Legislative Facts & Bill Data

• Total Bills Passed – Even Years  Number of bills initiated by either chamber and passed by both showing regular and special sessions for years 1984 through 2012.
    
• Total Bills Passed – Odd Years  Number of bills initiated by either chamber and passed by both showing regular and special sessions for years 1983 through 2011.
    
• Washington State Legislature  Length of sessions for years 1980-2012.    
      
• Senate vs. House – Partially vetoed bills  Robust pictorial comparison, years 1983-2012.
    
• Senate vs. House – Vetoed bills Robust pictorial comparison, years 1983-2012. 
    
• Women Legislators  in both the Washington State House and Senate, 1913 - 2012.
     
• Total Bills – Even Years  Total number of bills introduced and passed by both chambers for even years 1984 through 2012.
    
• Total Bills – Odd Years  Total number of bills introduced and passed by both chambers for even years 1983 through 2011. 
    
• Total bills passed – odd v. even years Number of bills initiated by either chamber and passed by both. 
    
• Bills passed – even years  Total number of bills passed by both chambers for even years 1984 through 2012.
    
• Bills passed – odd years  Total number of bills passed by both chambers for even years 1983 through 2011. 
    
• Total bills passed by Legislatures Number of bills initiated by either chamber and passed by both from the 48th through the 62nd Legislatures (years 1983-2012). 
    
• Average percent of partial and full vetoes  for years 1983-2012.
    
• Bills passed  as a percent of those introduced.
    
• Senate/House – average number of bills passed and frequency of sessions  for years 1983-2012. 
  
• Gubernatorial appointments,  referred and confirmed for years 1983-2012.
  
• Overview  of Legislative Sessions since 1980.

Senate Facts & Bill Data 

• Senate Political Division  Political Division of State Senate, which convened on odd years 1889-1978. 
    
• Senate Political Division  Political Division of State Senate, years 1979-2012.   

• Senate Bills Vetoed  Number of Senate bills that were vetoed or partially vetoed, for years 1984-2012. Percent bills enacted shown on right-hand side of charts. 
        
• Senate Bills Passed in Even Years  Number of Senate-initiated bills passed by both chambers showing regular and special sessions for years 1984 through 2012. 
     
• Senate Bills Passed in Odd Years  Number of Senate-initiated bills passed by both chambers showing regular and special sessions for years 1983 through 2011.
     
• Women Senators  in the Washington State Senate, 1923 through 2012. 
    
• Senate Bills vetoed  Number of Senate-initiated bills that were vetoed or partially vetoed. Governors and years shown on the left axis, majority party on the right.
     
• Senate Bills Passed in Even Years  Total number of bills introduced in the Senate and passed by both chambers for even years 1984 through 2012.
     
• Senate Bills Passed in Odd Years  Total number of bills introduced in the Senate and Passed by both chambers for even years 1983 through 2011.
     
• Senate Bills passed Odd vs Even Years  Total number of Senate-initiated bills passed by both chambers 1983 through 2012.
     
• Senate Bills passed by Legislature  Total number of Senate-initiated bills passed by both chambers from the 48th through the 62nd Legislatures (years 1983-2012).
     
• Senate Bills – Even Years  Total number of Senate-initiated bills passed by both chambers for even years 1984 through 2012.
    
• Senate Bills – Odd Years  Total number of Senate-initiated bills passed by both chambers for odd years 1983 through 2011. 
   

House Facts & Bill Data 

• House Political Division  Political Division of the House of Representatives, 1889-1977. 

• House Political Division  Political Division of the House of Representatives, 1979-2012. 

• House Bills Vetoed  Number of House bills that were vetoed or partially vetoed, for years 1983-2012. Percent bills enacted shown on right-hand side of charts. 

• House Bills Passed in Even Years  Number of House-initiated bills passed by both chambers showing regular and special sessions for years 1984 through 2012.

• House Bills Passed in Odd Years 
  Number of House-initiated bills passed by both chambers showing regular and special sessions for years 1983 through 2011.

• Women Representatives  in the Washington State House of Representatives, 1913-2012. 

• House Bills Vetoed  Number of House-initiated bills that were vetoed or partially vetoed. Governors and years shown on the left axis, majority party on the right.  

• House Bills Passed in Even Years  Total number of bills introduced in the House and passed by both chambers for even years 1984 through 2012. 

• House Bills Passed in Odd Years  Total number of bills introduced in the House and passed by both chambers for odd years 1983 through 2011.

• House Bills passed Odd vs Even Years  Total number of House-initiated billed passed by both chambers 1983 through 2012.

• House Bills Passed the Legislature  Total number of House-initiated bills passed by both chambers from the 48th through the 62nd Legislatures (years 1983-2011).

• House Bills -- Even Years  Total number of House-initiated bills passed by both chambers for even years 1984 through 2012.

• House Bills -- Odd Years  Total number of House-initiated bills passed by both chambers for odd years 1983 through 2011.