Though it felt really long, this year’s legislative session was actually 4th-shortest in past decade

This year’s legislative session certainly felt extremely long – endless, at times – but according to the Sine Die Report, which is now out, it was actually the fourth-shortest session in the past 10 years. The 80-day session was five days longer than last year’s 75-day session, but nine days shorter than the 89-day 2015 session. The only sessions in the past decade that were shorter than this year’s were 2016; 2014 (74 days); and 2010 (78 days).

The longest Idaho legislative session in the past decade was 2009’s 117-day marathon. In both 2011 and 2013, the session ran for 88 days.

The session with the greatest number of bills enacted into law over the past decade was 2008, with 410, compared to this year’s 337. That year, the session ran for 87 days.

The Sine Die Report, published each year by the Legislative Services Office and including summaries of major legislation, the budget and more, is online here .