Back to session 2018

Assemblymember Marie Waldron

AD-75 (R)

Some 120 California legislators will reconvene Jan. 3 to begin the second half of the 2017-2018 session. More than 2,000 bills are likely to be introduced in the next few weeks. Some bills will be controversial, though many will pass with wide bi-partisan support.

Bills that didn’t pass their house of origin, either Assembly or Senate, before adjournment last September must pass by Jan. 31 in order to move forward. With some exceptions, all new legislation must be submitted to the Office of Legislative Counsel by Jan. 19, with the final submission date of...