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Regular session · Jan 10, 2025 – Jun 2, 2025

89th Legislature (2025)

Legislators filed 9,014 bills and joint resolutions. 14.3% of bills became law, and 59% never received a committee hearing.

Bills & joint resolutions

9,014

2,489 other resolutions

Passed the Legislature

1,294

14% of filed

Became law

1,247

140 without signature

Vetoed

26

by the governor

Record votes

6,471

roll calls in both chambers

Where legislation stops

Bills and joint resolutions reaching each milestone, by chamber of origin. Percentages show the share that advanced from the step before.

House billsSenate bills
Filed9,014Referred to committee8,74197%Heard in committee3,73943%Reported from committee3,04982%Passed first chamber2,22973%Passed second chamber1,29458%Sent to governor1,27398%Became law1,24798%
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Legislation reaching each stage
StageHouseSenateTotal
Filed5,8523,1629,014
Referred to committee5,6013,1408,741
Heard in committee2,4481,2913,739
Reported from committee1,9181,1313,049
Passed first chamber1,2031,0262,229
Passed second chamber6656291,294
Sent to governor6526211,273
Became law6406071,247

How partisan were the votes?

Share of record votes where most Republicans and most Democrats voted on opposite sides.

House17%

630 of 3,785 record votes

Senate22%

592 of 2,686 record votes

Bills that became law, by author's party

Became lawOther bills authored
  • Republican
  • Democratic

The filing rush

House and Senate bills and joint resolutions filed each week. Most arrive just before the 60th-day deadline.

HouseSenate
01,0002,0003,000Bill filing deadlineDecJanFebMarAprMay

Most-filed topics

Legislative Council index topics, with the share of bills that became law.

Became lawOther bills filed

Busiest committees

Bills referred and the share reported out.

ReportedOther bills referred

House SenateAll committees

Legislative activity by day

Recorded actions on bills, from convening through the veto deadline.

FebMarAprMayJunMonWedFri
FewerMore actions