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2008 LEGISLATIVE SESSION CALENDAR

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Session Dates

Updated February 5, 2009

 State Regular Session Convene Regular Session Adjourn Comments Special Session Convene Special Session Adjourn Comments
Alabama Feb 5 May 19    May 27  May 31  Education funding 
Alaska Jan 15 Apr 13   June 3  July 2 Natural gas pipeline 
        July 9  Aug 7  Natural gas pipeline, temporary suspension of fuel tax, energy, resource rebate program
Arizona Jan 14  Jun 27      
Arkansas   No regular session in 2008    Mar 31  Apr 2

Gas tax, gubernatorial appointments

California A S Jan 7 Sep 15  Extended from Aug 31 Sept 11, 2007 Sept 19 Health care   
        Sept 11, 2007 Nov 30 Water 
        Jan 14 Sept 16 Budget
        Nov 6 Nov 30 Budget 
        Dec 2 Dec 18 Fiscal Emergency
        Dec 2   Economic stimulus, housing mortgage crisis, unemployment insurance fund solvency
Colorado Jan 9  May 6         
Connecticut  Feb 6 

May 7 

Jan 22 Feb 1 Criminal Justice
    June 11 Dec 9 Conveyance tax on real estate
        June 11  June 11 Adjourned to the call of the chair. Session convered petroleum tax increase, ethics, state agency funding
        Aug 22  Aug 22 Energy 
        Nov 24 Dec 9 Budget
        Nov 24 (2nd) Dec 9  
Delaware Jan 8  Jun 30  In recess Jan 29 - Mar 6      
Florida H S Mar 4  May 2         
Georgia Jan 14  Apr 4        
Hawaii Jan 16  May 1        
Idaho Jan 7  Apr 2        
Illinois H S Jan 9 

  Jan 2  Jan 13, 2009 19th special session of this biennium; mass transit; gaming 
        July 9  Jan 13, 2009 20th and 21st special sessions of this biennium; budget
        July 10  Jan 13, 2009 22nd special session of this biennium; budget
        Aug 12 Jan 13, 2009 23rd special session of this biennium; education funding
        Aug 13  Jan 13, 2009  24th special session of this biennium; capital infrastructure plan
        Sept 22 Jan 13, 2009 25th and 26th special sessions of this biennium; ethics, insurance coverage for autism 
Indiana Jan 8 Mar 14  Organizational day on Nov 20, 2007       
Iowa Jan 14   Apr 22         
Kansas Jan 14  May 29  Extended from Apr 12, will meet Apr 30          
Kentucky Jan 8 Apr 15     June 23   June 27   Pensions  
Louisiana Mar 31  Jun 23     Feb 10  Feb 26 Ethics 
        Mar 9  Mar 14  Taxes and Economic Investments 
Maine Jan 2  Mar 31   Apr 1  Apr 18  Issues outside session scope and nominations
Maryland Jan 9  Apr 7             
Massachusetts Jan 2 

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Michigan H S Jan 9 

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Minnesota H S Feb 12  May 18          
Mississippi Jan 8  Apr 19    May 21   Aug 4   Medicaid funding
Missouri H S Jan 9  May 30         
Montana      No regular session in 2008       
Nebraska Jan 9  Apr 17    Nov 14 Nov 21  Safe haven law
Nevada     No regular session in 2008  June 27  June 27  Budget 
        Dec 8  Dec 8 Budget
New Hampshire Jan 2  Jun 4 Recessed to the call of the chair until Dec 1 June 4  June 4   Budget 
New Jersey Jan 8 

       
New Mexico Jan 15  Feb 13     Aug 15   Aug 19  Health care, funding for transportation, emergency appropriations  
New York Jan 9 

  Aug19 Aug 20 Budget 
        Nov 18 Nov 18 Budget
North Carolina May 13  Jul 17   Mar 20  Mar 20  Consideration of recommendations made by the Select Committee to Investigate Misconduct and Other Matters
North Dakota     No regular session in 2008        
Ohio Jan 2 

       
Oklahoma Feb 4  May 30             
Oregon     No regular session in 2008   Feb 4  Feb 29  Budget 
Pennsylvania Jan 1 

  Sept 17, 2007   Nov 30 Energy 
Rhode Island Jan 1  Jun 21          
South Carolina Jan 8  Jun 5         
South Dakota Jan 8  Mar 17             
Tennessee Jan 8  May 21            
Texas     No regular session in 2008        
Utah Jan 21  Mar 5     Sept 25   Sept 26   Budget  
        Nov 19 Nov 19 Senate only - Gubernatorial Appointments
Vermont Jan 8  May 3            
Virginia Jan 9  Mar 13 Extended from Mar 8   Mar 13 Apr 23 Bonds, capital improvement  
        June 23  July 9  Transportation 
Washington Jan 14  Mar 13             
West Virginia Jan 9  Mar 16   Mar 16  Mar 16 Unfinished regular session business  
        June 25  June 28  Supplemental appropriations, election reform, scrap metal, regulation and control of campaigns 
Wisconsin Jan 15 

Recessed for the biennium May 28  Dec 11, 2007  May 13  Campaign finance reform 
        Mar 12  May 15  Budget 
        Apr 17  May 15  Great Lakes water compact 
Wyoming Feb 11  Mar 7             
American Samoa Jan 14

 

Second part of session begins July 14       
District of Columbia Jan 7 

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Guam Jan 14 

       
N. Mariana Islands                 
Puerto Rico Jan 14  Jun 30             
Virgin Islands Jan 14 

       

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* Legislature meets throughout the year

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