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Bills and workload in the Utah Legislature, 2007-2024

The materials below summarize the number of bills (including resolutions) considered by the Utah legislature in recent years. Some clarifications:

Key observations:

Key charts

First some charts, then the raw data.

Data tables

  2007   2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   2017   2018   2019   2020   2021   2022   2023   2024 Trend
Bills actually introduced (#) 733744704713782765748786831819810817842832768814929934
   Avg day of introduction 9.29.211.112.415.514.114.714.013.813.712.212.813.315.413.514.114.710.7
   # introduced on first day 292328256226191215222245269282279309245264319310331428
   # introduced in first week 392410339309272285292326345376371392405347361355385484
   # introduced in first two weeks 546551488449403431393442467461490487497421429429469604
   # introduced in last three weeks 505491110174150162159170177108146180221182201250131
   # introduced in last two weeks 1621353478576146616244648310810710411251
How bills fare after introduction
   % that had at least one floor vote 79%79%79%76%75%76%78%77%78%74%80%80%76%73%77%75%75%76%
   % that failed in a floor vote 2.2%2.3%2.4%2.0%1.9%2.4%2.5%2.8%3.2%2.1%1.9%2.0%1.5%2.3%3.3%2.1%3.2%2.2%
   % that passed and were enrolled 58%59%64%67%64%62%70%62%64%58%66%65%68%61%65%63%62%63%
   % that passed 1+ floor votes but 19%18%12%6%8%12%5%13%11%14%12%12%7%10%8%10%10%10%
      died without a negative vote
Bills that came to a floor vote 577586554541585584581606646609649650643609589611695706
   Avg day of first vote 25.423.325.625.426.826.726.229.628.027.527.426.425.327.025.125.426.125.3
   Avg age of bill at first vote 17.915.915.614.413.113.613.616.816.015.917.216.214.814.514.413.613.916.8
Bills that passed and were enrolled 423436450481504478524484528475535533574510502513575591
   Avg day of final passage 36.735.935.936.836.436.436.838.737.437.437.936.836.438.137.937.638.338.5
   Avg age of bill when passed 30.028.726.326.023.224.224.426.426.427.728.426.926.125.827.526.426.929.9

Week-by-week analysis: Number of bills introduced

  2007   2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   2017   2018   2019   2020   2021   2022   2023   2024 Average
Week 1 392410339309272285292326345376371392405347361355385484358
Week 2 15414114914013114610111612285119959274687484120112
Week 3 736064778590907710776102919110585971119087
Week 4 64796177120941031088710511093748572879910990
Week 5 34335676969310111310911564829711375971388087
Week 6 10111116614351344650364673988290994350
Week 7 61024181714101215128181010251413814

Week-by-week analysis: Number of bills passed

  2007   2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   2017   2018   2019   2020   2021   2022   2023   2024 Average
Week 1 14110310330154142123
Week 2 14102315282913121015101636281517141518
Week 3 33244533464239184049405246273139403338
Week 4 35544453553855375125495845314133353343
Week 5 57724961304752676859634072675364748060
Week 6 6996761041038495717971717664555368486375
Week 7 214176212214242235260276277256301286307301305290363365271