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Click here to access our 2025 Legislative Session Dates Calendar.

This resource collects important projected dates for the upcoming state legislative sessions. This page will be updated as additional information on session dates is released. Click the button to download the PDF quick-reference version.

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State Session Dates Intro Deadlines Crossover Deadline Carryover Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
Start Adjournment House Senate '23 to '24 '24 to '25
Alabama 2/6/24 5/9/24 4/23/24 4/30/24 No No
Alaska 1/16/24 5/15/24 2/19/24 2/19/24 Yes No
Arizona 1/8/24 6/15/24 2/5/24 1/29/24 No No Session extended past 4/20/24 deadline
Arkansas 4/10/24 5/9/24 4/24/24 4/24/24 No No Special session, re: appropriations, tax cuts, convenes 6/17/24
California 1/3/24 8/31/24 2/16/24 2/16/24 5/24/24 Yes No Special session, re: oil & gas prices, 8/31/24 - 10/14/24
Colorado 1/10/24 5/8/24 2/9/24 2/2/24 3/15/24 No No Special session, re: property tax, 8/26/24 - 8/29/24
Connecticut 2/7/24 5/8/24 No No Special session, re: car tax, various other issues, 6/26/24 - 6/27/24
Delaware 1/9/24 6/30/24 Yes No
Florida 1/9/24 3/8/24 1/9/24 1/9/24 No No 2025 Organizational session 11/19/24
Georgia 1/8/24 3/28/24 2/29/24 Yes No
Hawaii 1/17/24 5/3/24 1/24/24 1/24/24 3/7/24 Yes No
Idaho 1/8/24 4/10/24 2/2/24 1/19/24 3/4/24 No No
Illinois 1/16/24 5/29/24 2/9/24 2/9/24 4/19/24 Yes No Veto session 11/12-24 - 11/21/24
Indiana 1/8/24 3/8/24 1/18/24 1/16/24 2/6/24 No No Technical session, scheduled for 5/14/24, cancelled
Iowa 1/8/24 4/20/24 1/26/24 1/26/24 3/4/24 Yes No
Kansas 1/8/24 4/30/24 2/7/24 2/7/24 2/23/24 Yes No Special session, re: taxes, 6/18/24
Kentucky 1/2/24 4/15/24 2/26/24 2/28/24 No No
Louisiana 3/11/24 6/3/24 4/2/24 4/2/24 5/31/24 No No Special session, re: taxes, 11/6/24 - 11/25/24
Maine 1/3/24 4/17/24 Yes No Veto session 5/10/24
Maryland 1/10/24 4/8/24 2/9/24 2/5/24 3/18/24 No No
Massachusetts 1/3/24 7/31/24 Yes No Informal session begun 8/1/24
Michigan 1/10/24 12/19/24 Yes No
Minnesota 2/12/24 5/20/24 Yes No
Mississippi 1/2/24 5/4/24 2/19/24 2/19/24 3/14/24 No No Legislature declined to reconvene 5/14/24, as provided under adjournment agreement
Missouri 1/3/24 5/17/24 3/1/24 No No Veto session 9/11/24
Montana No regular session in even-numbered years
Nebraska 1/3/24 4/18/24 1/18/24 Yes No Special session, re: taxes, 7/25/24 - 8/20/24
Nevada No regular session in even-numbered years
New Hampshire 1/3/24 6/13/24 1/4/24 4/11/24 Yes No Veto session 10/10/24
New Jersey 1/9/24 12/19/24 No Yes
New Mexico 1/16/24 2/15/24 1/31/24 1/31/24 No No Special session, re: public safety, convenes 7/18/24
New York 1/3/24 6/8/24 Yes No
North Carolina 4/24/24 10/24/24 5/7/24 5/7/24 Yes No Adjourned 6/27/24, but not sine die; reconvenes 11/19/24, & 12/11/24
North Dakota No regular session in even-numbered years
Ohio 1/2/24 12/19/24 Yes No Special session, re: elections, 5/28/24 - 5 /31/24
Oklahoma 2/5/24 5/30/24 1/18/24 1/18/24 3/14/24 Yes No Special session, re: taxes, convened 1/29/24, in recess; Special session, re: Senate nominations, 7/15/24
Oregon 2/5/24 3/7/24 No No
Pennsylvania 1/2/24 11/14/24 Yes No
Rhode Island 1/2/24 6/14/24 2/15/24 2/15/24 No No
South Carolina 1/9/24 5/9/24 4/10/24 Yes No Veto/budget session(s) held 6/5/24, 6/18/24, & 6/26/24
South Dakota 1/9/24 3/26/24 2/1/24 2/1/24 2/21/24 No No
Tennessee 1/9/24 4/25/24 1/31/24 2/1/24 Yes No
Texas No regular session in even-numbered years
Utah 1/16/24 3/1/24 1/26/24 1/26/24 2/27/24 No No Special session, re: redistricting, 8/21/24
Vermont 1/3/24 5/10/24 3/15/24 Yes No Veto session 6/17/24
Virginia 1/10/24 3/9/24 1/19/24 1/19/24 2/13/24 No Yes Special session, re: budget, 5/13/24; reconvened, re: veterans benefits, 7/18/24
Washington 1/8/24 3/7/24 2/13/24 Yes No
West Virginia 1/10/24 3/9/24 2/13/24 2/19/24 2/28/24 Yes No Special session, re: taxes, childcare, 9/30/24 - 10/8/24
Wisconsin 1/16/24 3/12/24 Yes No Interim, committee work 3/15/24 -1/6/25; Senate veto session 5/14/24
Wyoming 2/12/24 3/8/24 2/16/24 2/16/24 2/26/24 No No