State Start Date House Bill Intro Deadline Senate Bill Intro Deadline Cross-over Deadline Legislation Carryover from 2018 Legislation Carryover to 2020 Sine Die Adjournment (approx.) Bill Prefiling Begins
Alabama 3/5/19 TBA TBA TBA No No 6/17/19 1/15/19
Alaska 1/15/19 TBA TBA TBA No Yes 4/14/19 1/7/19
Arizona 1/14/19 TBA TBA TBA No No 4/23/19 11/15/18
Arkansas 1/14/19 TBA TBA TBA No No 4/5/19 11/15/18
California 12/3/18  2/22/19 2/22/19 5/31/19 No Yes 9/13/19  No prefiling
Colorado 1/4/19 1/25/19 1/22/19  2/22/19 No No 5/3/19 12/1/18
Connecticut 1/9/19 None None None No No 6/5/19 No prefiling
Delaware 1/8/19 None None None No Yes 6/30/19 No prefiling 
Florida 3/5/19 3/5/19  3/5/19  None No No  5/3/19 

Prefiling began 8/1/18

Organizational day 11/20/18
Georgia 1/14/19 TBA TBA TBA No Yes 3/29/19 11/15/18
Hawaii 1/16/19 1/24/19 1/24/19 3/7/19 No Yes 5/2/19 1/9/19
Idaho 1/7/19 1/29/19 1/22/19 3/7/19 No No 3/22/19  No prefiling 
Illinois 1/9/19 2/15/19 2/15/19 4/12/19 No Yes 5/31/19 11/30/18
Indiana 1/3/19 1/10/19 1/10/19 2/26/19 No No 4/29/19 10/22/18
Iowa 1/14/19 2/15/19 2/15/19 None No Yes 5/3/19 12/1/19 
Kansas 1/14/19 TBA TBA TBA No Yes 5/31/19 11/7/18
Kentucky  1/8/19 2/19/19  2/15/19 None No No 3/30/19  5/30/18
Louisiana  4/8/19 5/1/19  5/1/19  6/3/19  No No 6/6/19  1/2/19
Maine 12/5/18 None None None No Yes 6/19/19 11/7/18
Maryland 1/9/19 2/8/19 2/4/19 3/18/19 No Yes 4/8/19 11/20/19
Massachusetts 1/2/19 1/18/19 1/18/19 None No Yes 11/20/19 No prefiling
Michigan 1/9/19 None None None No Yes 12/31/19 No prefiling
Minnesota 1/8/19 None None None No Yes 5/20/19  No prefiling
Mississippi 1/8/19 1/21/19 1/21/19 2/15/19 No No 4/7/19 No prefiling
Missouri 1/9/19 None 3/1/19 None No No 5/17/19 12/1/19
Montana 1/7/19 2/25/19 2/25/19 3/2/19 No N/A 5/1/19 7/17/18
Nebraska 1/9/19  1/23/19  N/A No Yes 5/24/19 No prefiling
Nevada 2/4/19  TBA TBA TBA  No N/A 6/3/19 5/23/17
New Hampshire 1/2/19  1/18/19  None 4/4/19 (House) 3/28/19 (Senate) No Yes 6/30/19 9/10/18
New Jersey 1/2/19 None None None Yes No 1/14/20  No prefiling
New Mexico 1/15/19 2/14/19 2/14/19   N/A No No 3/16/19 12/17/18
New York 1/9/19 None None None No Yes 6/19/19 11/15/18
North Carolina 1/9/19 4/23/19 4/2/19 5/9/19 No  Yes 6/30/19 No prefiling
North Dakota 1/3/19 1/14/19  1/14/19  2/22/19  No N/A 4/26/19  12/13/17
Ohio 1/7/19  None None None No Yes 12/31/19 No prefiling
Oklahoma 2/4/19 1/17/19 1/17/19 3/14/19 No Yes 5/31/19 Prefiling begins 11/15/19; organization day 1/8/19 
Oregon 1/14/19   TBA TBA  TBA  No No 6/30/19 11/12/18
Pennsylvania 1/1/19 None None None No Yes 12/31/19  No prefiling
Rhode Island 1/1/19 TBA TBA TBA No No 6/30/19 No prefiling
South Carolina 1/8/19 None None 4/10/19  No Yes 5/9/19 12/12/18
South Dakota 1/8/19  1/30/19  1/30/19 2/25/19 No No 3/29/19 12/9/18
Tennessee 1/8/19 TBA TBA None No Yes 5/15/19 11/7/18
Texas 1/8/19  3/8/19 3/8/19  None No N/A  5/27/19 11/12/18
Utah 1/28/19 2/7/19  2/7/19  3/11/19  No No 4/3/19  5/8/18
Vermont 1/9/19 1/31/19 None None No Yes 5/17/19 12/15/18
Virginia 1/9/19  1/18/19 1/18/19 2/5/19 Yes No 2/23/19  7/16/18
Washington 1/14/19  TBA  TBA  TBA  No Yes  4/28/19 12/3/18
West Virginia 1/9/19 2/12/19 2/18/19 2/27/19 No Yes (selected House bills only)  3/9/19 No prefiling
Wisconsin 1/7/19 None None None No Yes 12/31/19  No prefiling 
Wyoming 1/8/19  1/29/19  1/24/19   2/6/19 No No 2/27/19  11/7/18

Highlighted states indicate regular session of legislature has adjourned sine die, however special sessions may still be called.