STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION MEETING INFORMATION
Last Updated: 3/24/2025
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| State | Prefiling May Begin | Prefiling and Introduction Deadline | Convene | Crossover Deadline | Adjourn Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 5/21/2024 | 2/4/2025 | 5/15/2025 | ||
| Alaska | 1/10/2025: 1st Prefile Release | 1/17/2025: 2nd Prefile Release | 1/21/2025 | 5/21/2025 | ||
| Arizona | After election certification | 2/3/2025: Senate Introductions | 2/10/2025: House Introductions | 1/13/2025 | 4/26/2025 | |
| Arkansas | 11/15/2024 | 1/27/2025: Certain HC bills | 2/12/2025: Constitutional amendments | 3/3/2025: Appropriation bills | 1/13/2025 | 4/16/2025 (Anticipated) | |
| California | 2/21/2025: Introductions | 12/2/2024 | 6/6/2025 | 9/12/2025 | |
| Colorado | 12/2/2024 | 1/3/2025: Prefiles | 1/31/2025: Senate Introductions | 2/7/2025: House Introductions | 1/8/2025 | 3/14/2025 | 5/7/2025 |
| Connecticut | 1/8/2025 | 6/4/2025 | |||
| Delaware | 12/19/2024: 1st Prefile Release | 1/9/2025: 2nd Prefile Release | 1/14/2025 | 6/30/2025 | ||
| District of Columbia | 1/2/2025 | 1/2/2027 | |||
| Florida | 12/6/2024: House | 11/20/2024: Senate | 2/28/2025 | 3/4/2025 | 5/2/2025 | |
| Georgia | 11/15/2024 | 1/13/2025 | 3/6/2025 (Anticipated 28th Constitutional Day) | 4/3/2025 (Anticipated 40th Constitutional Day) | |
| 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 | 5/2/2025 |
| Idaho | 1/17/2025: Senate personal introductions | 2/10/2025: Committee bill introductions, Constitutional amendments, and joint resolutions | 1/6/2025 | 3/3/2025 | TBD | |
| Illinois | 11/30/2025 | 1/8/2025: Prefiling | 2/7/2025 House & Senate Introductions | 1/8/2025 | 4/11/2025 | 5/31/2025 |
| Indiana | 11/19/2024 | 1/9/2025: Senate Filing1/14/2025: House Filing | 1/13/2025 | 2/20/2025 | 4/24/2025 (Anticipated) |
| Iowa | 12/1/2024 | 2/14/2025 | 1/13/2025 | 3/21/2025 | 5/2/2025 |
| Kansas | After election certification | 2/5/2025: Individual introductions | 2/7/2025: Non-exempt Committee introductions | 1/13/2025 | 3/28/2025 (Veto session scheduled for 4/10 - 4/12/2025) | |
| Kentucky | 2/18/2025: Senate Introductions | 2/19/2025: House Introductions | 1/7/2025 | 3/28/2025 | ||
| Louisiana | 1/24/2025 | 4/4/2025: Prefiling | 4/23/2025: Introduction | 4/14/2025 | 6/9/2025 | 6/12/2025 |
| Maine | 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 | 6/18/2025 | ||
| Maryland | 11/1/2024 | 11/20/2024: Prefiling | 2/7/2025: House Introduction | 2/3/2025: Senate Introductions | 1/8/2025 | 3/17/2025 | 4/7/2025 |
| Massachusetts | 1/1/2025 | 12/6/2026 | |||
| Michigan | 1/8/2025 | 12/31/2025 | |||
| Minnesota | 1/14/2025 | 5/19/2025 | |||
| Mississippi | 1/20/2025 | 1/7/2025 | 2/27/2025 | 4/6/2025 | |
