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    Graph Historical Data - 1875 to Present

    Information before 1875 is incomplete. We will add data to the chart as it becomes available.

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    House intros
    Senate Intros
    Total Intros
    Resolutions Enacted
    Percent passed [total intros / laws enacted]
    Include Special Sessions

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    1.79% (Year:2015) 5.91% (Year:2014) 4.03% (Year:2013) 6.22% (Year:2012) 3.23% (Year:2011) 7.41% (Year:2010) 3.43% (Year:2009) 5.93% (Year:2008) 2.84% (Year:2007) 3.60% (Year:2006) 3.34% (Year:2005) 5.21% (Year:2004) 4.60% (Year:2003) 8.18% (Year:2002) 4.36% (Year:2001) 7.49% (Year:2000) 5.15% (Year:1999) 4.83% (Year:1998) 5.66% (Year:1997) 7.80% (Year:1996) 6.71% (Year:1995) 9.50% (Year:1994) 10.21% (Year:1993) 9.18% (Year:1992) 10.36% (Year:1991) 12.69% (Year:1990) 10.14% (Year:1989) 14.48% (Year:1988) 12.60% (Year:1987) 10.24% (Year:1986) 9.89% (Year:1985) 15.08% (Year:1984) 13.94% (Year:1983) 18.06% (Year:1982) 12.38% (Year:1981) 16.37% (Year:1980) 10.56% (Year:1979) 20.36% (Year:1978) 13.89% (Year:1977) 21.04% (Year:1976) 12.00% (Year:1975) 26.48% (Year:1974) 15.31% (Year:1973) 15.57% (Year:1971) 20.07% (Year:1969) 18.69% (Year:1967) 5.56% (Year:1966) 20.84% (Year:1965) 22.75% (Year:1963) 19.77% (Year:1961) 19.90% (Year:1959) 12.50% (Year:1958) 24.37% (Year:1957) 25.23% (Year:1955) 20.71% (Year:1953) 22.09% (Year:1951) 21.32% (Year:1949) 21.34% (Year:1947) 22.27% (Year:1945) 16.67% (Year:1944) 23.94% (Year:1943) 18.16% (Year:1941) 14.47% (Year:1939) 15.59% (Year:1937) 16.64% (Year:1936) 11.29% (Year:1935) 15.87% (Year:1934) 11.76% (Year:1933) 14.40% (Year:1931) 16.69% (Year:1929) 16.70% (Year:1927) 15.34% (Year:1925) 17.32% (Year:1923) 23.66% (Year:1921) 22.89% (Year:1919) 22.26% (Year:1917) 60.00% (Year:1916) 18.35% (Year:1915) 26.67% (Year:1913) 26.92% (Year:1912) 18.92% (Year:1911) 25.30% (Year:1909) 22.58% (Year:1907) 24.86% (Year:1905) 27.50% (Year:1903) 42.42% (Year:1902) 30.85% (Year:1901) 27.86% (Year:1899) 23.12% (Year:1897) 25.12% (Year:1895) 17.28% (Year:1893) 31.63% (Year:1891) 43.95% (Year:1889) 39.67% (Year:1887) 46.27% (Year:1885) 50.05% (Year:1883) 57.95% (Year:1881) 46.22% (Year:1879) 44.66% (Year:1878) 51.20% (Year:1877) 43.09% (Year:1876) 48.46% (Year:1875)