Item No.
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
BY: MARLON RAMIREZ, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER
DATE: JANUARY 14, 2025
SUBJECT: 2025 CITY OF DOWNEY LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City Council will consider adopting the 2025 Legislative Platform. The Legislative Platform serves as a document memorializing the City Council’s agreement on priority issues and facilitating timely and direct responses during the legislative session.
Additionally, the Legislative Platform includes a listing of approved priority funding requests when seeking Federal, State, and County funding opportunities.
RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council:
1. Adopt the 2025 Legislative Platform; and
2. Authorize the Mayor (or Mayor Pro Tem in the Mayor’s absence) to sign policy and position letters within the guidelines of the platform.
BACKGROUND
The City routinely participates in state and federal legislative processes, advocating for local control, fiscal stability, and regional funding opportunities, as well as in the rule- making and policy-setting process at the County and regional levels. This active legislative participation protects and promotes the City’s interests on priority issues, legislation, and regulatory matters.
As part of each new legislative session, the City Council has adopted a Legislative Platform to memorialize the City Council’s agreement on priority issues, facilitating timely and direct responses during the legislative session.
ANALYSIS
Staff has prepared the attached 2025 Legislative Platform. The Legislative Platform continues to emphasize the City Council’s agreement on priority issues, facilitating timely
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and direct responses during the legislative session. This year’s Platform contains a few priority updates from the 2024 Platform including support of legislation that provides funding to address mental health, support STEM initiatives, and support initiatives that streamline funding for critical improvements. It also includes a section outlining priority funding requests of City projects, which include funding for the Columbia Memorial Space Center 2nd Building Expansion, Rio San Gabriel Park, as well as systemwide PFAS improvements. By including these requests in the Legislative Platform, it assists staff in narrowing its focus when seeking funding for City projects at various governmental levels and agencies. The outline of priority funding was organized based on City Council comments and previous funding cycle requests. The funding objectives are listed in priority order, starting with the most important. Staff can modify the priority funding list based on City Council direction.
It should be noted that the adoption of the Legislative Platform does not preclude City Council consideration of additional legislative matters arising throughout the year. The proposed platform is based upon existing City Council established goals and policies as outlined in the annual Goal Setting Workshop; various City plans; and the League of California Cities legislative priorities.
The guiding principles informing the 2025 Legislative Platform are as follows:
1) Preservation of Local Control
2) Promotion of Fiscal Stability
3) Support for Funding Opportunities
4) Non-interference in matters within the City’s purview
During the legislative session, City staff, its Federal and State Lobbyists, and other legislative advocates closely monitor and provide updates on important legislative matters upon which the City has an established interest or stated position. When a legislative issue requires action, the City Manager’s designee is authorized to prepare a position letter, in accordance with the legislative platform, for the Mayor’s signature on behalf of the City. If there is an item not addressed in the adopted Legislative Platform, or additional discussion is necessary, the matter would go before the full City Council for direction.
Additionally, meetings are organized with legislators and their representatives or other officials to discuss City issues, proposed legislation, or funding support such as grants or federal community projects (earmarks). It is recommended that the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem, along with City staff attend these meetings to advocate on behalf of the needs of the City.
As reference, attached is the Legislative Calendar for 2025 for the State Assembly and State Senate with the listing of key legislative dates.
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CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
Efficiency & Adaptability
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: 2025 Legislative Platform
Attachment B: 2025 State Assembly - Legislative Session Calendar Attachment C: 2025 State Senate - Legislative Session Calendar
LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
2025
City of Downey | 2025 Legislative Platform 2
Purpose
The City routinely participates in the state and federal legislative process. This active legislative participation protects and promotes the City’s interests on priority issues, legislation, and regulatory matters.
The Legislative Platform memorializes the Council’s agreement on priority issues, facilitating timely and direct responses during the legislative session. The proposed platform is based upon existing City Council established goals and policies as outlined in the Annual Goal Setting Workshop; various City plans; and the League of California Cities legislative priorities
Guiding Principles
Preservation of Local Control 1.
Promotion of Fiscal Stability 2.
Support of Local Funding Opportunities 3.
Non-interference with responsibilities outside local government purview 4.
