This chart lists for regular legislative sessions the number of bill drafts requested by legislators, the number of bills and resolutions introduced, and the total number of bills enacted into law and resolutions adopted.
| Session | Bill Draft Requests | Bills Introduced | Bills Adopted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4,643 | 1,698 | 885 |
| 2021 | 3,367 | 1,313 | 725 |
| 2019 | 3,324 | 1,309 | 597 |
| 2017 | 2,611 | 1,188 | 544 |
| 2015 | 2,471 | 1,187 | 539 |
| 2013 | 2,218 | 1,201 | 525 |
| 2011 | 2,246 | 1,179 | 484 |
| 2009 | 2,369 | 1,316 | 569 |
| 2007 | 2,581 | 1,526 | 586 |
| 2005 | 2,381 | 1,441 | 685 |
| 2003 | 2,208 | 1,360 | 682 |
| 2001 | 1,755 | 1,265 | 672 |
| 1999 | 1,936 | 1,281 | 648 |
| 1997 | 1,424 | 1,088 | 608 |
| 1995 | 1,497 | 1,096 | 643 |
| 1993 | 1,625 | 1,213 | 707 |
| 1991 | 2,080 | 1,594 | 906 |
| 1989 | 1,846 | 1,358 | 796 |
| 1987 | 1,881 | 1,394 | 738 |
| 1985 | 1,974 | 1,543 | 836 |
| 1983 | 1,878 | 1,474 | 805 |
| 1981 | 1,938 | 1,481 | 726 |
| 1979 | 2,019 | 1,630 | 881 |
| 1977 | 1,809 | 1,464 | 728 |
| 1975 | 1,481 | 1,238 | 611 |
| 1973-74* | 2,654 | 2,211 | 1,193 |
| 1971 | 1,118 | 552 | |
| 1969 | 1,064 | 489 | |
| 1967 | 959 | 429 | |
| 1965 | 882 | 384 | |
| 1963 | 814 | 386 | |
| 1961 | 824 | 328 | |
| 1959 | 805 | 333 | |
| 1957 | 754 | 295 | |
| 1955 | 703 | 326 | |
| 1953 | 635 | 295 | |
| 1951 | 654 | 295 |
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