This publication includes summaries of the legislation enacted by the 2020 Legislature. Brief summaries of bills whose vetoes were sustained and of appropriations bills are included in a separate section beginning on page 41.
During the 2020 Session, 589 bills were introduced: 261 in the Senate and 328 in the House. In addition, 208 Senate bills and 355 House bills were carried over from the 2019 Session, for a grand total of 1,152 bills that were alive during the 2020 regular session. 13 (1.1 percent) became law: 6 Senate bills and 7 House bills. All 13 that became law were introduced by committees. [Note: 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 4 bills. All vetoes were sustained. There were no line-item vetoes of Appropriations bills. No bills will be carried over to the 2021 Session of the Legislature. [Note: A separate summary of legislation for the special session of the 2020 Legislature is appended to this publication.]
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