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Administrative and Government Operations
Support measures that create or maintain local governmental authority and local control Support legislation that helps mitigate public disruptions at City Council meetings Support legislation that limits the exposure of local governments to lawsuits related to liability
Support funding for regional projects in which the City is a participant or beneficiary, or from which the Gateway Cities region is a beneficiary
Support legislation that increases local control and limits financial burdens related to employee relations and collective bargaining items that are more appropriately negotiated at the bargaining table
Oppose legislation impeding local administration of labor relations or employee disputes Oppose measures that create or grant powers to federal, state or regional agencies which infringe on local authorities without local government consent Oppose measures that mandate burdensome procedures or processes without achieving substantial improvement for the public good
Legislative Platform
Community, Recreation and Cultural
Support federal and state funding opportunities for cultural arts programs and art installations, libraries, science museums and preservation, restoration of artifacts, parks, recreation and human services, open space preservation and facility/infrastructure development/renewal
Support legislation and funding for youth-related education, mental health, prevention and intervention programs, as well as initiatives that ensure accessible mental health services for all community members.
Support legislation, partnerships and initiatives that further the development of additional park and open space in the City, particularly the South Rancho Sports Complex Support legislation that expands the use of the Federal E-Rate program and other free WIFI programs
Support federal and state funding initiatives that promote STEM education for youth in the City and the region, including funding for education, capital projects, events, and library programs
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Housing, Homelessness, Community and Economic Development Support direct funding and incentives to cities to create regional and collaborative solutions to address homelessness
Support legislation that secures continual funding to increase the supply and affordability of housing and resources to assist individuals at risk of – or already experiencing – homelessness while preserving local decision making Support legislation protecting existing resources, strengthen state and local partnerships to connect individuals with the care they need through coordinated care systems that provide access to wraparound services, including mental health and substance use treatment or other programs.
Support legislation that provides additional funding and preserves local mitigation fee authority to ensure cities have sufficient resources to update local plans that reflect community input, improve and expand local infrastructure, address environmental impacts and deliver services to support new housing development Support legislation initiatives that provide for alternative economic development tools, including tax increment financing and property tax revenues from conversation of underutilized commercial lots to housing
Support legislation that preserves, increases, and/or expands the use of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program
Support legislation that promotes the ability of cities to maintain and manage the public right-of-way and receive compensation for its use
Support legislation that increase the number of jobs in key industry clusters Support legislation that enhances the City’s efforts to retain existing businesses and attract new businesses
Support legislation and funding initiatives that enable cities to purchase, develop, restore, and repurpose properties, including properties of historical significance, to preserve local heritage, enhance community amenities, support local economic development, and encourage diverse business opportunities Oppose legislation that seeks to address the inequitable allocation of property taxes to “No and Low” property tax cities
Oppose legislation that seeks to convert the Regional Housing Needs Assessment process from a planning process to a production standard Oppose legislation and regulatory efforts that would restrict or eliminate the authority of cities to zone and plan for the development of telecommunications infrastructure, including the siting of cellular communications towers or transmission sites and telecommunications infrastructure
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Housing, Homelessness, Community and Economic Development Oppose legislation that would remove local control over permit and development procedures and standards, or legislation that is contrary to the City of Downey General Plan or local land-use policy
Oppose legislation that imposes burdensome requirements on cities, undermines local control over land use and zoning decisions, and shifts significant administrative and financial responsibilities onto municipalities without adequate resources or flexibility to address community-specific needs
Finance, Revenue and Taxation
Support legislation that stabilizes local government financing, increases funding to local agencies, and permits the most cost-efficient management of state- mandated programs Support legislation that ensures the sustainability of public pension and retirement health benefits
Oppose legislation that changes the sales or property tax collection method or formula that would result in less tax revenue to local governments Oppose legislation that threatens a local government’s right to receive compensation for use of its public right of way.
Oppose legislation that places the financial burden on cities to directly pay retirees and/or their beneficiaries disallowed retirement benefits using general fund dollars Oppose legislation to reduce or remove the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds Oppose legislation that imposes mandated costs for which there is no guarantee of local reimbursement or offsetting benefits
Oppose any measure that mandates procedures that would make local governments more dependent upon the state for financial stability or that reduces local discretion in the use of local government revenues
Oppose legislation that financially penalizes cities for not building housing Support legislation that preserves PEG funding to local governments Support legislation that preserves Local Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services collection fees to local governments
Support legislation requiring State and Federal Government to provide full cost reimbursement to cities for mandated programs that impact revenues Support legislation that protects current local government revenue sources from being taken, confiscated, borrowed, diverted or otherwise used to fund state or federal government operations and responsibilities
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Finance, Revenue and Taxation
Support efforts to reduce the fiscal impacts of Proposition 218 on cities Support legislation and funding for the preservation and enhancement of the City’s ability to generate and retain sales and use tax, local point-of-sale allocations, and internet sales
Support legislation to protect and preserve local control over locally-imposed taxes (such as hotel tax, franchise fees and utility user taxes) Support legislation and funding that preserves and enhances a positive business climate and grows the business tax base
Public Safety
Support legislation that provides funding and resources to cities to combat organized retail theft
Support legislation that protects local control in the implementation of the 2016 voter- initiated Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA)
Support continued funding for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program and Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program.
