Table 3.19

Bill & Resolution Introductions & Enactments: 2022 Regular Sessions

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  Introductions Enactments/Adoptions  
FIPS State or other
jurisdiction		 Duration of session** Bills Resolutions* Bills Resolutions* Measures vetoed by
governor (a)(b)		 Length of
session
01AlabamaJan, 11 - April 7, 2022873740298

144

029L
02AlaskaJan. 18 - May 18, 20222968274

30

1 (a)121L
04ArizonaJan. 9 - July 31, 20231,562113205

143

0204L
05ArkansasFeb. 14 - Mar. 15, 202222893226

28

N/AN/A
06CaliforniaDec. 30, 2020 - Nov. 30, 2022 (c)2,055287997

274

169118L (d)
08ColoradoJan. 12 - May 11, 202265760509

46

4120C
09ConnecticutFeb 9. - May 4, 2022999250171

2 (e)

4155C
10DelawareJan 11. - Jun. 30, 202241515987

143

1172C
12FloridaJan 11. - Mar. 14, 20221,814119238

4

11160C
13GeorgiaJan. 10 - Apr. 4, 20221,1401,265517

1,092

N/AN/A
15HawaiiJan. 19 - May 5, 20222,505834343

277

26 (a)60L
16IdahoJan. 10 - March 31, 202259665327681C
17IllinoisJan. 5 - Apr. 9, 20222,8171,189304

1,045

N/AN/A
18IndianaNov. 16, 2021 - Mar. 8, 2022859107177

1

230L (f)
19IowaJan. 10 - May 25, 202297522153

2

1 (a)132C
20KansasJan. 10 - Apr. 28, 202256054100

30

7 (a)(b)76L
21KentuckyJan. 4 - Apr. 14, 20221,348475230

266

N/AN/A
22LouisianaMar. 14 - June 6, 20221,582717776

652

N/AN/A
23MaineJan. 5, 2022 - May 9, 202230036348

36

622L
24MarylandJan. 12 - Apr. 11, 20222,49822774

3

N/AN/A
25MassachusettsJan. 5 - Aug. 1, 202210,26404380N/AN/A
26MichiganJan. 3 - Dec. 28, 20221,343352278

266

39 (a)88L (g)
27MinnesotaJan. 31 - May 23, 20223,3638475

9

177L
28MississippiJan. 4 - Apr. 5, 20222,981480381

262

N/AN/A
29MissouriJan. 5 - May 13, 20222,10521157

15

N/AN/A
30MontanaNo regular session in 2022
31NebraskaJan. 5 - Apr. 20, 2022593202148

104

1 (b)60L
32NevadaNo regular session in 2022
33New HampshireJan. 4 - Oct. 26, 202367444242

22

930L
34New JerseyJan 11, 2022 - Jan. 9, 20248,188014904 (a) (h)177 (h)
35New MexicoJan. 18 - Feb. 17, 20224773457

5

7 (a)30C
36New YorkJan. 5 - Jun. 2, 20223,9772,127552

1,980

164 (a)60L
37North CarolinaMay. 18 - Dec. 31, 20223591628

3

679C (i)
38North DakotaNo regular session in 2022
39OhioJan. 4 - Dec. 29, 2022317556107

530

2115L
40OklahomaFeb. 2 - May , 19 20222,28440121 (a) (b)56L
41OregonFeb. 1 - March 4, 202225421119

8

035C
42PennsylvaniaJan. 4 - Nov. 30, 20221,06526069

37

N/AN/A
44Rhode IslandJan. 4 - June 23, 20222,035494505

430

N/AN/A
45South CarolinaJan. 11 - June 15, 202234789158

705

N/AN/A
46South DakotaJan. 11 - Mar. 28, 202247830247

9

137L
47TennesseeJan. 11 - Apr. 28, 20222,5602,1005830036L (j)
48TexasNo regular session in 2022
49UtahJan. 18 - Mar. 4, 202274767479

34

2 (b)45C
50VermontJan. 4 - May 12, 202243017889

135

N/AN/A
51VirginiaJan. 12 - Mar 1, 20222,141678807

613

3360C
53WashingtonJan. 10 - Mar. 10, 202278299183

6

N/AN/A
54West VirginiaJan. 12 - Mar. 12, 20222,216299293

172

560C
55WisconsinJan. 18 -Mar. 8, 20222,305312266

49

126 (a)N/A
56WyomingFeb. 14 - Mar. 11, 202226910115

1

3 (a) (b)20L

Source:

The Council of State Governments’ survey, 2023, and review of Quorum and state legislative websites.

Key:

* — Includes Joint and Concurrent resolutions.
** — Actual adjournment dates are listed regardless of constitutional or statutory limitations. For more information on provisions, see Table 3.2, “Legislative Sessions: Legal Provisions.”
C — Calendar day.
L — Legislative day (in some states, called a session or workday; definition may vary slightly; however, it generally refers to any day on which either chamber of the legislature is in session).
U — Unicameral legislature.
N/A — Not available.

Footnotes:

(a)

Line item or partial vetoes: Alaska- 2 vetoes, Hawaii -2, Iowa- 1, Kansas – 3, Michigan – 2, New Jersey – 9, New Mexico – 4, Ohio – 14, Oklahoma – 2, Oregon – 1, Utah – 1, Wisconsin – 50, Wyoming – 2
(b)

Number of vetoes overridden: Hawaii – 6, Indiana – 1, Kansas – 4, Nebraska – 3, New Jersey – 1 conditional veto approved, Ohio – 1, Oklahoma – 6, Utah – 1, Wyoming – 2.
(c)

For the second year of the 2021-22 regular session, the Legislature convened on January 3, 2022 and adjourned on September 1, 2022.
(d)

For the period beginning on January 3rd, 2022, and ending on September 1, 2022.
(e)

None enacted, but many passed without becoming acts.
(f)

30 for House, 29 for Senate. The november session day is known as Organization Day. It is largely ceremonial aside from any official acts of organization required at the beginning a General Assembly following election day in even-numbered years. The House and Senate then recess until their return to the State House in January.
(g)

House met 88 legislative days, Senate met 83 legislative days.
(h)

Numbers are for a two year session total (22-23 session) as of 12/13/23. These numbers will increase through the end of the session.
(i)

Legislative days for House and Senate differ.
(j)

36 House, 39 Senate.