State Session Dates Intro Deadlines Crossover Deadline Carryover Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
Start Adjournment House Senate '25 to '26 '26 to '27
Alabama 1/13/26 3/27/26 No No
Alaska 1/20/26 5/20/26 2/23/26 2/23/26 Yes No
Arizona 1/12/26 4/25/26 2/9/26 2/2/26 2/20/26 No No Adjournment deadline can be extended
Arkansas 4/8/26 5/7/26 4/22/26 4/22/26 No No Special session, re: tax cuts, TBA possible early May
California 1/5/26 8/31/26 2/20/26 2/20/26 5/29/26 Yes No 1/31/26 - crossover deadline for bills introduced in 2025
Colorado 1/14/26 5/13/26 2/13/26 2/6/26 3/20/26 No No
Connecticut 2/4/26 5/6/26 No No
Delaware 1/13/26 6/30/26 Yes No
Florida 1/13/26 3/13/26 1/13/26 1/13/26 No No Special session, re: congressional redistricting, 4/20/26 - 4/24/26
Georgia 1/12/26 4/2/26 3/6/26 Yes No
Hawaii 1/21/26 5/8/26 1/28/26 1/28/26 3/12/26 Yes No
Idaho 1/12/26 3/27/26 2/9/26 1/23/26 3/9/26 No No
Illinois 1/14/26 5/31/26 2/6/26 2/6/26 4/17/26 Yes No Senate committee deadline 3/13/26; House cmte. deadline 3/27/26
Indiana 12/1/25 2/27/26 1/7/26 1/9/26 1/29/26 No No 2/27/26 is target adjournment date; statutory adjournment 3/14/26
Iowa 1/12/26 4/21/26 Yes No 1st house committee deadline 2/20/26; 2nd house cmte. deadline 3/20/26
Kansas 1/12/26 4/10/26 2/4/26 2/4/26 2/19/26 Yes No
Kentucky 1/6/26 4/15/26 3/4/26 3/2/26 No No Veto recess 4/1/26 - 4/13/26
Louisiana 3/9/26 6/1/26 3/31/26 3/31/26 5/29/26 No No
Maine 1/7/26 4/15/26 Yes No
Maryland 1/14/26 4/13/26 2/13/26 2/9/26 3/23/26 No No
Massachusetts 1/7/26 7/31/26 Yes No Informal session begins 8/1/26; may reconvene formal session to vote on conference committee bills
Michigan 1/14/26 12/31/26 Yes No
Minnesota 2/17/26 5/18/26 Yes No
Mississippi 1/6/26 4/5/26 1/19/26 1/19/26 2/12/26 No No
Missouri 1/7/26 5/15/26 2/26/26 No No Veto session 9/16/26
Montana No regular session in even-numbered years
Nebraska 1/7/26 4/17/26 1/21/26 Yes No
Nevada No regular session in even-numbered years
New Hampshire 1/7/26 6/30/26 1/8/26 3/26/26 Yes No
New Jersey 1/13/26 12/31/26 No Yes
New Mexico 1/20/26 2/19/26 2/4/26 2/4/26 No No
New York 1/7/26 6/4/26 Yes No
North Carolina 4/21/26 8/31/26 4/30/26 4/30/26 Yes No Still meeting in 2025 session on 1/12/26, 2/9/26, 3/9/26, & 4/9/26; 2026 session begins 4/21/26
North Dakota No regular session in even-numbered years Special session, re: rural health care, 1/21/26 - 1/23/26
Ohio 1/5/26 12/31/26 Yes No
Oklahoma 2/2/26 5/29/26 1/15/26 1/15/26 3/26/26 Yes No House policy committee deadline 2/19/26; other House cmte deadline 3/5/26; Senate cmte deadline 3/5/26
Oregon 2/2/26 3/8/26 No No 1st house committee deadline 2/16/26; 2nd house cmte. deadline 2/26/26
Pennsylvania 1/6/26 11/30/26 Yes No
Rhode Island 1/6/26 6/30/26 No No
South Carolina 1/13/26 5/7/26 Yes No No crossover deadline this year in SC
South Dakota 1/13/26 3/30/26 2/4/26 2/4/26 2/24/26 No No Last day before veto recess 3/12/26; Veto day/sine die 3/30/26
Tennessee 1/13/26 4/24/26 1/30/26 1/30/26 Yes No
Texas No regular session in even-numbered years
Utah 1/20/26 3/6/26 1/30/26 1/30/26 3/3/26 No No
Vermont 1/6/26 5/8/26 Yes No
Virginia 1/14/26 3/14/26 1/23/26 1/23/26 2/17/26 No Yes Veto session 4/22/26
Washington 1/12/26 3/12/26 2/17/26 Yes No 1st house policy committee cutoff 2/4/26; 1st house fiscal cmte cutoff 2/9/26
West Virginia 1/14/26 3/14/26 2/17/26 2/23/26 3/4/26 Yes No
Wisconsin 1/13/26 3/19/26 Yes No Special session, re: ban gerrymandering, TBA spring 2026
Wyoming 2/9/26 3/11/26 2/13/26 2/13/26 2/24/26 No No