Support legislation to improve local law enforcement, fire suppression and prevention, hazardous materials mitigation, rescue, emergency medical services and disaster preparedness
Support legislation to grant state and federal funding to support staffing, training, equipment and capital improvements necessary to maintain public safety Support legislation that provides a greater share of, and increased latitude to spend, asset forfeiture funds
Support legislation and funding to provide comprehensive, effective drug and alcohol education and rehabilitation programs, and prohibit the manufacture, import, sale and use of dangerous synthetic drugs
Support legislation that pursues strategies and resources to address crime and its underlying causes, and aims to partner with all levels of government and diverse organizations to improve community safety through prevention and early intervention programming, workforce recruitment and retention, and improved re-entry services.
Support resources and the flexibility to provide navigation assistance, emergency shelters and permanent supportive housing and strengthen partnerships with stakeholders to ensure mental health, substance abuse treatment, and wraparound services are available for adults and youth at risk or already experiencing homelessness in our communities.
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Public Safety
Support legislation that provides additional tools and resources to address community challenges including domestic violence, ex-offender reentry and human trafficking Oppose legislation that weakens authority over local public safety responsibilities, including the issuance of concealed weapons permits, the provision of emergency medical services, and the enactment of locally- appropriate building and fire code standards
Oppose legislation that expands early-release programs without additional, sustained funding for responsible supervision by parole agents and local agencies that provide post-release supervision
Support legislation that improves community preparedness and resiliency to respond to climate-related, natural and man-made disasters
Support legislation that provides for more drone regulation Support legislation that preserves the rights of local agencies to deliver emergency medical services
Transportation, Water, Environment and Public Works
Support restoration of Congressional member project requests Support legislation to provide funding for local roads and for traffic congestion relief projects in the I-5, I-605, I-710 and I-105 Corridors
Support legislation, partnerships and initiatives that furthers the development and funding for the Southeast Gateway Line
Support legislation that reduces traffic congestion and supports local and regional transportation programs that benefit the City, provides equitable amounts of state and federal funding for local and regional roads and highways, and facilitates timely construction of transportation projects
Support legislation that protects existing transportation funding for local priorities Support continued federal funding for Safe Routes to Schools program Support legislation to provide funding for mitigation measures and projects that divert, filter or treat urban runoff, or projects that otherwise help achieve requirements of Watershed Management Plans to which the City is subject Support legislation that preserves local authority and flexibility in regulating solid waste and recycling; requires manufacturer or retailer responsibility for responsible recycling or disposal; and develops markets for recycled goods
Support legislation providing additional funding for Broadband infrastructure in local communities
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Transportation, Water, Environment and Public Works
Support legislation providing funding to address PFAS and well remediation Support initiatives that streamline the funding and timely appropriation for critical projects through Congressional appropriations and other federal funding sources, ensuring cities receive allocated funds promptly for essential improvements Oppose legislation that eliminates or restricts the use of transportation funding for local transportation projects
Oppose legislation that imposes unreasonable or unfunded wastewater discharge and stormwater runoff requirements, water testing and treatment requirements Oppose legislation that interferes with a charter city’s right to contract according to its adopted procedures, including mandates regarding contractor and subcontractor uniforms and signage; reductions in contract retention payment; and changes to the resolution of claims process.
Oppose measures that provide minimal improvements in air or water quality while incurring excessive public costs for implementation
Support programs that increase local control over the purchase and development of renewable energy resources, as an effective means of increasing consumer access to renewable energy at stable, competitive rates, and decreasing statewide greenhouse gas emissions.
Support cities’ exercise of the right to form or join existing Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) entities, as an effective method increasing local control over power supply.
