2026 LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR
COMPILED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ASSEMBLY CHIEF CLERK AND THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE Revised 3-27-26
JANUARY
S M T W TH F S
1 2 3
Wk. 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Wk. 2 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Wk. 3 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Wk. 4 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
DEADLINES
Jan. 1 Statutes take effect (Art. IV, Sec. 8(c)).
Jan. 5 Legislature reconvenes (J.R. 51(a)(4)).
Jan. 10 Budget must be submitted by Governor (Art. IV, Sec. 12(a)).
Jan. 16 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. 19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observed.
Jan. 23 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 (Art. IV, Sec. 10(c), J.R. 61(b)(3)).
FEBRUARY
S M T W TH F S
Wk. 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Wk. 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Wk. 3 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Wk. 4 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Feb. 16 Presidents' Day observed.
Feb. 20 Last day for bills to be introduced (J.R. 61(b)(4), J.R. 54(a)).
MARCH
S M T W TH F S
Wk. 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Wk. 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Wk. 3 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Wk. 4 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Spring
Recess 29 30 31
Mar. 26 Spring Recess begins upon adjournment (J.R. 51(b)(1)).
Mar. 30 Farmworkers Day observed.
APRIL
S M T W TH F S
Spring
Recess 1 2 3 4
Wk. 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Wk. 2 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Wk. 3 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Wk. 4 26 27 28 29 30
Apr. 6 Legislature reconvenes from Spring Recess (J.R. 51(b)(1)).
Apr. 24 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. 4 1 2
Wk. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Wk. 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Wk. 3 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
No
hrgs. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Wk. 4 31
May 1 Last day for policy committees to hear and report to the Floor nonfiscal bills introduced in their house (J.R. 61(b)(6)).
May 8 Last day for policy committees to meet prior to June 1 (J.R. 61(b)(7)).
May 15 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 June 1 (J.R. 61 (b)(9)).
May 25 Memorial Day observed.
May 26-29 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 29 Last day for each house to pass bills introduced in that house (J.R. 61(b)(11)).
* Holiday schedule subject to final approval by Rules Committee.
OVER
2026 LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR
COMPILED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ASSEMBLY CHIEF CLERK AND THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE Revised 3-27-26
JUNE
S M T W TH F S
Wk. 4 1 2 3 4 5 6
Wk. 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Wk. 2 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Wk. 3 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Wk. 4 28 29 30
June 1 Committee meetings may resume (J.R. 61(b)(12)).
June 15 Budget Bill must be passed by midnight (Art. IV, Sec. 12(c)(3)).
June 25 Last day for a legislative measure to qualify for the Nov. 3 General Election ballot (Elections Code Sec. 9040).
JULY
S M T W TH F S
Wk. 4 1 2 3 4
Summer
Recess 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Summer
Recess 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Summer
Recess 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Summer
Recess 26 27 28 29 30 31
July 2 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 3 Independence Day observed.
AUGUST
S M T W TH F S
Summer
Recess 1
Wk. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Wk. 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
No
Hrgs. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
No
Hrgs. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
No
Hrgs. 30 31
Aug. 3 Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess (J.R. 51(b)(2)).
Aug. 14 Last day for fiscal committees to meet and report bills (J.R. 61(b)(14)).
Aug. 17-31 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. 21 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 INTERIM RECESS
2026
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, 2027. (Art. IV, Sec. 8(c)).
Nov. 3 General Election.
Nov. 30 Adjournment sine die at midnight (Art. IV, Sec. 3(a)).
Dec. 7 2027-28 Regular Session convenes for Organizational Session at 12 noon. (Art. IV, Sec. 3(a)).
2027
Jan. 1 Statutes take effect (Art. IV, Sec. 8(c)).
*Holiday schedule subject to final approval by Rules Committee.