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Stay ahead of state policy and government affairs with FiscalNote’s 2026 State Legislative Sessions Calendar. This resource provides start and end dates for legislative sessions across all 50 states.Â
Legislative tracking across all 50 states and D.C. is no easy task, but we can help make it more manageable. We compiled the convene and adjourn dates for all state legislative sessions in this free download. You'll also be able to see at a glance when prefiling opens for each state.
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| House Convenes | Senate Convenes | House Adjourns | Senate Adjourns | Carryover | Prefiling Opens | |
| Alabama | 01/13/26 | 01/13/26 | 04/30/26 | 04/30/26 | No Carryover | 06/25/2025 |
| Alaska | 01/20/26 | 01/20/26 | 05/20/26 | 05/20/26 | 2025-2026 | 01/09/2026 |
| Arizona | 01/12/26 | 01/12/26 | 04/25/26 | 04/25/26 | 2025-2026 | 11/14/2025 |
| Arkansas | 04/08/26 | 04/08/26 | 05/07/26 | 05/07/26 | No Carryover | 03/09/2026 |
| California | 01/05/26 | 01/05/26 | 08/31/26 | 08/31/26 | 2025-2026 | Does not prefile |
| Colorado | 01/14/26 | 01/14/26 | 2025-2026 | |||
| Connecticut | 02/04/26 | 02/04/26 | 05/06/26 | 05/06/26 | No Carryover | Does not prefile |
| Delaware | 01/13/26 | 01/13/26 | 06/30/26 | 06/30/26 | 2025-2026 | 12/18/2025 |
| District of Columbia | 01/02/26 | 01/02/26 | 12/31/26 | 12/31/26 | Does not prefile | |
| Florida | 01/13/26 | 01/13/26 | 03/13/26 | 03/13/26 | No Carryover | 08/01/2025 |
| Georgia | 01/12/26 | 01/12/26 | 04/06/26 | 04/06/26 | 2025-2026 | No Prefilling from 2026 onwards |
| Hawaii | 01/21/26 | 01/21/26 | 5/08/26 | 5/08/26 | 2025-2026 | 01/14/2026 |
| Idaho | 01/12/26 | 01/12/26 | 4/10/26 | 4/10/26 | No Carryover | Does not prefile |
| Illinois | 01/13/26 | 01/13/26 | 05/31/26 | 05/31/26 | 2025-2026 | |
| Indiana | 12/01/25 | 12/08/25 | 03/14/26 | 03/14/26 | No Carryover | 11/18/2025 |
| Iowa | 01/12/26 | 01/12/26 | 4/21/2026 | 4/21/2026 | 2025-2026 | 11/20/2025 |
| Kansas | 01/12/26 | 01/12/26 | 04/12/26 | 04/12/26 | 2025-2026 | |
| Kentucky | 01/06/26 | 01/06/26 | 04/15/26 | 04/15/26 | No Carryover | |
| Louisiana | 03/09/26 | 03/09/26 | 06/01/26 | 06/01/26 | No Carryover | 6/13/2025 |
| Maine | 01/07/26 | 01/07/26 | 4/15/26 | 4/15/26 | 2025-2026 | 12/03/2025 |
| Maryland | 01/14/26 | 01/14/26 | 04/13/26 | 04/13/26 | No Carryover | 11/20/2025 |
| Massachusetts | 01/07/26 | 01/07/26 | 01/05/27 | 01/05/27 | 2025-2026 | Does not prefile |
| Michigan | 01/14/26 | 01/14/26 | 12/31/26 | 12/31/26 | 2025-2026 | Does not prefile |
| Minnesota | 02/17/26 | 02/17/26 | 05/18/26 | 05/18/26 | 2025-2026 | Does not prefile |
| Mississippi | 01/06/26 | 01/06/26 | 04/05/26 | 04/05/26 | No Carryover | Any time between sessions |
| Missouri | 01/07/26 | 01/07/26 | 05/15/26 | 05/15/26 | No Carryover | 12/1/2025 |
| Montana | No Session | No Session | No Session | No Session | 2025-2026 | No Session |
| Nebraska | 01/07/26 | 01/07/26 | 04/17/26 | 04/17/26 | 2025-2026 | Does not prefile |
| Nevada | No Session | No Session | No Session | No Session | No Session | No Session |
| New Hampshire | 01/07/26 | 01/07/26 | 06/30/26 | 06/30/26 | 10/08/2025 | |
| New Jersey | 01/13/26 | 01/13/26 | 01/12/27 | 01/12/27 | 2026-2027 | |
| New Mexico | 01/20/26 | 01/20/26 | 02/19/26 | 02/19/26 | No Carryover | 01/02/2026 |
| New York | 01/07/26 | 01/07/26 | 06/04/26 | 06/04/26 | 2025-2026 | 11/03/2025 |
| North Carolina | 04/21/26 | 04/21/26 | 07/31/26 | 07/31/26 | 2025-2026 | Does not prefile |
| North Dakota | No Session | No Session | No Session | No Session | No Session | |
| Ohio | 01/28/26 | 01/28/26 | 12/31/26 | 12/31/26 | 2025-2026 | Does not prefile |
| Oklahoma | 02/02/26 | 02/02/26 | 05/29/26 | 05/29/26 | 2025-2026 | 11/07/2025 |
| Oregon | 02/02/26 | 02/02/26 | 03/09/26 | 03/09/26 | No Carryover | |
| Pennsylvania | 01/06/26 | 01/06/26 | 11/30/26 | 11/30/26 | 2025-2026 | No prefiling in odd-numbered years |
| Rhode Island | 01/06/26 | 01/06/26 | No Carryover | |||
| South Carolina | 01/13/26 | 01/13/26 | 05/07/26 | 05/07/26 | 2025-2026 | 12/10/2025 |
| South Dakota | 01/13/26 | 01/13/26 | 03/30/26 | 03/30/26 | No Carryover | 12/14/2025 |
| Tennessee | 01/13/26 | 01/13/26 | 04/22/26 | 04/22/26 | 2025-2026 | |
| Texas | No Session | No Session | No Session | No Session | No Session | |
| Utah | 01/20/26 | 01/20/26 | 03/06/26 | 03/06/26 | No Carryover | 12/02/2025 |
| Vermont | 01/06/26 | 01/06/26 | 05/08/26 | 05/08/26 | 2025-2026 | 01/05/2026 |
| Virginia | 01/14/26 | 01/14/26 | 03/15/26 | 03/15/26 | 2026-2027 | 11/17/2025 |
| Washington | 01/12/26 | 01/12/26 | 03/13/26 | 03/13/26 | 2025-2026 | 12/1/2025 |
| West Virginia | 01/14/26 | 01/14/26 | 03/14/26 | 03/14/26 | No Carryover | |
| Wisconsin | 01/13/26 | 01/13/26 | 01/03/27 | 01/03/27 | 2025-2026 | Does not prefile |
| Wyoming | 02/09/26 | 02/09/26 | 03/06/26 | 03/06/26 | No Carryover |
* All dates as of January 7, 2026 and subject to change. Blank cells = data not available at the time of publication.
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