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2013 Legislative Session Calendar (updated June 13, 2013)

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  • Angela Andrews, Legislative Management Program, Denver, 303-364-7700

Key For Table Below

Legislatures in bold indicate in session

* = Legislature meets throughout the year.

** = Convening date determined at November 2012 organizational session


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Not yet convened In Session Adjourned In Special Session In Regular/Special Session
 

 
 

Regular Session

Special Session

State

Convene

Adjourn

Comments

Convene

Adjourn

Comments

Alabama

Feb. 5

May 20

 

 

 

 

Alaska

Jan. 15

April 14

 

 

 

 

Arizona

Jan. 14

late April

 

June 11

 

Budget and health care costs

Arkansas

Jan. 14

May 17

Session extended by 2/3 vote of both houses

 

 

 

California

Dec. 3, 2012

Sept 13

Organizational session is Dec. 3.

Jan. 28

 

Healthcare Reform

Colorado

Jan . 9

May 8

 

 

 

 

Connecticut

Jan. 9

June 5

 

 

 

 

Delaware

Jan. 8

June 30

 

 

 

 

Florida

March 5

May 2

Organization session is Nov. 20.

 

 

 

Georgia

Jan. 14

March 28

 

 

 

 

Hawaii

Jan. 16

May 2

 

 

 

 

Idaho

Jan. 7

April 4

Organizational session is Dec. 6.

 

 

 

Illinois

Jan. 9

May 31

Veto session held in fall

June 19

 

Pension reform

Indiana

Jan. 7

April 29

Organizational session is Nov. 20.

 

 

 

Iowa

Jan. 14

May 23

 

 

 

 

Kansas

Jan. 14

late May

Organizational session is Dec. 3.

 

 

 

Kentucky

Jan. 8

Mar 26

 

 

 

 

Louisiana

April 8

June 6

 

 

 

 

Maine

Dec. 5, 2012

June 19

Organizational session is Dec. 5.

 

 

 

Maryland

Jan.  9

April 8

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts

Jan. 2

*

 

 

 

 

Michigan

Jan. 9

*

 

 

 

 

Minnesota

Jan. 8

May 20

 

 

 

 

Mississippi

Jan. 8

April 4

 

April 26

April 26

Economic development

Missouri

Jan. 9

May 30

 

 

 

 

Montana

Jan. 7

April 24

 

 

 

 

Nebraska

Jan. 9

June 5

 

 

 

 

Nevada

Feb. 4

June 3

 

June 4

June 4

Education, taxes, economic development

New Hampshire

Jan. 2

July 1

Organizational session is Dec. 5.

 

 

 

New Jersey

Jan. 8

*

 

 

 

 

New Mexico

Jan. 15

March 16

 

 

 

 

New York

Jan 9

*

 

 

 

 

North Carolina

Jan. 30

early July

Organizational session is Jan. 9.

 

 

 

North Dakota

Jan. 8

March 28

Organizational session is Dec. 3.

 

 

 

Ohio

Jan. 7

*

 

 

 

 

Oklahoma

Feb. 4

May 24

Organizational session is Jan. 8.

 

 

 

Oregon

Feb. 4

July 13

Organizational session is Jan. 14.

 

 

 

Pennsylvania

Jan. 1

*

 

 

 

 

Rhode Island

Jan. 1

late June

 

 

 

 

South Carolina

Jan. 8

June 6

 

 

 

 

South Dakota

Jan. 8

March 25

 

 

 

 

Tennessee

Jan. 8

April 19

Organizational session
is Jan. 6-8. 

 

 

 

Texas

Jan. 8

May 27

 

May 27

 

Redistricting, abortion issues

Utah

Jan. 28

March 14

 

 

 

 

Vermont

Jan. 9

May 14

 

 

 

 

Virginia

Jan. 9

Feb 23

Constitution allows session to be extended for up to 30 days by a 2/3 vote of each house.

 

 

 

Washington

Jan. 14

Apr 28

 

May 13

June 11

Budget, transportation, gun control

June 12   Capital and operating budgets, transportation

West Virginia

Feb. 13

Apr 13

Organizational session is Jan. 9

 

 

 

Wisconsin

Jan. 7

*

Organizational session is Jan. 15.

 

 

 

Wyoming

Jan. 8

Feb 27

 

 

 

 

American Samoa

Jan. 14

 

 

 

 

 

Dst. of Columbia

Jan. 2

*

 

 

 

 

Guam

Jan 14

*

 

 

 

 

No. Mariana Is.

Jan. 14

 

 

 

 

 

Puerto Rico

Jan. 14

May 14

Second session: Aug. 19
to Nov. 19.

 

 

 

Virgin Islands

Jan. 14

*

 

 

 

 

 

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