2026 State Effective Dates
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State Session Dates Intro Deadlines Crossover Deadline Prefile Date Carryover Other Notes and Deadlines (Special Session, etc.)
Start Adjournment House Senate '26 to '27 '27 to '28
Alabama 2/2/27 5/13/27 12/1/26 No No Organizational session 1/12/27
Alaska 1/19/27 5/19/27 1/11/27 No Yes
Arizona 4/11/27 5/21/27 11/15/26 No No 100-day statutory adjournment 4/20/27, typically extended for budget negotiations
Arkansas 1/11/27 4/28/27 11/15/26 No No
California 12/7/26 9/10/27 2/19/27 2/19/27 6/4/27 No Yes
Colorado 1/11/27 5/10/27 12/1/26 No No
Connecticut 1/6/27 6/9/27 No No
Delaware 1/12/27 6/30/27 12/15/26 No Yes
Florida 3/2/27 4/30/27 3/2/27 3/2/27 8/1/26 No No
Georgia 1/11/27 3/31/27 11/15/26 No Yes
Hawaii 1/20/27 5/7/27 1/13/27 No Yes
Idaho 1/11/27 4/2/27 No No
Illinois 1/13/27 5/31/27 12/3/26 No Yes
Indiana 1/12/27 4/29/27 11/17/26 No No Org. session 11/17/26; session dates may be shifted at that time
Iowa 1/11/27 4/30/27 2/12/27 2/12/27 3/19/27 12/1/26 No Yes
Kansas 1/11/27 5/7/27 11/4/26 No Yes
Kentucky 1/5/27 3/30/27 9/1/26 No No
Louisiana 4/12/27 6/10/27 1/25/27 No No
Maine 12/2/26 6/30/27 No Yes
Maryland 1/13/27 4/12/27 11/20/26 No No
Massachusetts 1/6/27 11/17/27 No Yes
Michigan 1/13/27 12/31/27 No Yes
Minnesota 1/12/27 5/17/27 No Yes
Mississippi 1/5/27 5/10/27 11/1/26 No No
Missouri 1/6/27 5/14/27 12/1/26 No No
Montana 1/4/27 4/30/27 5/11/26 No No
Nebraska 1/6/27 6/1/27 No Yes
Nevada 2/1/27 5/31/27 3/15/27 3/15/27 4/20/27 5/11/26 No No
New Hampshire 1/6/27 6/30/27 1/15/27 9/1/26 No Yes
New Jersey 1/12/27 1/11/28 Yes No
New Mexico 1/19/27 3/20/27 2/18/27 2/18/27 1/2/27 No No
New York 1/6/27 6/10/27 11/15/26 No Yes
North Carolina 1/13/27 7/30/27 No Yes 1/13/27 is organizational day; 1/27/27 is first floor session
North Dakota 1/5/27 4/30/27 1/18/27 1/25/27 2/26/27 12/1/26 No No 2027 Organizational session 12/1/26 - 12/ 3/26
Ohio 1/4/27 12/31/27 No Yes
Oklahoma 2/1/27 5/28/27 1/14/27 1/14/27 3/25/27 11/15/26 No Yes Organization session 1/5/27
Oregon 1/11/27 6/19/27 12/11/26 No No
Pennsylvania 1/5/27 12/31/27 12/15/26 No Yes
Rhode Island 1/5/27 6/30/27 11/15/26 No No
South Carolina 1/12/27 5/13/27 11/9/26 No Yes
South Dakota 1/12/27 3/31/27 2/3/27 2/3/27 2/24/27 12/13/26 No No Last day of regular session before veto recess 3/11/27; Veto day 3/31/27
Tennessee 1/12/27 4/22/27 11/4/26 No Yes
Texas 1/12/27 5/31/27 3/12/27 3/12/27 5/14/27 11/9/26 No No
Utah 1/19/27 3/5/27 1/29/27 1/29/27 3/2/27 5/6/26 No No
Vermont 1/6/27 5/14/27 12/15/26 No Yes
Virginia 1/13/27 2/27/27 7/20/26 Yes No
Washington 1/11/27 4/26/27 12/1/26 No Yes
West Virginia 1/13/27 3/13/27 2/16/27 2/22/27 3/3/27 12/14/26 No Yes
Wisconsin 1/4/27 12/31/27 No Yes
Wyoming 1/12/27 3/8/27 2/1/27 1/27/27 2/10/27 5/26/26 No No