Updated September 25, 2023 2023 State Legislative Session Calendar Find out the 2023 state legislative session dates: when state sessions begin, adjourn and convene for special sessions. About State Legislatures Center for Legislative Strengthening Map
Updated September 22, 2023 Legislative Oversight of Emergency Executive Powers Information on 56 states, districts & territories legislative powers and oversight of governors' declarations of emergency or emergency executive orders. Includes bills introduced or enacted in response to executive orders during the Covid-19 pandemic. About State Legislatures Map
Updated August 29, 2023 NCSL State Liaisons On this page, legislators and legislative staff can find their NCSL state liaison and information to contact them. About State Legislatures Legislative Staff
Updated August 24, 2023 State Partisan Composition Every election impacts the partisan composition of state legislatures. Current party control of state legislatures and government can be accessed below. About State Legislatures Map Table
Updated August 11, 2023 2023 Legislator Compensation Legislator compensation varies across legislatures. The lowest annual state legislator salary in 2023 was $100 and the highest annual state legislator salary in 2023 was $142,000. In 2023, the average annual base salary for a state legislator was $43,494. This represents a 6% increase in average annual legislator base salary since 2022. About State Legislatures Center for Legislative Strengthening Table
Updated August 03, 2023 The Term-Limited States This chart shows the states with term limits and also those that have had term limits repealed or held unconstitutional. About State Legislatures Center for Legislative Strengthening Table
Updated August 03, 2023 State Constitutional and Statutory Provisions for Term Limits Overview of State Constitutional and Statutory Provisions for Term Limits About State Legislatures
Updated July 16, 2023 Following the Rules: Ethics and the Legislature | OAS Episode 191 On this episode, three experts on lobbying and compliance with ethics rules sat down to discuss how ethics rules have evolved and how attitudes about ethics rules have changed. About State Legislatures Podcast
Updated June 09, 2023 Results of the 2021 NCSL Census Discover how legislatures have evolved over time, impacting staffing trends and the changing nature of institutions. Explore the latest census data on legislative staff roles and numbers. About State Legislatures Graphic Table
Updated April 12, 2023 Legislatures at a Glance This tool provides a snapshot of each state legislature’s partisan composition, gender and racial composition, and leadership. It also contains general state information. About State Legislatures Center for Legislative Strengthening
Updated March 27, 2023 Exploring Bipartisanship Through stories and a podcast, SLN examines the steady effort many state legislators are making to strengthen bipartisanship in their states. About State Legislatures State Legislatures News
Updated March 21, 2023 Against All Odds: How the Minority Gets Work Done in Supermajority Chambers Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say legislative effectiveness, supermajority or not, hinges on two things: a willingness to maintain personal relationships and a determination to focus on good ideas over partisan ideals. About State Legislatures State Legislatures News