Last Week of California’s Legislative Session Brings Busy Schedules, Tight Deadlines

Published on August 26, 2024

Lawmakers are navigating the final six days of the California Legislature’s 2023–2024 session with committee hearings and daily meetings on the Assembly and Senate floor to decide the fate of 901 bills—342 pending in the Assembly and 559 in the Senate. To meet the deadline, legislators need to debate and vote on an average of 15o bills each day. “The Senate is fired up and ready to go,” Senate President Pro Tem Sen. Mike McGuire posted Aug. 26 on X. “This week, we’ll be working day and night, finishing up the legislative session.” He said lawmakers are focused on delivering “meaningful results for hardworking folks in every corner of [California].”...

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