Category Archives: Tip of the Week

Deadline Comparison Graphs      With the recent collection of deadlines requiring bills be out of their Policy Committees,  Fiscal Committees and House of Origin, here’s a collection of how all the bills which failed these deadlines compare to past sessions:      Last Friday brought Deadline 61(a)(8) which requires all bills be out of their House of Origin. Eleven bills failed this year’s deadline while 18 bills failed this same deadline in 2023 and…

The Governor’s May Revise      This time of year the Governor is reviewing the Budget and making updates and proposals. Yesterday, he published the May Revision 2025-26 Budget Summary.     BudgetTrack users had this document at 10:50 am, yesterday. Did you get your copy? Sign up for a 2-week free trial of BudgetTrack, click ‘Register’ at the bottom of the page!  

May 2nd Deadline      Last Friday, May 2nd brought the first Legislative Deadline for the 2025-26 session. J.R. 61(a)(2) requires all Fiscal Bills move on to Appropriations. Any Fiscal Bills remaining in their policy committees were marked 2-Year in CapitolTrack and may not be heard again until January of 2026.      280 Bills failed to pass the deadline this year while 319 Bills failed this same deadline in 2023 and 423 Bills failed…

New Member Page      Check out our new, shiny Member pages! They continue to show all the great information you need, in a sleek new format; Including Navigation to Committees, Staff, Authored Bills and a new feature making its debut, Mentions:      Find  State Affairs articles referencing the Author under the Mentions section! State Affairs  journalism is exclusive to CapitolTrack and can be found under the News tab. Articles referencing Bills or Authors…

Appropriations Deadlines      Friday, May 23rd was the last day for bills to remain in their first house fiscal committees. The big Appropriations deadline has passed and all bills which failed have been marked 2-Year in CapitolTrack. Here’s how the numbers compare to past sessions:      337 bills failed last Friday’s deadline while 306 bills failed this same deadline in 2023 and 213 failed in 2021. To control for our totals, this represents…

Deadlines are Coming      Friday, May 2nd brings our first major Legislative Deadline of the 2025-26 Session. Since these deadlines drive the California Legislature, CapitolTrack provides several tools and nuances to help you navigate this crucial process.      Tomorrow’s deadline requires all Fiscal Bills to be out of their Policy Committees and move on to Appropriations. Here’s how Deadlines are managed in CapitolTrack: Bills which fail a deadline in the first year of…

Historical Reports      Take a look at these report snapshots! Under CTAnalyze, find the Report History link and use this page to pick a recent date and report. The report we produce will be a record of how CapitolTrack reports looked on that day: Choose from six reports we have available: All Bills Daily Amendments Daily Calendar Daily ECV Daily Introduced Daily Votes Yesterdays Actions      Click ‘View Report’ and the chosen report…

When Is My Letter Due?      Committees are in full swing for the month of April with 801 Measures set for hearing. One of the most common questions we’re asked this time of year is, “Can you tell me when position letters are due?”      Yes, we can. And we can even help you set a reminder!      On any Calendar Report in CapitolTrack, click the ‘i’ next to the committee name…

<!– New Calendar Events      There are 905 measures set for hearing in our Calendar Reports, as we are officially in committee season. CapitolTrack has made a small, but significant change to these excellent Calendars; when measures first display on a calendar, they’ll show in blue italics to indicate they’re new!      Keep an eye on your bills with a Calendar Feed, which synchronizes your calendar report with an Outlook or Google calendar! Need help…

Track Bills Faster      The Legislature has introduced 2,541 total measures as of this morning. In every office, the quiet process of reviewing all these measures is well underway. Track your bills faster with the new feature we’ve added to the Tracking Form:      Click the Explode Window button found above your Tracking Form fields. Tag the measure with as many selections as you need:      Use this feature to quickly review…