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Regular Session |
Special Session |
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State |
Convene |
Adjourn |
Comments |
Convene |
Adjourn |
Comments |
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Alabama |
Feb 1 |
May 16 |
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July 19 |
July 26 |
Budget |
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Alaska |
Jan 10 |
May 10 |
Extended from May 9 |
May 11 |
May 25 |
Retirement system; workers' compensation; capital and operating budget; education spending |
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Arizona |
Jan 10 |
May 13 |
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Arkansas |
Jan 10 |
May 14 |
Extended from March 10 |
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California |
Dec 6, 2004 |
Sept 9 |
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Colorado |
Jan 12 |
May 9 |
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Connecticut |
Jan 5 |
June 8 |
One day veto session on July 25 |
June 24 |
June 29 |
Transportation, budget operations |
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Oct 11 |
Dec 19 |
Campaign finance reform |
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Oct 25 |
Dec 19 |
Medicaid |
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Nov 2 |
Dec 19 |
Fuel prices/home heating |
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Delaware |
Jan 11 |
July 1 |
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Florida |
Mar 8 |
May 6 |
Organization session
Nov 16, 2004 |
Dec 5 |
Dec 9 |
Medicaid, gaming |
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Georgia |
Jan 10 |
March 31 |
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Sept 6 |
Sept 10 |
Fuel taxes |
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Hawaii |
Jan 19 |
May 5 |
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Idaho |
Jan 10 |
April 6 |
Organizational session Dec 2-3, 2004 |
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Illinois |
Jan 12 |
* |
Recessed May 31 |
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Indiana |
Jan 10** |
April 29 |
Organizational session Nov 16, 2004 |
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Iowa |
Jan 10 |
May 20 |
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Kansas |
Jan 10 |
May 20 |
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June 22 |
July 6 |
School finance |
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Kentucky |
Jan 4 |
Mar 21 |
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Louisiana |
April 25 |
June 23 |
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Nov 6 |
Nov 22 |
Hurricane relief |
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Maine |
Dec 1, 2004 |
March 30 |
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April 4 |
June 18 |
Unfinished regular session business |
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July 29 |
July 29 |
Bonding |
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Maryland |
Jan 12 |
April 11 |
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Massachusetts |
Jan 5 |
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Michigan |
Jan 12 |
* |
From the end of June until September legislature only meets every Wednesday |
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Minnesota |
Jan 4 |
May 23 |
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May 24 |
July 13 |
Budget |
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Mississippi |
Jan 4 |
April 6 |
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March 12 |
March 13 |
Medicaid |
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May 18 |
May 28 |
Budget; bond and tax credit programs; "do not call" lists |
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June 28 |
July 2 |
Job initiative programs |
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July 15 |
July 19 |
Bond bill |
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Sept 27 |
Oct 7 |
Gaming; loan programs for business affected by Hurricane Katrina |
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Missouri |
Jan 5 |
May 26 |
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Montana |
Jan 3 |
April 21 |
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Dec 14 |
Dec 16 |
School funding |
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Nebraska |
Jan 5 |
June 3 |
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Nevada |
Feb 7 |
June 7 |
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June 7 |
June 7 |
Regular session business |
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New Hampshire |
Jan 5 |
July 1 |
Organizational session Dec 1, 2004 |
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New Jersey |
Jan 11 |
* |
Recessed July 1 until early September |
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New Mexico |
Jan 18 |
Mar 19 |
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Oct 6 |
Oct 12 |
Fuel prices; price gauging |
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New York |
Jan 5 |
* |
Recessed June 24, now at the call of the Speaker |
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North Carolina |
Jan 26 |
Sept 2 |
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North Dakota |
Jan 4 |
April 23 |
Organizational session Dec 6-8, 2004 |
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Ohio |
Jan 3 |
* |
Recessed July 1 until August |
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Oklahoma |
Feb 7 |
May 27 |
Organizational session Jan 4, 2005 |
May 31 |
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Workers' compensation, Dept. of Corrections
On June 6, adjourned to the call of the chair, can go back into special session at any time. |
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Oregon |
Jan 10 |
August 8 |
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Pennsylvania |
Jan 4 |
* |
Recessed July 7 until September 26 |
Sept 28 |
Will continue into 2006 |
Property taxes |
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Rhode Island |
Jan 4 |
July 1 |
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South Carolina |
Jan 11 |
June 2 |
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June 14 |
June 15 |
Vetoes, resolutions |
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South Dakota |
Jan 11 |
March 22 |
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Oct 14 |
Oct 14 |
Science lab funding |
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Tennessee |
Jan 11 |
May 28 |
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Texas |
Jan 11 |
May 30 |
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June 21 |
July 20 |
School finance |
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July 21 |
Aug 19 |
School finance |
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Utah |
Jan 17 |
Mar 2 |
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Apr 19 |
Apr 20 |
No Child Left Behind |
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Nov 9 |
Nov 9 |
Highway construction authorization |
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Vermont |
Jan 5 |
June 4 |
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June 16 |
June 16 |
Budget |
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Virginia |
Jan 12 |
Feb 27 |
Reconvened for one day veto session on April 6 |
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Washington |
Jan 10 |
April 24 |
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West Virginia |
Feb 9 |
April 9 |
Organizational session Jan 12, 2005
Extended session on April 10 until April 16 |
Jan 24 |
Jan 29 |
Gov't. reorganization, ethics laws; workers' comp |
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April 16 |
April 16 |
Supplemental appropriations |
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May 16 |
May 17 |
Salaries of statewide officials; public employee insurance benefits; supplemental appropriations; bonds etc. |
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Sept 7 |
Sept 13 |
Salary increases for state officials; state pensions; reduction of food sales tax; election oversight |
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Wisconsin |
Jan 12 |
* |
Organizational session Jan 3 - 20 2005
Finished budget July 1, in a committee work period until September |
Jan 12 |
Jan 20 |
Public debt |
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Wyoming |
Jan 11 |
Mar 3 |
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American Samoa |
Jan 10 |
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2nd part of session begins July 12 |
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District of Columbia |
Jan 2 |
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Guam |
Jan 10 |
* |
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Puerto Rico |
Jan 10 |
June 30 |
2nd part runs Sept-Oct |
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Virgin Islands |
Jan 10 |
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