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2023 State Legislative Sessions

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Tracking legislative deadlines in all 50 states can be overwhelming. MultiState’s Legislative Session Dates chart organizes them all in one easy-to-use reference sheet. 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 '22 to '23 '23 to '24
Alabama 3/7/23 6/6/23 5/25/23 5/25/23 No No Special session, re: redistricting, 7/17/23 - 7/21/23
Alaska 1/17/23 5/17/23 No Yes Special session, re: budget, 5/18/23
Arizona 1/9/23 7/31/23 2/6/23 1/30/23 No No
Arkansas 1/9/23 5/1/23 No No Special session, re: taxes, FOIA, COVID, 9/11/23 - 9/14/23
California 12/5/22 9/14/23 2/17/23 2/17/23 6/2/23 No Yes
Colorado 1/9/23 5/8/23 1/30/23 3/1/23 No No Special session, re: property taxes, 11/17/23 - 11/20/23
Connecticut 1/4/23 6/7/23 No No Special session, re: presidential primary, miscellaneous items, 9/26/23
Delaware 1/10/23 6/30/23 No Yes
Florida 3/7/23 5/5/23 3/7/23 3/7/23 No No Special session, re: Iran sanctions, hurricane relief, 11/6/23 - 11/8/23
Georgia 1/9/23 3/29/23 3/6/23 No Yes Special session, re: redistricting, 11/29/23 - 12/7/23
Hawaii 1/18/23 5/4/23 1/25/23 1/25/23 3/9/23 No Yes
Idaho 1/9/23 4/6/23 1/27/23 1/20/23 3/6/23 No No
Illinois 1/11/23 5/27/23 2/17/23 2/10/23 3/31/23 No Yes Veto session 10/24/23 - 11/9/23
Indiana 1/9/23 4/28/23 1/12/23 1/13/23 2/28/23 No No Organization Day for the 2024 session 11/21/23
Iowa 1/9/23 5/4/23 3/17/23 No Yes Special session, re: abortion, 7/11/23
Kansas 1/9/23 4/28/23 2/8/23 2/8/23 2/24/23 No Yes
Kentucky 1/3/23 3/30/23 2/22/23 2/21/23 No No
Louisiana 4/10/23 6/8/23 No No Special session, re: congressional redistricting, expected TBA in January 2024
Maine 12/7/22 3/30/23 No Yes Special session, re: budget, 4/5/23 - 7/6/23; Veto session 7/25/23 - 7/26/23
Maryland 1/11/23 4/10/23 2/10/23 2/6/23 3/20/23 No No
Massachusetts 1/4/23 11/15/23 No Yes Formal session ends 11/15/23; Informal session begins 11/16/23
Michigan 1/11/23 11/14/23 No Yes Sine die adjournment moved up from 12/31/23 to 11/14/23; last floor session 11/9/23
Minnesota 1/3/23 5/22/23 No Yes
Mississippi 1/3/23 4/1/23 1/16/23 1/16/23 2/9/23 No No
Missouri 1/4/23 5/12/23 3/1/23 3/9/23 No No Veto session 9/13/23
Montana 1/2/23 5/2/23 2/24/23 2/24/23 3/3/23 No No
Nebraska 1/4/23 6/1/23 1/18/23 No Yes Session ended 8 days ahead of schedule
Nevada 2/6/23 6/5/23 3/27/23 3/27/23 4/25/23 No No Special session I, re: budget, 6/6/23; Special session II, re: MLB stadium, 6/7/23 - 6/14/23
New Hampshire 1/4/23 6/29/23 1/20/23 4/6/23 No Yes Veto session 10/26/23
New Jersey 1/10/23 1/8/24 Yes No
New Mexico 1/17/23 3/18/23 2/16/23 2/16/23 No No
New York 1/4/23 6/21/23 No Yes Senate adjourned 6/10/23; Assembly reconvened 6/20/23 - 6/21/23
North Carolina 1/11/23 10/25/23 4/25/23 4/6/23 5/4/23 No Yes Non-voting session days scheduled 11/29 - 11/30/23; 12/20 - 12/21/23
North Dakota 1/3/23 4/29/23 1/16/23 1/23/23 2/22/23 No No Special session, re: budget, 10/23/23 - 10/27/23
Ohio 1/2/23 12/31/23 No Yes
Oklahoma 2/6/23 5/26/23 1/19/23 1/19/23 3/23/23 No Yes Special session, re: taxes, 10/3/23 - 10/4/23
Oregon 1/17/23 6/25/23 2/21/23 2/21/23 No No
Pennsylvania 1/3/23 12/13/23 No Yes
Rhode Island 1/3/23 6/16/23 No No
South Carolina 1/10/23 5/11/23 4/10/23 No Yes Special session, re: budget, abortion, guns, 5/16/23 - 6/14/23
South Dakota 1/10/23 3/27/23 2/1/23 2/1/23 2/22/23 No No
Tennessee 1/10/23 4/21/23 No Yes Special session, re: guns, 8/21/23 - 8/29/23
Texas 1/10/23 5/29/23 3/10/23 3/10/23 No No Special session, re: school vouchers, 10/9/23 - 11/7/23; Special session, re: school vouchers and immigration, 11/7/23 - 12/5/23
Utah 1/17/23 3/3/23 1/27/23 1/27/23 2/28/23 No No Special session, re: leadership elections, support for Israel, 11/15/23
Vermont 1/4/23 5/12/23 2/21/23 3/17/23 No Yes Veto session 6/20/23
Virginia 1/11/23 2/25/23 1/20/23 1/20/23 2/7/23 Yes No Special session, re: budget, 9/6/23
Washington 1/9/23 4/23/23 3/8/23 No Yes Special session, re: drug possession law, 5/16/23
West Virginia 1/11/23 3/11/23 2/14/23 2/20/23 3/1/23 No Yes Special session, re: corrections, 8/6/23 - 8/8/23
Wisconsin 1/3/23 12/31/23 No Yes Special session, re: child care, convened 9/20/23
Wyoming 1/10/23 3/3/23 1/31/23 1/26/23 2/8/23 No No