January
- Jan. 1 – Statutes take effect (Art. IV, Sec. 8(c))
- Jan. 5 – Legislature reconvenes (J.R. 51(a)(4))
- Jan. 10 – Governor must submit Budget (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 (J.R. 61(b)(1))
- Jan. 19 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Jan. 23 –
- Last day for any committee to hear and report to the Floor bills introduced in that house (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 (Art. IV, Sec. 10(c), J.R. 61(b)(3))
February
- Feb. 16 – Presidents’ Day
- Feb. 20 – Last day for bills to be introduced (J.R. 61(b)(4), J.R. 54(a))
March
- Mar. 26 – Spring Recess begins upon adjournment (J.R. 51(b)(1))
- Mar. 30 – Cesar Chavez Day (observed)
April
- 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
- May 1 – Last day for policy committees to hear and report non-fiscal bills to the Floor (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 bills to the Floor (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
- May 26–29 – Floor session only, no committees may meet except conference or Rules 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))
June
- 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 November 3 General Election ballot (Elections Code Sec. 9040)
July
- 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 passed (J.R. 51(b)(2))
- July 3 – Independence Day (observed)
August
- Aug. 3 – Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess (J.R. 51(b)(2))
- Aug. 14 – Last day for fiscal committees to meet and report bills to the Floor (J.R. 61(b)(14))
- Aug. 17–31 – Floor session only, no committees may meet except conference or Rules 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 During Final Recess (2026)
- Sept. 30 – Last day for Governor to sign or veto bills (Art. IV, Sec. 10(b)(2))
- Nov. 3 – General Election
- Nov. 30 – Adjournment sine die at midnight (Art. IV, Sec. 3(a))
- Dec. 7 (12:00 PM) – Convening of the 2027–28 Regular Session (Art. IV, Sec. 3(a))
2027
- Jan. 1 – Statutes take effect (Art. IV, Sec. 8(c))
Holiday schedule subject to Senate Rules Committee approval.
