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= This state's regular session is adjourned for 2012.
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(*) - This state has full-time legislators (which does not mean that the legislature never adjourns).

State	Dates of session	Session length limit [1]
Alabama	February 7 - May 16	30 legislative days in 105 calendar days
Alaska	January 17 - April 15. Special session April 18 - April 30.	90 calendar days
Arizona	January 10 - May 3	Saturday of the last week in which the 100th calendar day falls
Arkansas	February 13 – March 9 (Fiscal session)	30 calendar days
California*	January 4 – August 31	August 31
Colorado	January 11 – May 9. Special session May 14-16	120 calendar days
Connecticut	February 8 – May 9
Delaware	January 10 – June 30	June 30
Florida*	January 10 - March 9 [2] Held a special session March 12 through March 28.	60 calendar days
Georgia	January 9 – mid April	40 legislative days
Hawaii	January 18 – May 3	60 legislative days
Idaho	January 9 – mid April	None
Illinois*	January 11 -	None
Indiana	January 4 - March 10	March 14
Iowa	January 9 – May 9	100 calendar days
Kansas	January 9 – May 20	90 calendar days
Kentucky	January 3 – April 9. Special session April 16-20.	60 legislative days or April 15
Louisiana	March 12 – June 4	60 legislative days in 85 calendar days
Maine	January 4 – May 14	April 18
Maryland	January 11 – April 9. Special session May 14-16.	90 calendar days
Massachusetts*	January 4 –	Formal sessions, July 31; informal, no limit
Michigan*	January 11 –	None
Minnesota	January 24 – May 10	120 legislative days in 2 years, or the 1st Monday after the 3rd Saturday in May each year
Mississippi	January 3 – May 3	125 calendar days
Missouri	January 4 – May 30	May 30
Montana	No regular session in 2012
Nebraska	January 4 – April 18	60 legislative days
Nevada	No regular session in 2012
New Hampshire	January 4 – July 1	45 legislative days or July 1
New Jersey*	January 10 – TBD. In recess from March 16 to April 15 for budget hearings	None
New Mexico	January 17 – February 16	30 calendar days
New York State*	January 4 –	None
North Carolina	May 16 – TBD. Held special sessions January 4 and February 16-18.	None
North Dakota	No regular session in 2012
Ohio*	January 3 –	None
Oklahoma	February 6 – May 25	May 25
Oregon	February 1 – March 6	35 calendar days
Pennsylvania*	January 3 - November 30	None
Rhode Island	January 3 – mid June	None
South Carolina	January 11 – mid-June	June 7
South Dakota	January 10 – March 19	40 legislative days
Tennessee	January 10 – mid-May	90 legislative days
Texas	No regular session in 2012
Utah	January 23 – March 8	45 calendar days
Vermont	January 3 – May 5	None
Virginia	January 11 – March 10. Special session began March 10.	60 calendar days
Washington	January 9 – March 8. Special sessions March 12 to April 10, second special session April 10-11.	60 calendar days
West Virginia	January 11 – March 10	60 calendar days
Wisconsin*	January 10 – March 16. Will return for limited business on April 24	None
Wyoming	February 13 – March 9	20 legislative days

See also

• Dates of 2011 state legislative sessions

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