News from the Executive Director

The 2017 Legislative Session - By the Numbers

Committee: Executive Director Updates
Author: Susan Byorth Fox
Posted on June 2, 2017


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Statistics

2009

2011

2013

2015

2017

Number of bill draft requests

2,369

2,246

2,218

2,471

2,644

Number of bills/resolutions introduced

1,314

1,179

1,201

1,187

1,188

Number of bills amended at least once

495

487

585

555

594

 Number of bills/resolutions enrolled - prepared in the form that they
finally passed the Legislature

601

585

423

591

553

Standing and select committees staffed

32

32

35

35

35

Conference and free conference committees staffed

41

41

32

22

32

Number of vetoes by governor/number polled (2017 still in process)

13/0

78/17

71/24

58/10

46/10

Introduced bills with legal notes

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42 (12 passed; 4 vetoed)

24 (5 passed; 3 vetoed)

19 (3 passed, 3 vetoed)

House and Senate legislator/aide/staff, printers, kiosks supported

168

200

153

178

177

House and Senate Legislator or staff-owned electronic devices supported

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125

207

180

210

Telephone messages received by Legislative Information Office
*In 2017,  50 legislators received messages electronically, up from 40 legislators 2015.

21,221 resulting in 125,000 printed messages

22,291 resulting in 255,000 printed messages

23,172 resulting in 75,000 printed messages

28,383 resulting in 110,000 printed messages

17,180
(will provide more detail later)

Web messages received by Legislative Information Office

73,895

68,769
(135,000 printed messages)

127,494
(335,000 printed messages)

82,205
(300,000 printed messages)

72,642
(will provide more detail later)

Pay and per diem checks (including electronic) issued to legislators and House and Senate staff

4,452

4,795

4,947

5,444

5,535

Pages (impressions) of bills, status sheets, and other documents printed

4,925,584

4,246,016

4,016,736

3,890,500

3,687,095

Printing costs

$193,124

$182,062

$180,758

$187,045

$187,583

Years of compensatory time accumulated by LSD staff since October 2016 (2,080 hrs/yr)

3.45

3.31

2.67

3.95

3.15

Shuttle service riders during session

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11,095

10,685