STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION MEETING INFORMATION
Last Updated: 12/19/2024
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N/A = Not Applicable
| State | Prefiling May Begin | Prefiling and Introduction Deadlines | Convene | Crossover Deadline | Adjournment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 5/21/2024 | Not yet available | 2/4/2025 | None | 5/15/2025 |
| Alaska | Not yet available | 1/10/2025: 1st Prefile Release 1/17/2025: 2nd Prefile Release | 1/21/2025 | Not yet available | 5/21/2025 |
| Arizona | After election certification | 1/13/2025: Prefiles 2/11/2025: Introductions | 1/13/2025 | 3/16/2025 | 4/26/2025 |
| Arkansas | 11/15/2024 | Not yet available | 1/13/2025 | Not yet available | Not yet available |
| California | Not yet available | 2/21/2025: Introduction | 12/2/2024 | Not yet available | 9/12/2025 |
| Colorado | 12/2/2024 | 1/3/2025: Prefiles 1/31/2025: Senate Introduction 2/7/2025: House Introduction | 1/8/2025 | 3/14/2025 | 5/7/2025 |
| Connecticut | Not yet available | Not yet available | 1/8/2025 | Not yet available | 6/4/2024 |
| Delaware | Not yet available | 12/19/2024: 1st Prefile Release 1/9/2025: 2nd Prefile Release | 1/14/2025 | Not yet available | 6/30/2025 |
| District of Columbia | Not yet available | Not yet available | 1/2/2025 | Not yet available | 1/2/2027 |
| Florida | House: 12/6/2024 Senate: 11/20/2024 | 2/28/2025 | 3/4/2025 | N/A | 5/2/2025 |
| Georgia | 11/15/2024 | 1/10/2025 | 1/13/2025 | Not yet available | 40th Constitutional Day (anticipated: 4/3/2025) |
| Hawaii | 1/8/2025 | 1/17/2025 (Non Executive Branch Packages)/ 1/21/2025 (Executive Branch Packages)/ 1/23/2025 (All other bills) 3/7/2025 (Substantive Resolutions | 1/15/2025 | 3/6/2025 (Non-Budget Bills) 3/12/2025 (Budget) | 5/2/2025 |
| Idaho | Not yet available | Not yet available | 1/6/2025 | Not yet available | 4/10/2025 |
| Illinois | 11/30/2025 | Prefiling: 1/8/2025 House & Senate Introductions: 2/7/2025 | 1/8/2025 | 4/11/2025 | 5/31/2025 |
| Indiana | 11/19/2024 | 11/19/2024 1/9/2025: Deadline for Bill Filing | 1/13/2025 | Not yet available | 4/29/2025 |
| Iowa | Not yet available | 2/14/2025 | 1/13/2025 | 3/21/2025 | 5/2/2025 |
| Kansas | After election certification | 1/10/2025: Prefiling | 1/13/2025 | Not yet available | Not yet available |
| Kentucky | Not yet available | 2/18/2025: Senate Introduction 2/19/2025: House Introduction | 1/7/2025 | Not yet available | 3/28/2025 |
| Louisiana | 1/24/2025 | 4/4/2025: Prefiling4/23/2025: Introduction | 4/14/2025 | Not yet available | 6/12/2025 |
| Maine | N/A | 1/10/2025: Once sworn in, legislators must agree to a closure date for prefiling, which is currently 1/10/2025. | 12/4/2024: Legislators sworn in; 1/8/2025: Session convenes | Not yet available | 6/18/2025 |
| Maryland | 11/1/2024 | 11/20/2024: Prefiling 2/7/2025: House Introduction 2/3/2025: Senate Introduction | 1/8/2025 | 3/17/2025 | 4/7/2025 |
| Massachusetts | Not yet available | Not yet available | 1/1/2025 | Not yet available | 11/19/2025 |
| Michigan | Not yet available | Not yet available | 1/8/2025 | Not yet available | 12/31/2025 |
| Minnesota | Not yet available | Not yet available | 1/14/2025 | Not yet available | 5/19/2025 |
| Mississippi | Not yet available | 1/20/2025 | 1/7/2025 | 2/27/2025 | 4/6/2025 |
