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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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Alabama
Session Dates
Start 2/4/25
Adjournment 5/15/25
Intro Deadlines
House
Senate
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
Organizational session 1/14/25
Alaska
Session Dates
Start 1/21/25
Adjournment 5/21/25
Intro Deadlines
House
Senate
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Arizona
Session Dates
Start 1/13/25
Adjournment 4/26/25
Intro Deadlines
House 2/11/25
Senate 2/3/25
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Arkansas
Session Dates
Start 1/13/25
Adjournment 4/11/25
Intro Deadlines
House 3/3/25
Senate 3/3/25
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
California
Session Dates
Start 12/2/24
Adjournment 9/12/25
Intro Deadlines
House 2/21/25
Senate 2/21/25
Crossover Deadline
6/6/25
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
Special session, re: "protecting California values", convened 12/2/24
Colorado
Session Dates
Start 1/8/25
Adjournment 5/7/25
Intro Deadlines
House 2/7/25
Senate 1/31/25
Crossover Deadline
3/14/25
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Connecticut
Session Dates
Start 1/8/25
Adjournment 6/4/25
Intro Deadlines
House
Senate
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Delaware
Session Dates
Start 1/14/25
Adjournment 6/30/25
Intro Deadlines
House
Senate
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Florida
Session Dates
Start 3/4/25
Adjournment 5/2/25
Intro Deadlines
House 2/28/25
Senate 3/4/25
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
Potential special session, re: immigration, would convene 1/27/25
Georgia
Session Dates
Start 1/13/25
Adjournment 4/4/25
Intro Deadlines
House
Senate
Crossover Deadline
3/6/25
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Hawaii
Session Dates
Start 1/15/25
Adjournment 5/2/25
Intro Deadlines
House 1/23/25
Senate 1/23/25
Crossover Deadline
3/6/25
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Idaho
Session Dates
Start 1/6/25
Adjournment 4/10/25
Intro Deadlines
House 2/10/25
Senate 1/17/25
Crossover Deadline
3/3/25
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Illinois
Session Dates
Start 1/8/25
Adjournment 5/31/25
Intro Deadlines
House 2/7/25
Senate 2/7/25
Crossover Deadline
4/11/25
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
2023-2024 Lame duck session 1/4/25 - 1/7/25
Indiana
Session Dates
Start 1/8/25
Adjournment 4/29/25
Intro Deadlines
House 1/14/25
Senate 1/16/25
Crossover Deadline
2/20/25
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Iowa
Session Dates
Start 1/13/25
Adjournment 5/2/25
Intro Deadlines
House
Senate
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
First house committee deadline 3/7/25; Second funnel deadline 4/4/25
Kansas
Session Dates
Start 1/13/25
Adjournment 4/12/25
Intro Deadlines
House
Senate
Crossover Deadline
2/20/25
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
First adjournment 3/28/25; recess 3/29/25 - 4/9/25; veto session 4/10/25 - 4/12/25
Kentucky
Session Dates
Start 1/7/25
Adjournment 3/28/25
Intro Deadlines
House 2/19/25
Senate 2/18/25
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Louisiana
Session Dates
Start 4/14/25
Adjournment 6/12/25
Intro Deadlines
House 4/23/25
Senate 4/23/25
Crossover Deadline
6/9/25
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Maine
Session Dates
Start 12/4/24
Adjournment 6/18/25
Intro Deadlines
House
Senate
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Maryland
Session Dates
Start 1/8/25
Adjournment 4/7/25
Intro Deadlines
House 2/7/25
Senate 2/3/25
Crossover Deadline
3/17/25
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Massachusetts
Session Dates
Start 1/1/25
Adjournment 11/19/25
Intro Deadlines
House
Senate
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Michigan
Session Dates
Start 1/8/25
Adjournment 12/31/25
Intro Deadlines
House
Senate
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Minnesota
Session Dates
Start 1/14/25
Adjournment 5/19/25
Intro Deadlines
House
Senate
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Mississippi
Session Dates
Start 1/7/25
Adjournment 4/6/25
Intro Deadlines
House 1/20/25
Senate 1/20/25
Crossover Deadline
2/14/25
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Missouri
Session Dates
Start 1/8/25
Adjournment 5/16/25
Intro Deadlines
House 3/8/25
Senate 3/1/25
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Montana
