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Let’s talk about emergency clauses.
2023 Numbers
- 1/3 of the bills passed had emer clause
- 84% of those were budget, public retirement, technical corrections, or state board related
- 16% of bills w clauses were more substantive / impactful (around 5% of total bills passed)
That means that 16% of laws with emergency clauses were potentially impactful to our everyday lives. Overall, this reflects just 5% of all the new laws passed last session.
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Where was the biggest bill graveyard and who had the most success?
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Data Points: Legislature 2023
The 94th General Assembly by the numbers
Overall, there were 1,439 bills filed this session.
Of those, 890 were signed into law (62%).
546 of them weren’t passed (38%) by the legislature, including 58 bills that were assigned to interim study.
17 (13%) legislators proposed bills but didn’t have any passed (6 Democrats, 11 Republicans). There were 4 legislators that weren’t the primary sponsor on any bills. And 41 (30%) legislators were the primary sponsor on 3 or fewer bills.
Have questions? Comments? Want to see another data point? Send us an email at [email protected]. Thanks for reading!