| Missouri | 12/1/2024 | 1/8/2025: Prefiling | 1/8/2025 | Not yet available | 5/30/2025 |
| Montana | 9/1/2024 | 2/22/2025: General Bills 2/26/2025: Appropriations Bills 4/15/2025: Study Resolutions | 1/6/2025 | 3/4/2025: General Bills 3/24/2025: Estimate Revenue Bills 4/3/2025: Appropriations Bills | 5/9/2025 |
| Nebraska | Not yet available | Not yet available | 1/8/2025 | Not yet available | 6/18/2025 |
| Nevada | 7/1/2024 | Not yet available | 2/3/2025 | None | 6/2/2025 |
| New Hampshire | 9/3/2024: Incumbents 9/6/2024: Electeds | Not yet available | 1/8/2025 | Not yet available | 6/30/2025 |
| New Jersey | Not yet available | Not yet available | 1/14/2025 | Not yet available | 1/13/2026 |
| New Mexico | 1/2/2025 | 1/17/2025: Prefiling 2/20/2025: Introduction | 1/21/2025 | Not yet available | 3/22/2025 |
| New York | 11/15/2024 | 11/15/2024: Introduction | 1/8/2025 | None | 6/13/2025 |
| North Carolina | Not yet available | Not yet available | 1/15/2025 | Not yet available | 7/31/2025 |
| North Dakota | 12/2/2024 | 1/20/2025: House Introduction 1/27/2025: Senate Introduction | 1/7/2025 | 2/28/2025 | 5/2/2025 |
| Ohio | Not yet available | Not yet available | 1/6/2025 | Not yet available | 12/31/2025 |
| Oklahoma | 11/15/2024 | Not yet available | Pro Forma: 1/7/2025Session:2/3/2025 | Not yet available | 5/30/2025 |
| Oregon | 9/27/2024 | 12/13/2024 | 1/21/2025 | Not yet available | 6/30/2025 |
| Pennsylvania | 12/15/2024 | Not yet available | 1/7/2025 | Not yet available | 12/31/2025 |
| Puerto Rico | Not yet available | Not yet available | 1/13/2025 | Not yet available | 12/31/2029 |
| Rhode Island | 11/15/2024 | 1/6/2025: House Prefiles | 1/7/2025 | Not yet available | 6/30/2025 |
| South Carolina | Mid-November | 12/5/2024 | 1/14/2025 | Not yet available | 5/8/2025 |
| South Dakota | 12/15/2024 | 2/5/2025: Individual Member Introduction 2/6/2025: Committee Introduction | 1/14/2025 | 2/25/2025 | 3/31/2025 |
| Tennessee | Not yet available | Not yet available | 1/14/2025 | Not yet available | Not yet available |
| Texas | 11/11/2024 | 3/14/2025: Introduction | 1/14/2025 | 5/16/2025 | 6/2/2025 |
| Utah | 5/1/2024 | 12/1/2024: Prefiling | 1/21/2025 | 3/4/2025 | 3/7/2025 |
| Vermont | Not yet available | 1/31/2025 | 1/8/2025 | Not yet available | 5/9/2025 |
| Virginia | 7/15/2024 | 1/8/2025: Prefiling | 1/8/2025 | Not yet available | 2/22/2025 |
| Washington | 12/2/2024 | Not yet available | 1/13/2025 | 3/12/2025 | 4/27/2025 |
| West Virginia | 12/9/2024 | 3/18/2025: House Introduction 3/24/2025: Senate Introduction | 1/8/2025: Opening Day2/12/2025: 1st Day of Session | 4/2/2025 | 4/12/2025 |
| Wisconsin | Not yet available | Not yet available | 1/6/2025 | Not yet available | Not yet available |
| Wyoming | 7/1/2024 | 1/29/2025 (Senate); 2/3/2025 (House) | 1/14/2025 | 2/12/2025 | TBD (Scheduled for 3/6/2025, but 3 additional legislative days exist for use) |
| US Virgin Islands | Not yet available | Not yet available | Not yet available | Not yet available | Not yet available |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Not yet available | Not yet available | 1/13/2025 | Not yet available | Not yet available |
| Guam | Not yet available | Not yet available | 1/6/2025 (tentative) | Not yet available | Not yet available |