This publication includes summaries of the legislation enacted during the 2026 Legislative Session. Brief descriptions of bills that were vetoed are also included beginning on page 352.
During the 2026 Session, 629 bills were introduced: 237 in the Senate and 392 in the House. In addition, 239 Senate bills and 318 House bills were carried over from the 2025 Session, for a total of 1,186 bills that were alive during the 2026 Session. Of these 1,186 bills, 157 (13.24 percent) became law: 48 Senate bills and 109 House bills. Further, of the 157 bills becoming law, 143 (91.1 percent) were introduced by committees and 14 (8.9 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 34 bills and 30 line items in the appropriations bill. The vetoes of 14 bills and 19 line items were sustained; vetoes of 20 bills and 12 line items were overridden.
No bills will be carried over to the 2027 Session of the Legislature.
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