2026 TENTATIVE LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR
| Jan. 1 | Statutes take effect. | |
Jan. 5 | Legislature Reconvenes. | |
| Jan. 10 | Deadline for the Governor to propose a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. | |
| Jan. 16 | Last day for policy committees to hear and report to fiscal committees for bills introduced last year (the first year of our 2-year legislative cycle). | |
| Jan. 23 | Last day for any committee to hear and report to the floor bills introduced last year. Last day to submit bill requests to the Office of Legislative Counsel. | |
| Jan. 31 | Last day for each house to pass bills introduced last year. | |
| Feb. 20 | Last day for bills to be introduced. | |
| Mar. 26-Apr.6 | Spring Recess. | |
Apr. 24 | Last day for policy committees to hear and report to fiscal committees fiscal bills introduced in their house. | |
May 1 | Last day for policy committees to hear and report to the Floor non-fiscal bills introduced in their house. | |
| May 8 | Last day for policy committees to meet prior to June 1 | |
| May 14 | May Revise or May Revision | |
| May 15 | Last day for fiscal committees to hear and report to the Floor bills introduced in their house. Last day for fiscal committees to meet prior to June 1 | |
| May 26-29 | Floor Session only. No committees other than conference or Rule committees, may meet for any purpose. | |
| May 29 | Last day for each house to pass bills introduced in that house. | |
| June 1 | Committee meetings may resume. | |
| June 15 | Budget Bill must be passed by midnight. | |
| June 25 | Last day for a legislative measure to qualify for the Nov. 3 General Election ballot | |
| July 1 | California's fiscal year begins. | |
| July 2 | Last day for policy committees to meet and report bills. | |
| July 2-Aug. 3 | Summer Recess. | |
| Aug. 14 | Last day for fiscal committees to meet and report bills to the Floor. | |
| Aug. 17-31 | Floor session only. No committee, other than conference and Rules committees, may meet for any purpose | |
| Aug. 21 | Last day to amend on the Floor. | |
| Aug. 31 | Last day for each house to pass bills. Final recess begins upon adjournment | |
| Sept. 30 |
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