The deadline to pass substantive bills out of committee is fast approaching. Lawmakers in both the Senate and the House have until Friday, March 21st, to move bills that have originated in their respective chambers out of committee. 

More than 2,000 Senate Bills and 4,000 House Bills have been filed in the General Assembly since it began its work in January. A majority of these bills are unlikely to advance before the upcoming deadline. 

Lawmakers do have the option to file an extension request for legislation if it isn’t called before March 21st, but it historically becomes much more difficult to pass a bill into law if it doesn’t pass out of committee before this significant deadline.