Prefiling and Key Dates for the 89th Session

First Day of Prefiling

Yesterday, November 12, was the first day of bill filing for the upcoming 89th Legislative Session and 1511 bills and resolutions were filed (1100 HBs and 284 SBs).

Of note, it is customary for lower-numbered bills to be reserved for leadership priority legislation.

Bill filing in Comparison

A comparison of the first day of bill filing and last day of the previous legislative sessions with the total amount of bills introduced.

88^th Regular Session

Start: 921 bills and resolutions (646 HBs and 198 SBs)

End: 11807 bills and resolutions (8046 HBs & SBs)

87^th Regular Session

Start: 548 bills and resolutions

End: 10000 bills and resolutions

86^th Regular Session

Start: 465 bills and resolutions

End: 10877 bills and resolutions

85^th Regular Session

Start: 525 bills and resolutions

End: 10673 bills and resolutions

Bill filing continues for the 89^th Session until March . For more information, the TLO captures legislative statistics here.

Key Dates

The 89th Session begins on January 14, 2025. The 60-day deadline for bill filing is March 14, 2025. Sine die, the last day of the session, is June 2, 2025.