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Dates of 2015 state legislative sessions

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State's session adjourneda = This state's regular session is adjourned for 2015.
State in regular sessiona = This state's legislature is in regular session.
State's session is in recessa = This state's legislature is in recess.
Specialsession.png = Special session.
(*) - This state has full-time legislators (A full-time state legislature is defined as a legislature that meets throughout the year.)

State Dates of session Session length limit[1]
State's session adjourneda Alabama March 3 - June 4 30 legislative days in 105 calendar days
State's session adjourneda Alaska January 20 - April 27 90 calendar days
State's session adjourneda Arizona January 12 - April 2 Saturday of the last week in which the 100th calendar day falls
State's session adjourneda Arkansas January 12 - April 2 60 calendar days
State's session adjourneda California* December 1, 2014 - September 12, 2015 September 12
State's session adjourneda Colorado January 7 - May 6 120 calendar days
State's session adjourneda Connecticut January 7 - June 3 Wednesday after the first Monday in June
State's session adjourneda Delaware January 13 - June 30 June 30
State's session adjourneda Florida March 3 - May 1[2] 60 calendar days
State's session adjourneda Georgia January 12 - April 2 40 legislative days
State's session adjourneda Hawaii January 21 - May 7 60 legislative days
State's session adjourneda Idaho January 12 - April 11 None
State's session adjourneda Illinois* January 14 - December 7 (extended session) None
State's session adjourneda Indiana January 6 - April 29 April 29
State's session adjourneda Iowa January 12 - June 5 (extended session) 110 calendar days
State's session adjourneda Kansas January 12 - June 12 None
State's session adjourneda Kentucky January 6 - March 23 30 legislative days or March 30
State's session adjourneda Louisiana April 13 - June 11 45 legislative days in 60 calendar days
State's session adjourneda Maine December 3, 2014 - July 16, 2015 (extended session) 3rd Wed in June
State's session adjourneda Maryland January 14 - April 13 90 calendar days
State's session adjourneda Massachusetts* January 7, 2015 - January 5, 2016 Formal sessions, 3rd Wed in Nov; informal, no limit
State's session adjourneda Michigan* January 14 - December 17 None
State's session adjourneda Minnesota January 6 - May 18 120 legislative days in 2 years, or the 1st Monday after the 3rd Saturday in May each year
State's session adjourneda Mississippi January 6 - April 2 90 calendar days
State's session adjourneda Missouri January 7 - May 15 May 15
State's session adjourneda Montana January 5 - April 28 90 legislative days in two years
State's session adjourneda Nebraska January 7 - May 29 90 legislative days
State's session adjourneda Nevada February 2 - June 1 120 calendar days in two years
State's session adjourneda New Hampshire January 7 - July 1 45 legislative days or July 1
State's session adjourneda New Jersey* January 13, 2015 - January 11, 2016 None
State's session adjourneda New Mexico January 20 - March 21 60 calendar days
State's session adjourneda New York* January 7 – June 25 None
State's session adjourneda North Carolina January 14 - September 30 None
State's session adjourneda North Dakota January 6 - April 29 80 legislative days in two years
State's session adjourneda Ohio* January 5 – December 16 None
State's session adjourneda Oklahoma February 2 - May 22 Last Friday in May
State's session adjourneda Oregon February 2 - July 6 160 calendar days
State's session adjourneda Pennsylvania* January 6 - December 31 None
State's session adjourneda Rhode Island January 6 - late June 25 None
State's session adjourneda South Carolina January 13 - June 4 (veto session from 6/16/15 - 7/9/15) First Thurs in June
State's session adjourneda South Dakota January 13 - March 30 40 legislative days
State's session adjourneda Tennessee January 13 - April 22 90 legislative days
State's session adjourneda Texas January 13 - June 1 140 calendar days in two years
State's session adjourneda Utah January 26 - March 12 45 calendar days
State's session adjourneda Vermont January 7 - May 16 None
State's session adjourneda Virginia January 14 - February 27 (Special session TBD)[3] 30 calendar days
State's session adjourneda Washington January 12 - April 24 105 calendar days
State's session adjourneda West Virginia January 14 - March 14 60 calendar days
State's session adjourneda Wisconsin* January 5 - December 31 None
State's session adjourneda Wyoming January 13 - March 6 40 legislative days

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ NCSL, "Legislative Session Lengths," accessed December 14, 2014
  2. ↑ 1st special session was from 6/1 to 6/19; 2nd special session was from 8/10 to 8/21; 3rd special session was held from 10/19 to 11/5
  3. ↑ Special session abruptly adjourned on August 17 with no agreement in place over redistricting congressional districts. The deadline to create new congressional maps was September 1. The new maps will be drawn by the courts.
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