2026-2027 Regular Session
Committees
Committees decide which bills get a hearing. 89% of referrals this session never got one, and Economic Growth reported out just 7% of the bills sent to it.
Committee referrals
5,586
across 15 committees
Heard
595
11% of referrals
Reported out
595
100% of those heard
Busiest committee
Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens
738 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
- Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens7388%62
- State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation6007%69
- Law and Public Safety5048%65
- Community and Urban Affairs49911%67
- Commerce48011%81
- Budget and Appropriations46121%17
- Education4318%91
- Environment and Energy39714%30
- Judiciary3517%126
- Economic Growth3377%88
- Transportation27614%48
- Higher Education20311%62
- Military and Veterans' Affairs16114%113
- Labor14717%48
- Legislative Oversight10%—
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| Committee | Chamber | Referred | Heard | Reported | Report rate | Median days to report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens | Senate | 738 | 59 | 59 | 8% | 62 |
| State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation | Senate | 600 | 44 | 44 | 7% | 69 |
| Law and Public Safety | Senate | 504 | 42 | 42 | 8% | 65 |
| Community and Urban Affairs | Senate | 499 | 56 | 56 | 11% | 67 |
| Commerce | Senate | 480 | 53 | 53 | 11% | 81 |
| Budget and Appropriations | Senate | 461 | 96 | 96 | 21% | 17 |
| Education | Senate | 431 | 35 | 35 | 8% | 91 |
| Environment and Energy | Senate | 397 | 54 | 54 | 14% | 30 |
| Judiciary | Senate | 351 | 24 | 24 | 7% | 126 |
| Economic Growth | Senate | 337 | 22 | 22 | 7% | 88 |
| Transportation | Senate | 276 | 39 | 39 | 14% | 48 |
| Higher Education | Senate | 203 | 23 | 23 | 11% | 62 |
| Military and Veterans' Affairs | Senate | 161 | 23 | 23 | 14% | 113 |
| Labor | Senate | 147 | 25 | 25 | 17% | 48 |
| Legislative Oversight | Senate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — |
Not shown, with no referrals this session: Select.