The 2025-26 session,
counted.

At a glance.

Measure	Count	Period
Bills introduced	4,243	2025-26 regular session
Bills that passed their house of origin	2,847	Dec 2024 to Sep 4, 2026
Bills that passed both houses	2,095	Dec 2024 to Sep 4, 2026
Floor ballots tracked	4,004	Dec 2024 to Sep 4, 2026
Votes added after the result was announced	42,278	Dec 2024 to Sep 4, 2026
Recorded vote changes	547	Dec 2024 to Sep 4, 2026
Bills vetoed	243	2025 and 2026

Bills.

Legislators introduced 4,243 bills in the 2025-26 session: 2,796 Assembly Bills and 1,447 Senate Bills. They also introduced 797 resolutions and constitutional amendments, which are counted separately.

2,847 bills passed their house of origin, the first floor vote a bill has to win. 2,095 passed both houses and went on toward the Governor.

The floor.

RTG tracked 4,004 floor ballots in the Assembly and Senate. California's rules let a member add a vote, or change one, after the result is announced, as long as the outcome does not change. Over the session members added 42,278 votes after results were announced and made 547 recorded vote changes.

The outcome never changes. The record does.

Fast Facts Friday breaks these down week by week, and the archive holds every week of the session.

The Governor.

Governor Newsom vetoed 243 bills across the session. In 2025 he signed 790 and vetoed 123, a veto rate of 13.5%. In September 2026, the last month to act on end-of-session bills, he signed 863 and vetoed 120, a veto rate of 12.2%.

Governor's vetoes lists every one, month by month, with his message on each.

How we count.

Every figure comes from the official record the Legislature publishes, read into Real Time Gov as it happens. Bills are counted once each, however many times they were voted on. "Bills introduced" counts Assembly Bills and Senate Bills only. Floor figures run from the session's start in December 2024 through September 4, 2026, the week floor session ended. The veto rate is vetoes divided by bills signed plus bills vetoed in the same period.

We take no position on any bill or outcome. These figures are free to use with credit to Real Time Gov.

Questions.

How many bills were introduced in the 2025-26 California legislative session?

4,243: 2,796 Assembly Bills and 1,447 Senate Bills. The Legislature also introduced 797 resolutions and constitutional amendments.

How many California bills passed both houses in 2025-26?

2,095 bills passed both the Assembly and the Senate, and 2,847 passed their house of origin, counted from the session's start in December 2024 through September 4, 2026.

How many bills did Governor Newsom veto in the 2025-26 session?

243. In 2025 he signed 790 bills and vetoed 123, a veto rate of 13.5%. In September 2026 he signed 863 and vetoed 120, a veto rate of 12.2%.

Can a California legislator change a vote after the result is announced?

Yes, as long as the change does not alter the outcome. In 2025-26 members added 42,278 votes after results were announced and made 547 recorded vote changes. The outcome never changes. The record does.