The California State Legislature introduced close to 1,800 bills this year. This number represents the lowest number of bills introduced in 20 years. This shift is likely due to a change of the amount of legislation each member is allowed to introduce per two-year session, as members are now allowed to introduce only 35 bills per two-year session. The new rules lower the previous limits of 40 bills per member of the Senate and 50 bills per member of the Assembly. Notably, almost 30% of the introduced bills this year were placeholder bills (spot bills), which are traditionally amended at a later date with comprehensive language.
Of particular note is legislation related to labor and workforce issues. California’s 2026 labor and workforce agenda signals a legislature increasingly focused on the evolving nature of work itself, from who gets hired and how, to the role of algorithms in workplace discipline and termination. Specifically, we’ve noticed two themes:
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