6344%52.5
- Local Government6343%134
- COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)3388%7
- Labor3330%126
- Economic and Community Development3027%63
- Oversight2143%7
- Veterans and Emergency Services2157%86
- COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3)1267%8
- COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-4)1100%49
- COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-5)1100%0
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| Committee | Chamber | Referred | Heard | Reported | Report rate | Median days to report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE | Senate | 400 | 302 | 302 | 76% | 10 |
| Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety | Senate | 224 | 84 | 84 | 38% | 88.5 |
| Government Operations | Senate | 213 | 14 | 14 | 7% | 43 |
| Regulatory Affairs | Senate | 201 | 68 | 68 | 34% | 61 |
| Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection | Senate | 180 | 72 | 72 | 40% | 127 |
| Appropriations | Senate | 178 | 95 | 95 | 53% | 42 |
| Health Policy | Senate | 143 | 56 | 56 | 39% | 28 |
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) | Senate | 142 | 104 | 104 | 73% | 5 |
| Housing and Human Services | Senate | 131 | 59 | 59 | 45% | 92 |
| Education | Senate | 98 | 16 | 16 | 16% | 28 |
| Energy and Environment | Senate | 88 | 13 | 13 | 15% | 85 |
| Transportation and Infrastructure | Senate | 72 | 26 | 26 | 36% | 70 |
| Natural Resources and Agriculture | Senate | 68 | 24 | 24 | 35% | 51 |
| Elections and Ethics | Senate | 63 | 28 | 28 | 44% | 52.5 |
| Local Government | Senate | 63 | 27 | 27 | 43% | 134 |
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) | Senate | 33 | 29 | 29 | 88% | 7 |
| Labor | Senate | 33 | 10 | 10 | 30% | 126 |
| Economic and Community Development | Senate | 30 | 8 | 8 | 27% | 63 |
| Oversight | Senate | 21 | 9 | 9 | 43% | 7 |
| Veterans and Emergency Services | Senate | 21 | 12 | 12 | 57% | 86 |
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) | Senate | 12 | 8 | 8 | 67% | 8 |
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-4) | Senate | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 49 |
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-5) | Senate | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 |
Not shown, with no referrals this session: Fiscal Agency Governing Board.