Support legislation and funding for rail safety projects, including grade separations, railway security enhancements, equitable zones, and related safety measures to protect communities and improve transportation infrastructure
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Priority One
2025 Funding Request
Project Funding Request
Columbia Memorial Space Center 2nd Building Expansion $21,000,000
Rio San Gabriel Park Renovation $800,000
System-Wide Water Supply PFAS Treatment
Improvements $12,000,000
Two Type I Fire Engines $3,000,000
Dog Park at Golden Park $100,000
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Priority Two
2025 Funding Request
Project Funding Request
Archiving Historical Artifacts at the Columbia Memorial Space Center & the Downey Historical Society 4,500,000
Furman Park Stormwater Capture and Infiltration $8,700,000 Firestone Corridor Traffic Signal Improvements $2,100,000 System Traffic Signal Improvement Project $2,100,000
Florence Median Safety project $525,000
Major Intersection Capacity Enhancements $5,000,000
Heavy Rescue Apparatus $500,000
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Priority Three
2025 Funding Request
Project Funding Request
EV Charging Infrastructure - Citywide $2,000,000
Fire Station 4 Damage Protective Measures $75,000
WIFI at all City Parks TBD
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2025 TENTATIVE LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR
COMPILED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ASSEMBLY CHIEF CLERK AND THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE Revised 10-16-24
JANUARY
S M T W TH F S
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 31
DEADLINES
Jan. 1 Statutes take effect (Art. IV, Sec. 8(c)).
Jan. 6 Legislature reconvenes (J.R. 51(a)(1)).
Jan. 10 Budget bill must be submitted by Governor (Art. IV, Sec. 12(a)).
Jan. 20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observed.
Jan. 24 Last day to submit bill requests to the Office of Legislative Counsel.
FEBRUARY
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
Feb. 17 Presidents’ Day observed.
Feb. 21 Last day for bills to be introduced (J.R. 61(a)(1), J.R. 54(a)).
MARCH
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 31
Mar. 31 Cesar Chavez Day observed.
APRIL
S M T W TH F S
Wk. 1 1 2 3 4 5
Wk. 2 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Spring
Recess 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Wk. 3 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Wk. 4 27 28 29 30
Apr. 10 Spring Recess begins upon adjournment (J.R. 51(a)(2)).
Apr. 21 Legislature reconvenes from Spring Recess (J.R. 51(a)(2)).
MAY
S M T W TH F S
Wk. 4 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
May 2 Last day for policy committees to hear and report to fiscal committees fiscal bills introduced in their house (J.R. 61(a)(2)).
May 9 Last day for policy committees to hear and report to the Floor nonfiscal bills introduced in their house (J.R. 61(a)(3)).
May 16 Last day for policy committees to meet prior to June 9 (J.R. 61(a)(4)).
May 23 Last day for fiscal committees to hear and report to the Floor bills introduced in their house (J.R. 61(a)(5)).
Last day for fiscal committees to meet prior to June 9 (J.R. 61(a)(6)).
May 26 Memorial Day observed.
*Holiday schedule subject to final approval by Rules Committee.
OVER
2025 TENTATIVE LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR
COMPILED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ASSEMBLY CHIEF CLERK AND THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE Revised 10-16-24
JUNE
S M T W TH F S
No
Hrgs. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Wk. 1 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Wk. 2 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Wk. 3 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Wk. 4 29 30
June 2-6 Floor Session only. No committee may meet for any purpose except Rules Committee, bills referred pursuant to A.R. 77.2, and Conference Committees (J.R. 61(a)(7)).
June 6 Last day for each house to pass bills introduced in that house (J.R. 61(a)(8)).
June 9 Committee meetings may resume (J.R. 61(a)(9)).
June 15 Budget bill must be passed by midnight (Art. IV, Sec. 12(c)(3)).
JULY
S M T W TH F S
Wk. 4 1 2 3 4 5
Wk. 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Wk. 2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Summer
Recess 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Summer
Recess 27 28 29 30 31
July 4 Independence Day observed.
July 18 Last day for policy committees to hear and report bills (J.R. 61(a)(10)).
Summer Recess begins upon adjournment, provided Budget Bill has been passed (J.R. 51(a)(3)).
AUGUST
S M T W TH F S
Summer
Recess 1 2
Summer
Recess 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Summer
Recess 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Wk. 3 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Wk. 4 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
No
Hrgs. 31
Aug. 18 Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess (J.R. 51(a)(3)).
Aug. 29 Last day for fiscal committees to hear and report bills to the Floor (J.R. 61(a)(11)).
SEPTEMBER
S M T W TH F S
No
Hrgs. 1 2 3 4 5 6
No
Hrgs. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Interim
Recess 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Interim
Recess 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Interim
Recess 28 29 30
Sept. 1 Labor Day observed.
Sept. 2-12 Floor session only. No committees may meet for any purpose, except Rules Committee, bills referred pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2, and Conference Committees (J.R. 61(a)(12)).
