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Last Updated April 9, 2024

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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 5/20/24 No No
Alaska 1/16/24 5/15/24 2/19/24 2/19/24 Yes No
Arizona 1/8/24 4/20/24 2/5/24 1/29/24 No No First house committee deadline 2/16/24; Second house committee deadline 3/22/24
Arkansas 4/10/24 5/9/24 4/24/24 4/24/24 No No Session’s end may be pushed back 15 days by supermajority vote
California 1/3/24 8/31/24 2/16/24 2/16/24 5/24/24 Yes No Last day for bills from 2023 to pass house of origin 1/31/24
Colorado 1/10/24 5/8/24 2/9/24 2/2/24 3/15/24 No No
Connecticut 2/7/24 5/8/24 No No
Delaware 1/9/24 6/30/24 Yes No
Florida 1/9/24 3/8/24 1/9/24 1/9/24 No No
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 Adjournment pushed back from 3/22/24 target adjournment date
Illinois 1/16/24 5/24/24 2/9/24 2/9/24 4/19/24 Yes No Senate crossover deadline 4/12/23; House crossover 4/19/23
Indiana 1/8/24 3/8/24 1/18/24 1/16/24 2/6/24 No No Crossover deadline for House bills 2/5/24; Senate bill crossover 2/6/24
Iowa 1/8/24 4/16/24 1/26/24 1/26/24 3/4/24 Yes No 1st “funnel” deadline (committee deadline in first house) 2/16/24; 2nd funnel 3/15/24
Kansas 1/8/24 5/3/24 2/7/24 2/7/24 2/23/24 Yes No First adjournment 4/5/24; veto session begins 4/25/24
Kentucky 1/2/24 4/15/24 2/26/24 2/28/24 No No Veto recess 3/29/24 – 4/9/24
Louisiana 3/11/24 6/3/24 4/2/24 4/2/24 5/31/24 No No Special session, re: redistricting, 1/15/24 – 1/23/24; Special session, re: crime, 2/19/24 – 2/29/24
Maine 1/3/24 4/17/24 Yes No
Maryland 1/10/24 4/8/24 2/9/24 2/5/24 3/18/24 No No 4/1/24 – Gov’s executive order allows session to be extended session up to 10 days, but only for budget consideration
Massachusetts 1/3/24 7/31/24 Yes No Committee deadline 2/7/24; Formal session ends 7/31/24; Informal session 8/1/24 – 12/31/24
Michigan 1/10/24 12/31/24 Yes No
Minnesota 2/12/24 5/20/24 Yes No Deadline to pass bills from non-fiscal committees 3/22/24; fiscal committee deadline 4/19/24
Mississippi 1/2/24 5/5/24 2/19/24 2/19/24 3/14/24 No No First house committee deadline 3/5/24
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
Nevada No regular session in even-numbered years
New Hampshire 1/3/24 6/28/24 1/4/24 4/11/24 Yes No
New Jersey 1/9/24 12/31/24 No Yes
New Mexico 1/16/24 2/15/24 1/31/24 1/31/24 No No
New York 1/3/24 6/6/24 Yes No
North Carolina 4/24/24 7/31/24 Yes No Non-voting sessions Jan. 17-18; Feb. 14 -15; Mar. 13-14; Apr. 10-11
North Dakota No regular session in even-numbered years
Ohio 1/2/24 12/31/24 Yes No
Oklahoma 2/5/24 5/31/24 1/18/24 1/18/24 3/14/24 Yes No Special session, re: taxes, convened 1/29/24
Oregon 2/5/24 3/7/24 No No First house committee posting deadline 2/12/24; First house committee passage deadline 2/19/24
Pennsylvania 1/2/24 11/30/24 Yes No
Rhode Island 1/2/24 6/30/24 2/15/24 2/15/24 No No Senate committee deadline 4/11/24; Initial House committee bill hearing deadline 4/10/24
South Carolina 1/9/24 5/9/24 4/10/24 Yes No
South Dakota 1/9/24 3/26/24 2/1/24 2/1/24 2/21/24 No No Last day of session delayed one day due to winter storm (was scheduled 3/25/24)
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
Vermont 1/3/24 5/9/24 3/15/24 Yes No Crossover deadline (3/15/24) in Vermont is deadline for bills to pass committee in house of origin; fiscal bill crossover 3/22/24
Virginia 1/10/24 3/9/24 1/19/24 1/19/24 2/13/24 No Yes Reconvened (Veto) Session 4/17/24
Washington 1/8/24 3/7/24 2/13/24 Yes No Committee deadline, except fiscal cmtes, 1/31/24; fiscal committee deadline 2/5/24
West Virginia 1/10/24 3/9/24 2/13/24 2/19/24 2/28/24 Yes No Special session expected in May, re: federal clawback of COVID funds
Wisconsin 1/16/24 3/12/24 Yes No Last day of session 3/12/24; Interim, committee work 3/15/24 -1/6/25
Wyoming 2/12/24 3/8/24 2/16/24 2/16/24 2/26/24 No No

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