| Missouri | 12/1/2024 | 1/8/2025: Prefiling | 2/27/2025: Senate Introduction | 1/8/2025 | 5/30/2025 | |
| Montana | 9/1/2024 | 2/21/2025: General bill requests | 3/4/2025: Appropriations bills request | 4/15/2025: Study Resolutions requests | 1/6/2025 | 3/4/2025: General bills | 4/3/2025: Appropriation bills | 5/9/2025 |
| Nebraska | 1/22/2025: Last day to file bills, bills must be filed by the 11th session date. | 1/8/2025 | 6/9/2025 | ||
| Nevada | 7/1/2024 | 3/17/2025: Legislator Introductions | 3/24/2025: Committee Introductions | 2/3/2025 | 4/22/2025 | 6/2/2025 |
| New Hampshire | 9/3/2024: Incumbents | 9/6/2024: Electeds | 1/8/2025 | 4/10/2025 | 6/30/2025 | |
| New Jersey | 1/14/2025 | 1/13/2026 | |||
| New Mexico | 1/2/2025 | 1/17/2025: Prefiling | 2/20/2025: Introduction | 1/21/2025 | 3/22/2025 | |
| New York | 11/15/2024 | 11/15/2024: Introductions | 1/8/2025 | 6/13/2025 | |
| North Carolina | 3/6/2025: House Introductions | 3/25/2025: Senate Introductions | 1/1/2025 | 5/8/2025 (appropriations bills exempted) | 7/31/2025 | |
| North Dakota | 12/2/2024 | 1/20/2025: House Introductions | 1/27/2025: Senate Introductions | 1/7/2025 | 2/28/2025 | 5/2/2025 |
| Ohio | 1/6/2025 | 12/31/2025 | |||
| Oklahoma | 11/15/2024 | 1/16/2025: Introductions | 1/7/2025: Pro Forma | 2/3/2025: Session | 5/30/2025 | |
| Oregon | 9/27/2024 | 2/25/2025: Introductions | 1/21/2025 | 6/30/2025 | |
| Pennsylvania | 12/15/2024 | 1/7/2025 | 12/31/2025 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 1/13/2025 | 12/31/2029 | |||
| Rhode Island | 11/15/2024 | 2/27/2025: House Introductions | 1/7/2025 | TBD | |
| South Carolina | Mid-November | 12/5/2024 | 1/14/2025 | 5/8/2025 | |
| South Dakota | 12/15/2024 | 2/5/2025: Individual Member Introductions | 2/6/2025: Committee Introductions | 1/14/2025 | 2/25/2025 | 3/31/2025 |
| Tennessee | 1/14/2025 | 4/25/2025 | |||
| Texas | 11/11/2024 | 3/14/2025: Introductions | 1/14/2025 | 5/16/2025 | 6/2/2025 |
| Utah | 5/1/2024 | 1/31/2025: Introductions | 1/21/2025 | 3/4/2025 | 3/7/2025 |
| Vermont | 1/31/2025: House Introductions | 1/8/2025 | 5/9/2025 | ||
| Virginia | 7/15/2024 | 1/8/2025: Prefiling | 1/17/2025: Introductions | 1/8/2025 | 2/4/2025 | 2/22/2025 (Veto session scheduled for 4/2/2025) |
| Washington | 12/2/2024 | 1/13/2025 | 3/12/2025 | 4/27/2025 | |
| West Virginia | 12/9/2024 | 3/18/2025: House Introductions | 3/24/2025: Senate Introductions | 1/8/2025: Opening Day | 2/12/2025: 1st Day of Session | 4/2/2025 | 4/12/2025 |
| Wisconsin | 1/6/2025 | 12/31/2025 | |||
| Wyoming | 7/1/2024 | 1/29/2025: Senate Introductions | 2/3/2025: House Introductions | 1/14/2025 | 2/12/2025 | TBD (Scheduled for 3/6/2025, but 3 additional legislative days exist for use) |
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| Northern Mariana Islands | 1/13/2025 | ||||
| Guam | 1/6/2025 (tentative) |