Sept. 5 Last day to amend on the Floor (J.R. 61(a)(13)).
Sept. 12 Last day for each house to pass bills. (J.R. 61(a)(14)).
Interim Recess begins upon adjournment (J.R. 51(a)(4)).
IMPORTANT DATES OCCURRING DURING FINAL RECESS
2025
Oct 12 Last day for Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature before Sept. 12 and in the Governor’s possession on or after Sept. 12 (Art. IV, Sec. 10(b)(1)).
2026
Jan. 1 Statutes take effect (Art. IV, Sec. 8(c)).
Jan. 5 Legislature reconvenes (J.R. 51(a)(4)).
*Holiday schedule subject to final approval by Rules Committee. Page 2 of 2
2025 TENTATIVE LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR
COMPILED BY THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE AND THE OFFICE OF THE ASSEMBLY CHIEF CLERK Revised October 16, 2024
JANUARY
S M T W TH F S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
FEBRUARY
S M T W TH F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28
MARCH
S M T W TH F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
APRIL
S M T W TH F S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30
MAY
S M T W TH F S
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
DEADLINES
Jan. 1 Statutes take effect (Art. IV, Sec. 8(c)).
Jan. 6 Legislature Reconvenes (J.R. 51(a)(1)).
Jan. 10 Budget must be submitted by Governor (Art. IV, Sec. 12(a)).
Jan. 20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Jan. 24 Last day to submit bill requests to the Office of Legislative Counsel.
Feb. 17 Presidents’ Day.
Feb. 21 Last day for bills to be introduced (J.R. 61(a)(1), (J.R. 54(a)).
Mar. 31 Cesar Chavez Day
Apr. 10 Spring Recess begins upon adjournment of this day’s session (J.R. 51(a)(2)).
Apr. 21 Legislature reconvenes from Spring Recess (J.R. 51(a)(2)).
May 2 Last day for policy committees to hear and report to fiscal committees fiscal bills introduced in their house (J.R. 61(a)(2)).
May 9 Last day for policy committees to hear and report to the Floor nonfiscal bills introduced in their house (J.R. 61(a)(3)).
May 16 Last day for policy committees to meet prior to June 9 (J.R. 61(a)(4)).
May 23 Last day for fiscal committees to hear and report to the Floor bills introduced in their house (J.R. 61(a)(5)). Last day for fiscal committees to meet prior to June 9 (J.R. 61 (a)(6)).
May 26 Memorial Day.
*Holiday schedule subject to Senate Rules
committee approval.
2025 TENTATIVE LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR
COMPILED BY THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE AND THE OFFICE OF THE ASSEMBLY CHIEF CLERK Revised October 16, 2024
JUNE
S M T W TH F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
June 2 - 6 Floor Session Only. No committees, other than conference or Rules committees, may meet for any purpose (J.R. 61(a)(7)).
June 6 Last day for each house to pass bills introduced in that house (J.R. 61(a)(8)).
June 9 Committee meetings may resume (J.R. 61(a)(9)).
June 15 Budget Bill must be passed by midnight (Art. IV, Sec. 12(c)(3)).
JULY
S M T W TH F S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
July 4 Independence Day.
July 18 Last day for policy committees to meet and report bills (J.R. 61(a)(10)).
Summer Recess begins upon adjournment of session provided Budget Bill has been passed (J.R. 51(a)(3)).
AUGUST
S M T W TH F S
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 Aug. 18 Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess (J.R. 51(a)(3)).
Aug. 29 Last day for fiscal committees to meet and report bills to the Floor. (J.R. 61(a)(11)).
SEPTEMBER
S M T W TH F S
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30
Sept. 1 Labor Day.
Sept. 2-12 Floor Session Only. No committees, other than conference or Rules committees, may meet for any purpose (J.R. 61(a)(12)).
Sept. 5 Last day to amend on the Floor (J.R. 61(a)(13)).
Sept. 12 Last day for each house to pass bills (J.R. 61(a)(14)).
Interim Study Recess begins at end of this day’s session (J.R. 51(a)(4)).
*Holiday schedule subject to Senate Rules committee approval.
IMPORTANT DATES OCCURRING DURING INTERIM STUDY RECESS
2025
Oct. 12 Last day for Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature on or before Sept. 12 and in the Governor’s possession after Sept. 12 (Art. IV, Sec.10(b)(1)).
2026
Jan. 1 Statutes take effect (Art. IV, Sec. 8(c)).
Jan. 5 Legislature reconvenes (J.R. 51(a)(4)).