Session Dates
Start 1/6/25
Adjournment 4/30/25
Intro Deadlines
House 2/22/25
Senate 2/22/25
Crossover Deadline
3/4/25
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Nebraska
Session Dates
Start 1/8/25
Adjournment 6/9/25
Intro Deadlines
House
Senate 1/22/25
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Nevada
Session Dates
Start 2/3/25
Adjournment 6/2/25
Intro Deadlines
House 3/17/25
Senate 3/17/25
Crossover Deadline
4/22/25
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
New Hampshire
Session Dates
Start 1/8/25
Adjournment 6/30/25
Intro Deadlines
House 1/24/25
Senate
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
New Jersey
Session Dates
Start 1/14/25
Adjournment 12/31/25
Intro Deadlines
House
Senate
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 Yes
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
New Mexico
Session Dates
Start 1/21/25
Adjournment 3/22/25
Intro Deadlines
House 2/20/25
Senate 2/20/25
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
New York
Session Dates
Start 1/8/25
Adjournment 6/12/25
Intro Deadlines
House
Senate
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
North Carolina
Session Dates
Start 1/8/25
Adjournment 7/31/25
Intro Deadlines
House 4/3/25
Senate 3/25/25
Crossover Deadline
5/8/25
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
North Dakota
Session Dates
Start 1/7/25
Adjournment 5/2/25
Intro Deadlines
House 1/20/25
Senate 1/27/25
Crossover Deadline
2/28/25
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Ohio
Session Dates
Start 1/6/25
Adjournment 12/31/25
Intro Deadlines
House
Senate
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Oklahoma
Session Dates
Start 2/3/25
Adjournment 5/30/25
Intro Deadlines
House 1/16/25
Senate 1/16/25
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
Organizational Day 1/7/25
Oregon
Session Dates
Start 1/21/25
Adjournment 6/29/25
Intro Deadlines
House 2/25/25
Senate 2/25/25
Crossover Deadline
4/9/25
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Pennsylvania
Session Dates
Start 1/7/25
Adjournment 12/31/25
Intro Deadlines
House
Senate
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
First voting day of session 1/27/25
Rhode Island
Session Dates
Start 1/7/25
Adjournment 6/30/25
Intro Deadlines
House
Senate
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
South Carolina
Session Dates
Start 1/14/25
Adjournment 5/8/25
Intro Deadlines
House
Senate
Crossover Deadline
4/10/25
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
South Dakota
Session Dates
Start 1/14/25
Adjournment 3/31/25
Intro Deadlines
House 2/6/25
Senate 2/6/25
Crossover Deadline
2/25/25
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Tennessee
Session Dates
Start 1/14/25
Adjournment 4/25/25
Intro Deadlines
House
Senate
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
Special session, re: hurricane relief, school vouchers, immigration, begins 1/27/25
Texas
Session Dates
Start 1/14/25
Adjournment 6/2/25
Intro Deadlines
House 3/14/25
Senate 3/14/25
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Utah
Session Dates
Start 1/21/25
Adjournment 3/7/25
Intro Deadlines
House 1/31/25
Senate 1/31/25
Crossover Deadline
3/4/25
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Vermont
Session Dates
Start 1/8/25
Adjournment 5/9/25
Intro Deadlines
House
Senate
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Virginia
Session Dates
Start 1/8/25
Adjournment 2/22/25
Intro Deadlines
House 1/17/25
Senate 1/17/25
Crossover Deadline
2/4/25
Carryover
'24 to '25 Yes
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Washington
Session Dates
Start 1/13/25
Adjournment 4/27/25
Intro Deadlines
House
Senate
Crossover Deadline
3/12/25
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
First house committee deadline 2/21/25
West Virginia
Session Dates
Start 2/12/25
Adjournment 4/12/25
Intro Deadlines
House 3/18/25
Senate 3/24/25
Crossover Deadline
4/2/25
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
Organizational Day 1/8/25
Wisconsin
Session Dates
Start 1/6/25
Adjournment 12/31/25
Intro Deadlines
House
Senate
Crossover Deadline
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 Yes
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A
Wyoming
Session Dates
Start 1/14/25
Adjournment 3/6/25
Intro Deadlines
House 2/3/25
Senate 1/29/25
Crossover Deadline
2/12/25
Carryover
'24 to '25 No
'25 to '26 No
Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
N/A