Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Executive
Connie Juarez-Diroll, Chief Legislative Officer
Subject: State and Federal Legislative Update #6 - 2025 End-of-Session Wrap-Up
RECOMMENDATION:
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Accept the October 2025 informational report on the 2025-26 state and federal legislative sessions.
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BACKGROUND:
On September 13, 2025, the first year of the 2025-26 state legislative session officially concluded, following the extension of floor proceedings by one day to finalize action on a massive climate, energy, and affordability bill package. In the weeks and days leading up to the final deadline, lawmakers put in long hours into the evening to determine the fate of over 1,000 bills. The Governor's deadline to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature was October 13, 2025. All new statutes will take effect January 1, 2026, and the Legislature will reconvene January 5, 2026, to continue the second year of the 2025-26 state legislative session. Furthermore, starting November 17, 2025, Senator Monique Lim?n will become the acting Senate Pro Tem, bringing changes to Senate leadership and committee structures.
With Congress unable to reach a funding agreement, the federal government entered a shutdown on October 1, 2025, the first since 2019.
DISCUSSION:
State Legislative Update
All in all, approximately 2,800 bills were introduced in the 2025 legislative session, with nearly 500 of those bills making it to the Governor's desk in the last few weeks alone. Now, there are about 1,100 remaining bills in the legislature (considered 2-year bills) that may be acted upon at the start of the next session, January 2026. Additional measures may also be introduced next year.
The end of the legislative session is often a stressful time. Still, this year's session was especially challenging due to the State's urgent need to address out-of-state developmen...
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