2005 Tentative Legislative Calendar

Compiled by the Office of the Assembly Chief Clerk
California State Assembly

Rev. 01-11-05

JANUARY 2005
  S M T W Th F S
              1
wk.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
wk.2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
wk.3 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
wk.4 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
wk.1 30 31          

Deadlines

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 on or before this date (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.

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FEBRUARY 2005
  S M T W Th F S
wk.1     1 2 3 4 5
wk.2 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
wk.3 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
wk.4 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
wk.1 27 28          

Feb. 14 - Lincoln's Birthday observed.

Feb. 18 - Last day to introduce bills (J.R. 61(a)(1)), J.R.54(a)).

Feb. 21 - Washington's Birthday observed.

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MARCH 2005
  S M T W Th F S
wk.1     1 2 3 4 5
wk.2 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
wk.3 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
spring Recess 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
wk.4 27 28 29 30 31    

Mar. 17 - Spring Recess begins upon adjournment (J.R. 51(a)(2)).

Mar. 28 - Cesar Chavez Day observed.

Mar 29 - Legislature reconvenes from Spring Recess (J.R. 51(a)(2)).

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APRIL 2005
  S M T W Th F S
wk.4           1 2
wk.1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
wk.2 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
wk.3 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
wk.4 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Apr. 29 - Last day for policy committees to hear and report Assembly fiscal bills for referral to fiscal committees (J.R. 61(a)(2)).

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MAY 2005
  S M T W Th F S
wk.1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
wk.2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
wk.3 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
wk.4 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
No
Hrgs.		 29 30          

May 6 - Last day for policy committees to hear and report to the floor nonfiscal Assembly bills (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 Assembly Bills to the Floor (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.

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JUNE 2005
  S M T W Th F S
No Hrgs.       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    

Deadlines

June 3 - Last day for Assembly to pass Assembly Bills (J.R. 61(a)(7)).

June 6 - Committee meetings may resume (J.R. 61(a)(8)).

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

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JULY 2005
  S M T W Th F S
wk.4           1 2
wk.1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
wk.2 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Summer
Recess		 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Summer
Recess		 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  31            

Deadlines

July 4 - Independence Day.

July 8 - Last day for policy committees to meet and report Senate bills (J.R. 61(a)(9)).

July 15 - Summer Recess begins on adjournment, provided Budget Bill has been enacted (J.R. 51(a)(3)).

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AUGUST 2005
  S M T W Th F S
Summer
Recess		   1 2 3 4 5 6
Summer
Recess		 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
wk.3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
wk.4 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
No Hrgs. 28 29 30 31      

Deadlines

Aug. 15 - Legislature reconvenes (J.R. 51(a)(3)).

Aug. 26 - Last day for fiscal committees to meet and report Senate bills to the Floor (J.R. 61(a)(10)).

Aug. 29 Through Sept. 9 *** - Floor session only. No committee may meet for any purpose (J.R. 61(a)(11)).

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SEPTEMBER 2005
  S M T W Th F S
No Hrgs.         1 2 3
No Hrgs. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Interim Recess 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
  18 19 20 21 22 23 24
  25 26 27 28 29 30  

Deadlines

Sep. 5 - Labor Day.

Sep. 9 - Last day for any bill to be passed (J.R. 61(a)(13)). Interim Recess begins on adjournment(J.R. 51(a)(4)).

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*** This deadline APPLIES TO ALL bills, constitutional amendments and bills which would go into immediate effect pursuant to Section 8 of Article IV of the Constitution (Art. IV, Sec. 8c; J.R. 61h).

IMPORTANT DATES OCCURRING AFTER ADJOURNMENT FOR INTERIM RECESS
 
Oct. 9 Last Day for Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature on or before Sept. 9 and in his possession after Sept. 9 (Art. IV,Sec. 10(b)(1)).
  2006
Jan. 1 Non-urgency statutes passed by Legislature prior to commencement of Interim Recess take effect (Art. IV, Sec. 8(c)(2)).


(THE DATES INCLUDED IN THIS CALENDAR ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE)