2011 state legislative calendar

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2011 calendar

January

	3	Sessions began for the California, Montana and Ohio state legislatures.
	4	Special session began for the Wisconsin State Legislature. This special session is ongoing. [1]
	4	Special elections: California State Senate (District 1) and Iowa State Senate (District 48).
	4	Sessions began for the North Dakota, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island state legislatures.
	5	Sessions began for the Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont state legislatures.
	10	Sessions began for the Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas and Washington state legislatures.
	11	Special elections: Mississippi State Senate (District 6), Mississippi House of Representatives (District 116), Virginia State Senate (District 19) and Virginia House of Delegates (District 8).
	11	Sessions began for the Delaware, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming state legislatures.
	11	Bill deadline: Indiana House bill filing deadline.
	11	Bill deadline: Rhode Island Senate bill filing deadline.
	12	Sessions began for the Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Virginia and West Virginia state legislatures.
	13	Bill deadline: Indiana Senate bill filing deadline.
	14	Bill deadline: Connecticut House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	14	Bill deadline: Montana House and Senate general bills and resolutions filing deadline.
	17	Bill deadline: Mississippi House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	17	Bill deadline: North Dakota House bill filing deadline.
	18	Sessions began for the Alaska and New Mexico state legislatures.
	19	Session began for Hawaii State Legislature.
	19	Bill deadline: Nebraska Senate bill filing deadline.
	19	Special session: Arizona legislature. This special session was adjourned on January 20. [2]
	20	Bill deadline: Oklahoma House and Senate bill filing deadline, 4 p.m.
	21	Bill deadline: Massachusetts General Assembly and Senate bill filing deadline.
	21	Bill deadline: Virginia House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	22	Primary elections: Louisiana State Senate (District 22) and Louisiana House of Representatives (District 101).
	24	Session began for Utah State Legislature.
	24	Bill deadline: North Dakota Senate bill filing deadline.
	24	Bill deadline: Tennessee House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	26	Bill deadline: Hawaii House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	26	Session began for North Carolina State Legislature.
	26	Bill deadline: Wyoming Senate bill filing deadline.
	31	Bill deadline: Rhode Island House bill filing deadline.
	31	Bill deadline: Wyoming House bill filing deadline.

February

	1	Session began for Oregon State Legislature.
	1	Special election: Pennsylvania House of Representatives (District 185).
	1	Bill deadline: South Dakota House and Senate non-committee bill filing deadline.
	2	Bill deadline: New Hampshire House bill filing deadline.
	3	Bill deadline: Colorado Senate bill filing deadline.
	4	Bill deadline: Maine House and Senate committee bill filing deadline.
	4	Bill deadline: Maryland Senate bill filing deadline.
	7	Session began for Nevada State Legislature.
	7	Session began for Oklahoma State Legislature.
	7	Bill deadline: Idaho House and Senate personal (non-committee) bill filing deadline.
	7	Bill deadline: Utah House and Senate 12:00 p.m. bill filing deadline.
	8	Bill deadline: Arizona Senate bill filing deadline.
	8	Special election: Oklahoma State Senate (District 47).
	9	Bill deadline: Kansas House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	10	Bill deadline: Colorado House bill filing deadline.
	10	Bill deadline: Illinois Senate bill filing deadline.
	11	Bill deadline: Kentucky Senate bill filing deadline.
	11	Bill deadline: Maryland House bill filing deadline.
	14	Bill deadline: Kentucky House bill filing deadline.
	14	Special session began for the Arizona legislature.
	15	Special election: Georgia House of Representatives (District 136).
	15	Special election: Georgia House of Representatives (District 178).
	11	Bill deadline: Iowa House bill filing deadline.
	17	Bill deadline: Arizona House bill filing deadline.
	17	Bill deadline: New Mexico House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	17	Bill deadline: Oregon House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	18	Bill deadline: California General Assembly and Senate bill filing deadline.
	19	Special election: Louisiana State Senate (District 22).
	19	Special election: Louisiana House of Representatives (District 101).
	21	Bill deadline: West Virginia House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	24	Bill deadline: Illinois House bill filing deadline.
	25	Bill deadline: Iowa Senate bill filing deadline.
	27	Session ended for the Virginia State Legislature.
	27	Special redistricting session began for the Virginia legislature.
	28	Bill deadline: Vermont House and Senate bill filing deadline.

March

	1	Session began for Alabama State Legislature.
	3	Session ended for Wyoming State Legislature.
	1	Bill deadline: Missouri Senate bill filing deadline.
	7	Bill deadline: Arkansas Senate and House bill filing deadline.
	8	Session began for Florida State Legislature.
	8	Special election: Arkansas House of Representatives (District 24).
	8	Special election: Tennessee State Senate (District 18).
	8	Special election: Tennessee House of Representatives (District 98).
	8	Special election: Virginia House of Delegates (District 91).
	8	Bill deadline: Florida House and Senate 12:00 p.m. bill filing deadline.
	9	Session ended for Kentucky State Legislature.
	10	Session ended for Utah State Legislature.
	11	Bill deadline: North Carolina House bill filing deadline.
	11	Bill deadline: Texas House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	15	Special election: Pennsylvania State Senate (District 11).
	18	Session ended for West Virginia State Legislature.
	19	Session ended for New Mexico State Legislature.
	20	Special session began for Louisiana State Legislature.
	21	Bill deadline: Nevada House and Senate member bill filing deadline.
	28	Bill deadline: Nevada House and Senate committee bill filing deadline.
	28	Session ended for South Dakota State Legislature.

April

	1	Bill deadline: Missouri House bill filing deadline.
	2	Special election: Louisiana House of Representatives (District 46).
	5	Bill deadline: Alabama House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	5	Special election: South Carolina House of Representatives (District 64).
	5	Bill deadline: Alabama House and Senate general bills and resolutions filing deadline.
	6	Special session began for Virginia General Assembly at 12 p.m.
	7	Session ended for Idaho State Legislature.
	7	Session ended for Mississippi State Legislature.
	10	Signature filing deadline for the 2011 New Jersey state legislative elections.
	11	Session ended for Maryland State Legislature.
	12	Special election: Connecticut House of Representatives (District 148).
	12	Special election: South Carolina State Senate (District 16).
	14	Session ended for Georgia State Legislature.
	14	Bill deadline: Washington House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	15	Bill deadline: Louisiana House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	17	Session ended for the Alaska State Legislature.
	19	Special election: California State Senate Districts 17 and 28.
	20	Session ended for the Arizona State Legislature.
	20	Bill deadline: North Carolina Senate bill filing deadline.
	24	Session ended for the Washington State Legislature.
	25	Session began for the Louisiana State Legislature.
	27	Session ended for Arkansas State Legislature.
	28	Session ended for the Montana State Legislature.
	28	Session ended for the North Dakota State Legislature.
	29	Session ended for the Indiana State Legislature.

May

	1	Bill deadline: South Carolina Senate senate and house originating bills filing deadline.
	3	Special election for California State Assembly District 4.
	3	Special elections for Wisconsin State Assembly districts 60, 83, 94.
	5	Session ended for the Hawaii State Legislature.
	6	Session ended for the Florida State Legislature.
	6	Session ended for the Vermont State Legislature.
	10	Special elections for Massachusetts House of Representatives districts 10 Middlesex, 6 Worcester.
	11	Session ended for the Colorado General Assembly.
	13	Session ended for the Missouri State Legislature.
	17	Special elections for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough District 4.
	21	Session ended for Tennessee State Legislature.
	23	Session ended for the Minnesota State Legislature.
	26	Session ended for the Nebraska State Legislature.
	27	Session ended for the Oklahoma State Legislature.
	30	Session ended for the Texas State Legislature.

June

	1	Session ended for the Illinois State Legislature.
	1	Session ended for the Kansas State Legislature.
	1	Signature filing deadline for the 2011 Mississippi state legislative elections.
	2	Session ended for the South Carolina State Legislature.
	6	Session ended for the Nevada State Legislature.
	7	Primary election: New Jersey state legislative elections (General Assembly, Senate).
	8	Session ended for the Connecticut State Legislature.
	9	Session ended for the Alabama State Legislature.
	14 - July 4	Special session began for the South Carolina State Legislature. This special session is for redistricting purposes.
	16	Session ended for the Maine State Legislature.
	18	Session ended for the North Carolina State Legislature.
	23	Session ended for the Louisiana State Legislature.
	24	Session ended for the New York State Legislature.
	28	Special election: Alabama House of Representatives (District 105).
	30	Session ended for the Delaware State Legislature.
	30	Session ended for the Oregon State Legislature.
	30	Session ended for the Wisconsin State Legislature.

July

	1	Session ended for the Iowa State Legislature.
	1	Session ended for the New Hampshire State Legislature.
	1	Session ended for the Rhode Island State Legislature.
	12	Special election: Arkansas House of Representatives (District 54).

August

	2	Primary election: Mississippi state legislative elections (House, Senate).
	23	Primary election: Virginia state legislative elections (House, Senate).

September

	8	Signature filing deadline for the 2011 Louisiana state legislative elections.
	9	Session ended for California State Legislature.

October

22

Primary election: Louisiana state legislative elections (House, Senate).

November

	8	General elections: Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia
	16	Session ended for the Massachusetts State Legislature.
	19	General election: Louisiana

December

	5	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Illinois.
	7	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 Ohio state legislative primary election.
	10	Bill deadline: New Hampshire Senate bill filing deadline.
	12	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Texas.
	mid-Dec.	Session ends for the Michigan State Legislature.
	mid-Dec.	Session ends for the Ohio State Legislature.

See also

• 2010 state legislative calendar
• 2012 state legislative calendar

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