Summary of Legislation 2025

This publication includes summaries of the legislation enacted by the 2025 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 288.

During the 2025 Session, 707 bills were introduced: 299 in the Senate and 408 in the House. Of these 707 bills, 129 (18.2 percent) became law: 50 Senate bills and 79 House bills.

Further, of the 129 bills becoming law, 126 (97.7 percent) were introduced by committees and 3 (2.3 percent) were introduced by individual legislators. [Note: Substitute bills or bills with conference committee reports with original subject matter that was substantially modified from the content in the introduced sponsor bill are included in the former category.]

The Governor vetoed 19 bills and 31 line items in the appropriations bill. The vetoes of 5 bills and 16 line items were sustained; vetoes of 14 bills and 15 line items were overridden.

A total of 547 bills will be carried over to the 2026 Session of the Legislature.

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