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Legislative Calendar

The California State Legislature has released its tentative legislative calendar for 2023. Important dates include the following:

January 1 – Statutes take effect
January 4 – Legislature reconvenes
January 10 – Budget must be submitted by Governor
January 20 – Last day to submit bill requests to the Office of Legislative Counsel
February 17 – Last day for bills to be introduced
March 30 – Spring Recess begins upon adjournment
April 10 – Legislature reconvenes from Spring Recess
April 28 – Last day for policy committees to hear and report to fiscal committees fiscal bills introduced in their houses
May 5 – Last day for policy committees to hear and report to the Floor nonfiscal bills introduced in their house
May 12 – Last day for policy committees to meet prior to June 5
May 19 – Last day for fiscal committees to hear and report to the Floor bills introduced in their house; last day for fiscal committees to meet prior to June 5
May 30 - June 2 – Floor session only; no committee may meet for any purpose except Rules Committee and Conference Committees
June 2 – Last day for each house to pass bills introduced in that house
June 5 – Committee meetings may resume
June 15 – Budget Bill must be passed by midnight
July 14 – Last day for policy committees to meet and report bills

Summer Recess begins upon adjournment, provided Budget Bill has been passed.

August 14 – Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess
September 1 – Last day for fiscal committees to meet and report bills
September 5 - 14 – Floor session only; no committees may meet for any purpose, except Rules Committee and Conference Committees
September 8 – Last day to amend on the Floor
September 14 – Last day for each house to pass bills.; interim Recess begins upon adjournment
October 14 – Last day for Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature on or before September 14 and in the Governor's possession on or after September 14

Visit the California State Legislature's website for a complete, up-to-date calendar and schedule.