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 | '24 to '25 | '25 to '26 | |||
| Alabama | 2/4/25 | 5/15/25 | No | No | ||||
| Alaska | 1/21/25 | 5/21/25 | No | Yes | ||||
| Arizona | 1/13/25 | 4/26/25 | 2/11/25 | 2/3/25 | No | No | 1st house committee deadline 2/21/25; 2nd house cmte deadline 3/28/25 | |
| Arkansas | 1/13/25 | 4/11/25 | 3/3/25 | 3/3/25 | No | No | ||
| California | 12/2/24 | 9/12/25 | 2/21/25 | 2/21/25 | 6/6/25 | No | Yes | Special session, re: "protecting California values", 12/2/24 - 2/3/25 |
| Colorado | 1/8/25 | 5/7/25 | 2/7/25 | 1/31/25 | 3/14/25 | No | No | |
| Connecticut | 1/8/25 | 6/4/25 | No | No | ||||
| Delaware | 1/14/25 | 6/30/25 | No | Yes | ||||
| Florida | 3/4/25 | 5/2/25 | 2/28/25 | 3/4/25 | No | No | Special session, re: immigration, 2/11/25 - 2/13/25 | |
| Georgia | 1/13/25 | 4/4/25 | 3/6/25 | No | Yes | |||
| Hawaii | 1/15/25 | 5/2/25 | 1/23/25 | 1/23/25 | 3/6/25 | No | Yes | |
| Idaho | 1/6/25 | 4/10/25 | 2/10/25 | 1/17/25 | 3/3/25 | No | No | |
| Illinois | 1/8/25 | 5/31/25 | 2/7/25 | 2/7/25 | 4/11/25 | No | Yes | 2023-2024 Lame duck session 1/4/25 - 1/7/25 |
| Indiana | 1/8/25 | 4/24/25 | 1/14/25 | 1/16/25 | 2/20/25 | No | No | Session anticipated to end 4/24/25, but may be extended to 4/29/25 |
| Iowa | 1/13/25 | 5/2/25 | No | Yes | First house committee deadline 3/7/25; Second funnel deadline 4/4/25 | |||
| Kansas | 1/13/25 | 4/12/25 | 2/20/25 | No | Yes | First adjournment 3/28/25; recess 3/29/25 - 4/9/25; veto session 4/10/25 - 4/12/25 | ||
| Kentucky | 1/7/25 | 3/28/25 | 2/19/25 | 2/18/25 | No | No | ||
| Louisiana | 4/14/25 | 6/12/25 | 4/23/25 | 4/23/25 | 6/9/25 | No | No | |
| Maine | 12/4/24 | 6/18/25 | No | Yes | ||||
| Maryland | 1/8/25 | 4/7/25 | 2/7/25 | 2/3/25 | 3/17/25 | No | No | |
| Massachusetts | 1/1/25 | 11/19/25 | No | Yes | ||||
| Michigan | 1/8/25 | 12/31/25 | No | Yes | ||||
| Minnesota | 1/14/25 | 5/19/25 | No | Yes | ||||
| Mississippi | 1/7/25 | 4/6/25 | 1/20/25 | 1/20/25 | 2/14/25 | No | No | |
| Missouri | 1/8/25 | 5/16/25 | 3/8/25 | 3/1/25 | No | No | ||
| Montana | 1/6/25 | 4/30/25 | 2/22/25 | 2/22/25 | 3/4/25 | No | No | |
| Nebraska | 1/8/25 | 6/9/25 | 1/22/25 | No | Yes | |||
| Nevada | 2/3/25 | 6/2/25 | 3/17/25 | 3/17/25 | 4/22/25 | No | No | |
| New Hampshire | 1/8/25 | 6/30/25 | 1/24/25 | No | Yes | |||
| New Jersey | 1/14/25 | 12/31/25 | Yes | No | ||||
| New Mexico | 1/21/25 | 3/22/25 | 2/20/25 | 2/20/25 | No | No | ||
| New York | 1/8/25 | 6/12/25 | No | Yes | ||||
| North Carolina | 1/8/25 | 7/31/25 | 4/3/25 | 3/25/25 | 5/8/25 | No | Yes | |
| North Dakota | 1/7/25 | 5/2/25 | 1/20/25 | 1/27/25 | 2/28/25 | No | No | |
| Ohio | 1/6/25 | 12/31/25 | No | Yes | ||||
| Oklahoma | 2/3/25 | 5/30/25 | 1/16/25 | 1/16/25 | No | Yes | Organizational Day 1/7/25 | |
| Oregon | 1/21/25 | 6/29/25 | 2/25/25 | 2/25/25 | 4/9/25 | No | No | |
| Pennsylvania | 1/7/25 | 12/31/25 | No | Yes | First voting day of session 1/27/25 | |||
| Rhode Island | 1/7/25 | 6/30/25 | 2/27/25 | 2/25/25 | No | No | House committee deadline 4/22/25 | |
| South Carolina | 1/14/25 | 5/8/25 | 4/10/25 | No | Yes | |||
| South Dakota | 1/14/25 | 3/31/25 | 2/6/25 | 2/6/25 | 2/25/25 | No | No | |
| Tennessee | 1/14/25 | 4/25/25 | No | Yes | Special session, re: hurricane relief, school vouchers, immigration, 1/27/25 - 1/30/25 | |||
| Texas | 1/14/25 | 6/2/25 | 3/14/25 | 3/14/25 | No | No | ||
| Utah | 1/21/25 | 3/7/25 | 1/31/25 | 1/31/25 | 3/4/25 | No | No | |
| Vermont | 1/8/25 | 5/9/25 | No | Yes | ||||
| Virginia | 1/8/25 | 2/22/25 | 1/17/25 | 1/17/25 | 2/4/25 | Yes | No | Governor deadline to act 3/24/25; Veto session 4/2/25 |
| Washington | 1/13/25 | 4/27/25 | 3/12/25 | No | Yes | First house committee deadline 2/21/25; Fiscal committee cutoff 2/28/25 | ||
| West Virginia | 2/12/25 | 4/12/25 | 3/18/25 | 3/24/25 | 4/2/25 | No | Yes | Organizational Day 1/8/25 |
| Wisconsin | 1/6/25 | 12/31/25 | No | Yes | ||||
| Wyoming | 1/14/25 | 3/6/25 | 2/3/25 | 1/29/25 | 2/12/25 | No | No | |