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Bills and workload in the Utah Legislature, 2007-2023

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 Trend
Bills actually introduced (#) 733744704713782765748786831819810817842832768814929
   Avg day of introduction 9.29.211.112.415.514.114.714.013.813.712.212.813.315.413.514.114.7
   # introduced on first day 292328256226191215222245269282279309245264319310331
   # introduced in first week 392410339309272285292326345376371392405347361355385
   # introduced in first two weeks 546551488449403431393442467461490487497421429429469
   # introduced in last three weeks 505491110174150162159170177108146180221182201250
   # introduced in last two weeks 16213534785761466162446483108107104112
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%
   % 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%
   % that passed and were enrolled 58%59%64%67%64%62%70%62%64%58%66%65%68%61%65%63%62%
   % that passed 1+ floor votes but 19%18%12%6%8%12%5%13%11%14%12%12%7%10%8%10%10%
      died without a negative vote
Bills that came to a floor vote 577586554541585584581606646609649650643609589611695
   Avg day of first vote 25.423.325.625.426.826.726.229.628.027.527.426.425.327.025.125.426.1
   Avg age of bill at first vote 17.915.915.614.413.113.613.616.816.015.917.216.214.814.514.413.613.9
Bills that passed and were enrolled 423436450481504478524484528475535533574510502513575
   Avg day of final passage 36.735.935.936.836.436.436.838.737.437.437.936.836.438.137.937.638.3
   Avg age of bill when passed 30.028.726.326.023.224.224.426.426.427.728.426.926.125.827.526.426.9

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 Average
Week 1 392410339309272285292326345376371392405347361355385351
Week 2 15414114914013114610111612285119959274687484111
Week 3 7360647785909077107761029191105859711187
Week 4 64796177120941031088710511093748572879989
Week 5 343356769693101113109115648297113759713888
Week 6 101111166143513446503646739882909950
Week 7 6102418171410121512818101025141314

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 Average
Week 1 1411031033015414213
Week 2 141023152829131210151016362815171418
Week 3 332445334642391840494052462731394038
Week 4 355444535538553751254958453141333543
Week 5 577249613047526768596340726753647459
Week 6 69967610410384957179717176645553684875
Week 7 214176212214242235260276277256301286307301305290363266