This publication includes summaries of the legislation enacted by the 2016 Legislature. Not summarized are bills of a limited, local, technical, clarifying, or repealing nature, and bills that were vetoed (sustained or overridden). However, these bills are listed beginning on page 187.
During the 2016 Session, 514 bills were introduced: 207 in the Senate and 307 in the House. In addition, 238 Senate bills and 335 House bills were carried over from the 2015 Session, for a grand total of 1,087 bills that were alive during the 2016 Session. Of these 1,087 bills, 112 (10.3 percent) became law: 59 Senate bills and 53 House bills. Further, of the 112 bills becoming law, 107 (95.5 percent) were introduced by committees and 5 (4.5 percent) were introduced by individual legislators.
The Governor vetoed three bills, 3 line items in House Sub. for SB 161 and 2 line items in House Sub. for SB 249. One veto was overridden (House Sub. for SB 280, various property tax provisions). The line item vetoes were sustained.
The Summary of Legislation does not include a summary of any legislation associated with the 2016 Special Session. This legislative session commenced on June 23 and concluded June 24, 2016, and is summarized in the attached publication.
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