Joe Rogan Experience #2542 - Steve Hilton · Aired Aug 19, 2026
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The California state legislature passed 1,118 bills during its last legislative session.
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California's legislature really does pass an unusually high number of bills each year, but 1,118 doesn't match either of the two most recent complete sessions. The legislature sent about 1,200 bills to Governor Newsom in 2024 and roughly 917 in 2025. The general point that California passes a huge volume of bills is fair, but this specific figure isn't the documented total for either year.
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Is it true that the California state legislature passed 1,118 bills during its last legislative session?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. California's legislature really does pass an unusually high number of bills each year, but 1,118 doesn't match either of the two most recent complete sessions. The legislature sent about 1,200 bills to Governor Newsom in 2024 and roughly 917 in 2025. Steve Hilton said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2542 - Steve Hilton, aired Aug 19, 2026, at 2:51:29. The supporting source is calmatters.org, linked below.
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