2004 State Legislative Session Calendar

Regular Session

Special Session

State

Convene

Adjourn

Comments

Convene

Adjourn

Comments

Alabama

Feb 3

May 17

Possibly in September on  health insurance

Alaska

Jan 12

May 11

June 22

June 24

Fiscal issues

Arizona

Jan 12

May 26

Probably on state trust land

Arkansas

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No regular session in 2004

Dec 8, 2003

Education funding; in recess until June 9

California

Jan 5

Aug 31

Colorado

Jan 7

May 5

Possibly on TABOR and other constitutional amendments

Connecticut

Feb 4

May 5

Jan 26

Jan 26

Consider resolution appointing a select committee of inquiry re: possible impeachment Gov. Rowland

Delaware

Jan 13

June 30

July 1

In recess to call of the chair.

Florida

Mar 2

April 30

Georgia

Jan 12

April 7

May 3

May 7

Budget; funding for indigent defense

Hawaii

Jan 21

May 6

Idaho

Jan 12

Mar 20

Illinois

Jan 14

*

Indiana

Jan 12

Mar 4

Iowa

Jan 12

April 20

Kansas

Jan 12

May 27

Extended from Apr 2

Possibly on budget

Kentucky

Jan 6

April 13

Louisiana

Mar 29

June 21

Organizational session, Jan 12-14, 2004

Mar 7

Mar 17

Taxes

Maine

Jan 7

Jan 30

Feb 3

April 30

General session work; expect to end 4/29-30

Maryland

Jan 14

April 12

Massachusetts

Jan 7

*

Formal sessions end July 31

Michigan

Jan 14

*

Minnesota

Feb 2

May 17

Possibly on budget and bonding bill

Mississippi

Jan 6

May 9

May 19

June 8

Civil justice reform;voter identification

Missouri

Jan 7

May 28

Montana

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No regular session in 2004

Nebraska

Jan 7

April 15

Nevada

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No regular session in 2004

New Hampshire

Jan 7

July 1

New Jersey

Jan 13

*

New Mexico

Jan 20

Feb 19

New York

Jan 7

*

North Carolina

May 10

early July

mid July

North Dakota

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No regular session in 2004

Ohio

Jan 6

*

Oklahoma

Feb 2

May 28

May 19

Conrinue investigation of state insurance commissioner

Oregon

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No regular session in 2004

Pennsylvania

Jan 6

*

Rhode Island

Jan 6

June 25

South Carolina

Jan 13

June 3

South Dakota

Jan 13

Mar 15

Tennessee

Jan 13

May 21

Texas

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No regular session in 2004

Apr 20

May 17

Education finance

Utah

Jan 19

Mar 3

June 28

June 28

Sales taxes

Vermont

Jan 6

May 20

Virginia

Jan 14

Mar 16

Extended from Mar 13

Mar 17

May 7

Budget

Washington

Jan 12

Mar 11

July 13

"Day of rest"law

West Virginia

Jan 14

Mar 21

Extended from Mar 13 to finish the budget

Mar 21

Mar 21

Supplemental appropriations; higher education

June 15

June 15

Possibly another in September

Wisconsin

Jan 20

*

Finished most general business on Mar 11; limited floor session on Apr 27-29; veto session on May 11-12

Dec 1, 2003

Feb 5

Job creation

Mar 11

Mar 24

To finish general session work

Wyoming

Feb 9

Mar 5

July 12

Medical malpractice

American Samoa

Jan 12

2^nd part of session begins July 12

District of Columbia

Jan 2

*

Guam

Jan 12

*

Puerto Rico

Jan 12

June 30

Virgin Islands

Jan 12

*