AB 613

This bill provides that neither the assembly nor the senate may consider while

in session on the floor more than 40 bills on a legislative day or 100 bills during a

calendar week. There is one exception, however: the limits do not apply to bills

withdrawn by motion or petition from a committee or bills taken up by unanimous

consent, except that in no event may the assembly or the senate consider while in

session on the floor more than 50 bills on a legislative day or 120 bills during a

calendar week.

The bill further provides, with some exceptions, that not more than 20 percent

of assembly committees and not more than 20 percent of senate committees may

meet on the same day and not more than 40 percent of assembly committees and not

more than 40 percent of senate committees may meet during the same calendar

week.

Finally, the bill provides that no assembly or senate committee may hold a

public hearing or conduct an executive session on more than eight bills on the same

day or more than 12 bills during the same calendar week and, unless authorized by

unanimous consent of committee members, no assembly or senate committee may

conduct an executive session on a bill on a day on which its house is in session on the

floor.