2024 TENTATIVE LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR
COMPILED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ASSEMBLY CHIEF CLERK AND THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE Revised 11-1-22
JANUARY
S M T W TH F S
Wk. 1 1 2 3 4 5 6
Wk. 2 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Wk. 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Wk. 4 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Wk. 1 28 29 30 31
DEADLINES
Jan. 1 Statutes take effect (Art. IV, Sec. 8(c)).
Jan. 3 Legislature reconvenes (J.R. 51(a)(4)).
Jan. 10 Budget must be submitted by Governor (Art. IV, Sec. 12(a)).
Jan. 12 Last day for policy committees to hear and report to fiscal committees fiscal bills introduced in their house in the odd-numbered year (J.R. 61(b)(1)).
Jan. 15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Jan. 19 Last day for any committee to hear and report to the Floor bills introduced in that house in the odd-numbered year. (J.R. 61(b)(2)).
Last day to submit bill requests to the Office of Legislative Counsel.
Jan. 31 Last day for each house to pass bills introduced in that house in the oddnumbered year (J.R. 61(b)(3)) (Art. IV, Sec. 10(c)).
FEBRUARY
S M T W TH F S
Wk. 1 1 2 3
Wk. 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Wk. 3 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Wk. 4 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Wk. 1 25 26 27 28 29
Feb. 16 Last day for bills to be introduced (J.R. 61(b)(4), J.R. 54(a)).
Feb. 19 Presidents' Day.
MARCH
S M T W TH F S
Wk. 1 1 2
Wk. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Wk. 3 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Wk. 4 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Spring
Recess 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Wk. 1 31
Mar. 21 Spring Recess begins upon adjournment (J.R. 51(b)(1)).
Mar. 29 Cesar Chavez Day observed.
APRIL
S M T W TH F S
Wk. 1 1 2 3 4 5 6
Wk. 2 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Wk. 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Wk. 4 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Wk. 1 28 29 30
Apr. 1 Legislature reconvenes from Spring Recess (J.R. 51(b)(1)).
Apr. 26 Last day for policy committees to hear and report to fiscal committees fiscal bills introduced in their house (J.R. 61(b)(5)).
MAY
S M T W TH F S
Wk. 1 1 2 3 4
Wk. 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Wk. 3 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
No
Hrgs. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Wk. 4 26 27 28 29 30 31
May 3 Last day for policy committees to hear and report to the Floor nonfiscal bills introduced in their house (J.R. 61(b)(6)).
May 10 Last day for policy committees to meet prior to May 28 (J.R. 61(b)(7)).
May 17 Last day for fiscal committees to hear and report to the Floor bills introduced in their house (J.R. 61 (b)(8)).
Last day for fiscal committees to meet prior to May 28 (J.R. 61 (b)(9)).
May 20-24 Floor session only. No committee may meet for any purpose except for Rules Committee, bills referred pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2, and Conference Committees (J.R. 61(b)(10)).
May 24 Last day for each house to pass bills introduced in that house (J.R. 61(b)(11)).
May 27 Memorial Day.
May 28 Committee meetings may resume (J.R. 61(b)(12)).
*Holiday schedule subject to final approval by Rules Committee. Page 1 of 2 OVER
2024 TENTATIVE LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR
COMPILED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ASSEMBLY CHIEF CLERK AND THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE Revised 11-1-22
JUNE
S M T W TH F S
Wk. 4 1
Wk. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Wk. 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Wk. 3 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Wk. 4 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Wk. 1 30
June 15 Budget Bill must be passed by midnight (Art. IV, Sec. 12(c)).
June 27 Last day for a legislative measure to qualify for the Nov. 5 General Election ballot (Elections Code Sec. 9040).
JULY
S M T W TH F S
Wk. 1 1 2 3 4 5 6
Summer
Recess 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Summer
Recess 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Summer
Recess 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Summer
Recess 28 29 30 31
July 3 Last day for policy committees to meet and report bills (J.R. 61(b)(13)).
Summer Recess begins upon adjournment, provided Budget Bill has been passed (J.R. 51(b)(2)).
July 4 Independence Day.
AUGUST
S M T W TH F S
Summer
Recess 1 2 3
Wk. 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Wk. 3 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
No
Hrgs. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
No
Hrgs. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Aug. 5 Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess (J.R. 51(b)(2)).
Aug. 16 Last day for fiscal committees to meet and report bills (J.R. 61(b)(14)).
Aug. 19 – 31 Floor session only. No committee may meet for any purpose except Rules Committee, bills referred pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2, and Conference Committees (J.R. 61(b)(15)).
Aug. 23 Last day to amend bills on the Floor (J.R. 61(b)(16)).
Aug. 31 Last day for each house to pass bills (Art. IV, Sec 10(c), J.R. 61(b)(17)).
Final Recess begins upon adjournment (J.R. 51(b)(3)).
IMPORTANT DATES OCCURRING DURING FINAL RECESS
2024
Sept. 30 Last day for Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature before Sept. 1 and in the Governor's possession on or after Sept. 1 (Art. IV, Sec. 10(b)(2)).
Oct. 2 Bills enacted on or before this date take effect January 1, 2025. (Art. IV, Sec. 8(c)).
Nov. 5 General Election.
Nov. 30 Adjournment sine die at midnight (Art. IV, Sec. 3(a)).
Dec. 2 2025-26 Regular Session convenes for Organizational Session at 12 noon. (Art. IV, Sec. 3(a)).
2025
Jan. 1 Statutes take effect (Art. IV, Sec. 8(c)).
*Holiday schedule subject to final approval by Rules Committee.