How Many Bills Has Governor Newsom Considered?
How do Governor Newsom's total bills actions compare to prior Governors?
By Chris Micheli, October 16, 2025 2:00 pm
16 Oct 2025 2:00 pm
Now that the 2025 Legislative Session has ended and, as we head into the second and final year of the biennium session and Governor Gavin Newsom's last year in office, how many bills have reached the Governor's Desk? And how many of those bills have been signed or vetoed by Governor Newsom?
The following is a chart with the data for Newsom's first seven years in office:
Year Total Number of Bills Reaching GGN Desk Total Number of Bills Signed by GGN Total Number of Bills Vetoed by GGN 2019 1,042 870 172 2020 428 372 56 2021 836 770 66 2022 1,166 997 169 2023 1,046 890 156 2024 1,206 1,017 189 2025 917 794 123 TOTALS: 6,641 5,710 (86%) 931 (14%)
Note that 2021 and 2022 Legislative Sessions included far fewer bills due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This chart above will be updated next fall after the 2026 Legislative Session adjourns and Governor Newsom has acted on all the bills that reach his desk.
How do Governor Newsom's total bills actions compare to prior Governors? The following chart lists the last four Governors:
Governor (number of years in office) Total Number of Bills Reaching Desk Total Number of Bills Signed Total Number of Bills Vetoed Jerry Brown (8) 8,030 6.935 (86.3%) 1,095 (13.7%) Arnold Schwarzenegger (7) 7,472 5,491 (73.5%) 1,981 (26.5%) Gray Davis (5) 6,242 5,144 (82.4%) 1,098 (17.6%) Pete Wilson (8) 11,282 9,395 (83.2%) 1,887 (16.8%) Author Recent Posts Chris MicheliChris Micheli is an attorney and lobbyist with Snodgrass & Micheli, LLC, as well as an Adjunct Professor at McGeorge School of Law. Latest posts by Chris Micheli (see all) How Many Bills Has Governor Newsom Considered? - October 16, 2025 California Pleadings Demanding Relief - October 16, 2025 Summary of California Bills Per Session and Actions Taken - 2025 Edition - October 15, 2025 Spread the news: RELATED ARTICLES The Legislature Will Have Sent 1,037 Bills in 2019 Legislative Session to Governor Newsom September 18, 2019 Overview of 2021 Bill Actions by Governor Newsom October 12, 2021 How Many Bills Usually Get to California's Governor? October 1, 2024