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2026 Legislative Session Dates
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Last Updated August 7, 2025
Download| State | Session Dates | Prefile Date | Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Adjournment | |||
| Alabama | 1/13/26 | 3/27/26 | 6/20/25 | |
| Alaska | 1/20/26 | 5/20/26 | 1/9/26 | |
| Arizona | 1/12/26 | 4/25/26 | 11/15/25 | Adjournment deadline can be extended |
| Arkansas | 4/8/26 | 5/7/26 | 3/9/26 | |
| California | 1/5/26 | 8/31/26 | No prefiling in CA | |
| Colorado | 1/14/26 | 5/13/26 | 12/1/25 | |
| Connecticut | 2/4/26 | 5/6/26 | No prefiling in CT | |
| Delaware | 1/13/26 | 6/30/26 | 12/15/25 | |
| Florida | 1/13/26 | 3/13/26 | 8/1/25 | |
| Georgia | 1/12/26 | 4/6/26 | 11/15/25 | |
| Hawaii | 1/21/26 | 5/7/26 | 1/14/26 | |
| Idaho | 1/12/26 | 4/10/26 | No prefiling in ID | |
| Illinois | 1/14/26 | 5/31/26 | No prefiling for even-numbered year sessions | |
| Indiana | 1/13/26 | 3/14/26 | 11/19/25 | Organizational Day 11/18/25; session dates may be adjusted during org. session |
| Iowa | 1/12/26 | 4/21/26 | 12/12/25 | 4/21/26 - 100th day of session, per diems end; session usually extended |
| Kansas | 1/12/26 | 4/10/26 | 4/12/25 | Prefilining for even-numbered year session begins day after end of odd-numbered year session |
| Kentucky | 1/6/26 | 4/15/26 | 10/1/25 | Prefiled bills not publicly available |
| Louisiana | 3/9/26 | 6/1/25 | 2/2/26 | |
| Maine | 1/7/26 | 4/15/26 | 10/3/25 | |
| Maryland | 1/14/26 | 4/13/26 | 11/20/25 | |
| Massachusetts | 1/7/26 | 7/31/26 | Informal session begins 8/1/26; may reconvene formal session to vote on conference committee bills | |
| Michigan | 1/14/26 | 12/31/26 | No prefiling in MI | |
| Minnesota | 2/17/26 | 5/18/26 | No prefiling in MN | |
| Mississippi | 1/6/26 | 4/5/26 | Prefiling allowed, but bills not numbered until session starts | |
| Missouri | 1/7/26 | 5/15/26 | 12/1/25 | |
| Montana | No regular session in even-numbered years | |||
| Nebraska | 1/7/26 | 4/22/26 | No prefiling in NE | |
| Nevada | No regular session in even-numbered years | |||
| New Hampshire | 1/7/26 | 6/30/26 | 9/15/25 | |
| New Jersey | 1/13/26 | 12/31/26 | 11/15/26 | |
| New Mexico | 1/20/26 | 2/19/26 | 1/2/26 | |
| New York | 1/7/26 | 6/10/26 | 11/15/25 | |
| North Carolina | 4/21/26 | 8/31/26 | In 2025 session one day per month until 4/21/26; No prefiling in NC | |
| North Dakota | No regular session in even-numbered years | |||
| Ohio | 1/5/26 | 12/31/26 | No prefiling in OH | |
| Oklahoma | 2/2/26 | 5/29/26 | 12/1/25 | Prefiling may start earlier |
| Oregon | 2/2/26 | 3/9/26 | 1/16/26 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1/6/26 | 11/30/26 | ||
| Rhode Island | 1/6/26 | 6/30/26 | 11/15/25 | |
| South Carolina | 1/13/26 | 5/7/26 | Prefiling begins mid/late Nov.; exact dates TBA | |
| South Dakota | 1/13/26 | 3/30/26 | 12/15/25 | 3/12/25 - last day before veto recess; 3/30/25 - veto day |
| Tennessee | 1/13/26 | 4/24/26 | 6/9/25 | |
| Texas | No regular session in even-numbered years | |||
| Utah | 1/20/26 | 3/6/26 | 5/7/25 | |
| Vermont | 1/6/26 | 5/8/26 | No prefiling for even-numbered year sessions | |
| Virginia | 1/14/26 | 3/14/26 | 11/17/25 | |
| Washington | 1/12/26 | 3/12/26 | 12/1/25 | |
| West Virginia | 1/14/26 | 3/14/26 | 12/14/25 | |
| Wisconsin | 1/13/26 | 3/19/26 | No prefiling in WI | |
| Wyoming | 2/9/26 | 3/6/26 | 4/15/25 | |