Get Ready for the 2011-2012 California Legislative Session

Nov. 29, 2010

120 Senators and Assemblymembers will be sworn into office on Monday, December 6th.  This class includes 35 new members.  Governor-elect Jerry Brown will be sworn in on Monday, January 3rd, 2011.  The first order of business is tackling the $25+ BILLION state deficit.  There will be a better sense of this legislative year by the end of February, after the bill introduction deadline.

2011 TENTATIVE LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR

COMPILED BY THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE & THE OFFICE OF THE ASSEMBLY CHIEF CLERK

Jan. 1 Statutes take effect (Art. IV, Sec. 8(c)).

Jan. 3 Legislature reconvenes (J.R. 51(a)(1)).

Jan. 10 Budget must be submitted by Governor (Art. IV, Sec. 12 (a)).

Jan. 17 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Jan. 21 Last day to submit bill requests to the Office of Legislative Counsel.

Feb. 18 Last day for bills to be introduced (J.R. 61(a)(1)), (J.R. 54(a)).

Feb. 21 President’s birthday

Mar. 28 Cesar Chavez Day.

Apr. 14 Spring Recess begins at end of this day’s session (J.R. 51(a)(2)).

Apr. 25 Legislature reconvenes from Spring Recess (J.R. 51(a)(2)).

May 6 Last day for policy committees to hear and report to Fiscal Committees fiscal bills introduced in their house (J.R. 61(a)(2)).

May 13 Last day for policy committees to hear and report to the Floor non-fiscal bills introduced in their house (J.R. 61(a)(3)).

May 20 Last day for policy committees to meet prior to June 6 (J.R. 61(a)(4)).

May 27 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 6 (J.R. 61 (a)(6)).

May 30 Memorial Day.

May 31 – June 3 Floor Session Only. No committee may meet for any purpose (J.R. 61(a)(7)).

June 3 Last day for bills to be passed out of the house of origin (J.R. 61(a)(8)).

June 6 Committee meetings may resume (J.R. 61(a)(9)).

June 15 Budget must be passed by midnight (Art. IV, Sec. 12 (c)(3)).

July 4 Independence Day observed.

July 8 Last day for policy committees to meet and report bills (J.R. 61(a)(10)).

July 15 Summer Recess begins at the end of this day’s session, provided Budget Bill has been enacted (J.R. 51(a)(3)).

Aug. 15 Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess (J.R. 51(a)(3)).

Aug. 26 Last day for fiscal committees to meet and report bills to the Floor (J.R. 61(a)(11)).

Aug. 29 – Sept. 9 Floor Session only. No committees, other than conference committees and Rules Committee, may meet for any purpose (J.R. 61(a)(12)).

Sept. 2 Last day to amend bills on the Floor (J.R. 61(a)(13)).

Sept. 5 Labor Day.

Sept. 9 Last day for each house to pass bills (J.R. 61(a)(14)).

Interim Study Recess begins at end of this day’s session (J.R. 51(a)(4)).

IMPORTANT DATES OCCURRING DURING INTERIM STUDY RECESS

2011

Oct. 9 Last day for Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature on or before Sept. 9 and in the Governor’s possession after Sept. 9 (Art. IV, Sec. 10(b)(1)).

2012

Jan. 1 Statutes take effect (Art. IV, Sec. 8(c)).

Jan. 4 Legislature reconvenes (J.R. 51 (a)(4)).

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