2023-09-18 14:32:22
What You Should Know About 2023-2024 Biennial State Legislative Session Dates
In 25 states, legislatures convene in odd-numbered years and remain in session until the following even-numbered year.
Of those, 16 have gone into recess for the remainder of the year: Alaska, California, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Vermont.
The rest remain in session into the fall months: North Carolina, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin. North Carolina will go into recess on September 30 and Massachusetts on November 15. The rest will continue to meet through the end of the year.
Annual Legislative Session Dates and Other Legislative Schedules
There are 19 states that hold annual legislative sessions. These states — Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming — convene a new group of legislators at the beginning of each year.
The majority of these states will convene in January of 2024. The exceptions are Connecticut, Oregon, and Wyoming, which will convene in February; Louisiana, which won’t convene until March; and Arkansas, which convenes for a fiscal session in April.
New Jersey and Virginia have legislatures that convene in even-numbered years and adjourn in odd-numbered years. Both have adjourned, but Virginia is currently in a special session estimated to last until September 29.
Finally, there are four states that only convene their legislatures in odd-numbered years, so won’t be holding any legislative session in 2024: Montana, North Dakota, Nevada, and Texas.
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