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2023 Tentative Legislative Calendar

2023 Legislative Calendar and Deadlines (pdf version)
2023 Legislative Calendar and Deadlines (ics version)

COMPILED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ASSEMBLY CHIEF CLERK
Revised 11-04-22

 
January
S M T W Th F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Wk. 1 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Wk. 2 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Wk. 3 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Wk. 4 29 30 31

January Deadlines

Jan. 1 Statutes take effect (Art. IV, Sec. 8(c)). (add to calendar)
Jan. 4 Legislature reconvenes (J.R. 51(a)(1)). (add to calendar)
Jan. 10 Budget must be submitted by Governor (Art. IV, Sec. 12(a)). (add to calendar)
Jan. 16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. (add to calendar)
Jan. 20 Last day to submit bill requests to the Office of Legislative Counsel. (add to calendar)

February
S M T W Th F S
Wk. 4 1 2 3 4
Wk. 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Wk. 2 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Wk. 3 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Wk. 4 26 27 28

February Deadlines

Feb. 17 Last day for bills to be introduced (J.R. 61(a)(1), J.R. 54(a)). (add to calendar)
Feb. 20 Presidents' Day. (add to calendar)

March
S M T W Th F S
Wk. 4 1 2 3 4
Wk. 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Wk. 2 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Wk. 3 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Wk. 4 26 27 28 29 30 31

March Deadlines

Mar. 30 Spring Recess begins upon adjournment (J.R. 51(a)(2)). (add to calendar)
Mar. 31 Cesar Chavez Day observed. (add to calendar)

April
S M T W Th F S
Wk. 4 1
Spring
Recess
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Wk. 1 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Wk. 2 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Wk. 3 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Wk. 4 30

April Deadlines

Apr. 10 Legislature reconvenes from Spring Recess (J.R. 51(a)(2)). (add to calendar)
Apr. 28 Last day for policy committees to hear and report to fiscal committees fiscal bills introduced in their house (J.R. 61(a)(2)). (add to calendar)

May
S M T W Th F S
Wk. 4 1 2 3 4 5 6
Wk. 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Wk. 2 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Wk. 3 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
No
Hrgs.
28 29 30 31

May Deadlines

May 5 Last day for policy committees to hear and report to the Floor nonfiscal bills introduced in their house (J.R. 61(a)(3)). (add to calendar)
May 12 Last day for policy committees to meet prior to June 5 (J.R. 61(a)(4)). (add to calendar)
May 19 Last day for fiscal committees to hear and report to the Floor bills introduced in their house (J.R. 61(a)(5)).
Last day for fiscal committees to meet prior to June 5 (J.R. 61(a)(6)). (add to calendar)
May 29 Memorial Day. (add to calendar)
May 30-June 2 Floor session only. No committee may meet for any purpose except Rules Committee, bills referred pursuant to A.R. 77.2, and Conference Committees (J.R. 61(a)(7)). (add to calendar)

June
S M T W Th F S
No
Hrgs.
1 2 3
Wk. 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Wk. 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Wk. 2 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Wk. 3 25 26 27 28 29 30

June Deadlines

June 2 Last day for each house to pass bills introduced in that house (J.R. 61(a)(8)). (add to calendar)
June 5 Committee meetings may resume (J.R. 61(a)(9)). (add to calendar)
June 15 Budget Bill must be passed by midnight (Art. IV, Sec. 12(c)(3)). (add to calendar)

July
S M T W Th F S
Wk. 3 1
Wk. 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Wk. 1 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Summer
Recess
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Summer
Recess
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Summer
Recess
30 31

July Deadlines

July 4 Independence Day. (add to calendar)
July 14 Last day for policy committees to meet and report bills (J.R. 61(a)(10)). 
Summer Recess begins upon adjournment, provided Budget Bill has been passed (J.R. 51(a)(3)). (add to calendar)

August
S M T W Th F S
Summer
Recess
1 2 3 4 5
Summer
Recess
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Wk. 2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Wk. 3 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Wk. 4 27 28 29 30 31

August Deadlines

Aug. 14 Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess (J.R. 51(a)(3)). (add to calendar)

September
S M T W Th F S
Wk. 4 1 2
No
Hrgs.
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
No
Hrgs.
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Interim
Recess
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Interim
Recess
24 25 26 27 28 29 30

September Deadlines

Sept. 1 Last day for fiscal committees to meet and report bills (J.R. 61(a)(11)). (add to calendar)
Sept. 4 Labor Day (add to calendar)
Sept. 5 - 14 Floor session only. No committees may meet for any purpose, except Rules Committee, bills referred pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2, and Conference Committees (J.R. 61(a)(12)). (add to calendar)
Sept. 8 Last day to amend on the Floor (J.R. 61(a)(13)). (add to calendar)
Sept. 14 Last day for each house to pass bills. (J.R. 61(a)(14)). Interim Recess begins upon adjournment (J.R. 51(a)(4)). (add to calendar)

IMPORTANT DATES OCCURRING DURING FINAL RECESS

2023
Oct. 14
  Last day for Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature on or before Sept. 14 and in the Governor's possession on or after Sept. 14 (Art. IV, Sec. 10(b)(1)). (add to calendar)

2024
Jan. 1
Statutes take effect (Art. IV, Sec. 8(c)). (add to calendar)

Jan. 3 Legislature reconvenes (J.R. 51(a)(4)). (add to calendar)

* Holiday schedule subject to final approval by Rules Committee.

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