2009 Tentative Legislative Calendar

Compiled by the Secretary of the Senate & the Office of the Assembly Chief Clerk

Rev. 10-15-08

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

Deadlines

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

Jan. 5 - Legislature reconvenes (J.R. 51(a)(1)).

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

Jan. 19 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Jan. 30 - Last day to submit bill requests to Office of Legislative Counsel.
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FEBRUARY
  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

Feb. 9 - Lincoln's Birthday observed.

Feb. 16 - Washington's Birthday observed.

Feb. 27 - Last day for bills to be introduced (J.R. 61(a)(1), J.R. 54(a)).
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MARCH
  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
wk.1 29 30 31        

Mar. 30 - Cesar Chavez Day observed.
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APRIL
  S M T W Th F S
wk. 1       1 2 3 4
Spring
Recess		 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    

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

Apr. 13 - Legislature reconvenes from Spring Recess (J.R. 51(a)(2)).
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MAY
  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
No hrgs 31            

May 1 - Last day for policy committees to hear and report fiscal bills for referral to fiscal committees (J.R. 61(a)(2)).

May 15 - Last day for policy committees to hear and report to the floor nonfiscal bills (J.R. 61(a)(3)).

May 22 - Last day for policy committees to meet prior to June 8 (J.R. 61(a)(4)).

May 25 - Memorial Day observed.

May 29 - Last day for fiscal committees to hear and report bills to the floor (J.R. 61 (a)(5)). Last day for fiscal committees to meet prior to June 8 (J.R. 61 (a)(6)).
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JUNE
  S M T W Th F S
no Hrgs   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
wk.4 28 29 30        

Jun. 1-5   Floor session only. No committee may meet for any purpose (J.R. 61(a)(7)).

Jun. 5 - Last day to pass bills out of house of origin (J.R. 61(a)(8)).

Jun. 8 - Committee meetings may resume (J.R. 61(a)(9)).

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

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JULY
  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
Summer
Recess		 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Summer
Recess		 26 27 28 29 30 31  

July 3 - Independence Day observed.

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

July 17 - Summer Recess begins upon adjournment, provided Budget Bill has been passed (J.R. 51 (a)(3)).
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AUGUST
  S M T W Th F S
Summer
Recess		             1
Summer
recess		 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Summer
recess		 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
No Hrgs 30 31          

Aug. 17 - Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess (J.R. 51(b)(3)).

Aug. 28 - Last day for fiscal committees to meet and report bills to the Floor (J.R. 61(a)(11)).

Aug. 31 - Sept. 11   Floor session only. No committee may meet for any purpose (J.R. 61(a)(12)).
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SEPTEMBER
  S M T W Th F S
No Hrgs     1 2 3 4 5
No hrgs 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Interim
Recess		 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Interim
Recess		 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Interim
Recess		 27 28 29 30      

Sept. 4 - Last day to amend on the Floor (J.R. 61(a)(13), A.R. 69(e)).

Sept. 7 - Labor Day.

Sept. 11 - Last day for any bill to be passed (J.R. 61(a)(14)). Interim Recess begins on adjournment (J.R. 51(a)(4)).
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IMPORTANT DATES OCCURRING DURING FINAL RECESS

2009
Oct. 11  — Last day for Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature before Sept. 11 and in the Governor's possession on or after Sept. 11 (Art. IV, Sec.10(b)(2).

 

2010
Jan. 1  — Statutes take effect (Art. IV, Sec. 8(c)).

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