This publication includes summaries of the legislation passed by the 2019 Legislature. Not summarized are bills of a limited, local, technical, clarifying, or repealing nature, and bills that were vetoed (sustained). However, these bills are listed beginning on page 146.
During the 2019 Session, 660 bills were introduced: 241 in the Senate and 419 in the House. Of these 660 bills, 68 (10.3 percent) became law: 29 Senate bills and 39 House bills. Further, of the 68 bills becoming law, 64 (94.1 percent) were introduced by committees and 4 (5.9 percent) were introduced by individual legislators. (Substitute bills or bills with conference committee reports whose original subject matter was substantially modified from the content in the introduced sponsor bill are included in the former category.)
The Governor vetoed 3 bills and 4 line items in an appropriations bill (House Sub. for SB 25). The veto of the line items was overridden.
A total of 563 bills will be carried over to the 2020 Session of the Legislature.
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