2025 Legislative Session Dates
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This resource collects important projected dates for the upcoming state legislative sessions. This page will be updated as additional information on session dates is released. Click the button to download the PDF quick-reference version.

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State Session Dates Intro Deadlines Crossover Deadline Carryover Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
Start Adjournment House Senate '24 to '25 '25 to '26
Alabama 2/4/25 5/14/25 No No Last day of session (Day 30) moved up one day to 5/14/25
Alaska 1/21/25 5/20/25 No Yes Adjourned one day ahead of schedule
Arizona 1/13/25 6/30/25 2/11/25 2/3/25 No No Session extended past scheduled adjournment 4/26/25
Arkansas 1/13/25 5/5/25 3/3/25 3/3/25 No No Session adjourned 4/16/25; reconvened for formal sine die ceremony 5/5/25
California 12/2/24 9/12/25 2/21/25 2/21/25 6/6/25 No Yes Special session, re: "protecting California values", 12/2/24 - 2/3/25
Colorado 1/8/25 5/7/25 2/7/25 1/31/25 3/14/25 No No
Connecticut 1/8/25 6/4/25 No No
Delaware 1/14/25 6/30/25 No Yes
Florida 3/4/25 6/30/25 2/28/25 3/4/25 No No Session extended from 5/2/25
Georgia 1/13/25 4/4/25 3/6/25 No Yes
Hawaii 1/15/25 5/2/25 1/23/25 1/23/25 3/6/25 No Yes
Idaho 1/6/25 4/4/25 2/10/25 1/17/25 3/3/25 No No Target adjournment date (3/21/2025) pushed back
Illinois 1/8/25 5/31/25 2/7/25 2/7/25 4/11/25 No Yes
Indiana 1/8/25 4/24/25 1/14/25 1/16/25 2/20/25 No No
Iowa 1/13/25 5/14/25 No Yes Session in overtime past 5/2/25
Kansas 1/13/25 4/11/25 2/20/25 No Yes First adjournment 3/27/25; veto session 4/10/25 - 4/11/25
Kentucky 1/7/25 3/28/25 2/19/25 2/18/25 No No
Louisiana 4/14/25 6/12/25 4/23/25 4/23/25 6/9/25 No No
Maine 12/4/24 3/21/25 No Yes Special session begun 3/25/25; regular session adjourned sine die 3 months early due to budget
Maryland 1/8/25 4/7/25 2/7/25 2/3/25 3/17/25 No No
Massachusetts 1/1/25 11/19/25 No Yes
Michigan 1/8/25 12/31/25 No Yes
Minnesota 1/14/25 5/19/25 No Yes Special session, re: budget, expected TBA
Mississippi 1/7/25 4/3/25 1/20/25 1/20/25 2/14/25 No No Adjourned 3 days early; special session, re: budget, expected TBA
Missouri 1/8/25 5/15/25 3/8/25 3/1/25 No No Special session, re: stadium funding, begins 6/2/25; veto session 9/10/25
Montana 1/6/25 4/30/25 2/26/25 2/26/25 3/7/25 No No
Nebraska 1/8/25 6/9/25 1/22/25 No Yes
Nevada 2/3/25 6/2/25 3/17/25 3/17/25 4/22/25 No No Committee deadline 4/11/25
New Hampshire 1/8/25 6/30/25 1/24/25 4/10/25 No Yes Senate crossover 3/27/25; House crossover 4/10/25
New Jersey 1/14/25 12/31/25 Yes No
New Mexico 1/21/25 3/22/25 2/20/25 2/20/25 No No
New York 1/8/25 6/12/25 No Yes
North Carolina 1/8/25 7/31/25 4/3/25 3/25/25 5/8/25 No Yes
North Dakota 1/7/25 5/3/25 1/20/25 1/27/25 2/25/25 No No
Ohio 1/6/25 12/31/25 No Yes
Oklahoma 2/3/25 5/30/25 1/16/25 1/16/25 3/27/25 No Yes Committee deadline 3/6/25; opposite house committee deadline 4/24/25
Oregon 1/21/25 6/29/25 2/25/25 2/25/25 No No First chamber committee deadline 4/9/25; Second chamber cmte deadline 5/23/25
Pennsylvania 1/7/25 12/31/25 No Yes
Rhode Island 1/7/25 6/30/25 2/27/25 2/25/25 No No House committee deadline 4/22/25
South Carolina 1/14/25 5/8/25 No Yes Reconvening mid-June; date TBA
South Dakota 1/14/25 3/31/25 2/6/25 2/6/25 2/25/25 No No Last day regular session day before veto recess 3/12/25; reconvenes 3/31/25
Tennessee 1/14/25 4/22/25 No Yes
Texas 1/14/25 6/2/25 3/14/25 3/14/25 No No
Utah 1/21/25 3/7/25 1/31/25 1/31/25 3/4/25 No No
Vermont 1/8/25 6/15/25 3/14/25 No Yes Adjournment pushed back from 5/9/25
Virginia 1/8/25 2/22/25 1/17/25 1/17/25 2/4/25 Yes No Governor deadline to act 3/24/25; Veto session 4/2/25
Washington 1/13/25 4/27/25 3/12/25 No Yes
West Virginia 2/12/25 4/12/25 3/18/25 3/24/25 4/2/25 No Yes Special session expected TBA
Wisconsin 1/6/25 12/31/25 No Yes
Wyoming 1/14/25 3/6/25 2/3/25 1/29/25 2/12/25 No No