2021 LEGISLATIVE SESSION CALENDAR (Updated September 27, 2021) Regular Session Special Session State Convene Adjourn Adjourned, Suspended Comments Convene Adjourn Comments or Postponed due to COVID-19 Alabama February 2 May 17 September 27 October 27 New prison May 20 June 18 State operating budget June 23 June 28 Budget Alaska January 19 May 19 August 16 September 14 Appropriations October 1 October 30 Fiscal Plan Session extended on June 15 June 17 Wildfire funding Arizona January 11 June 30 100th day, 04/20/21 Recess beginning August 4 August 6 Covid, unemployment Arkansas January 11 November 30 04/28/21; reconvenes in Sept. TBA Ceremonial opening 12/07/20; regular session Organizational session California December 7 September 10 reconvene date delayed 12/07/20; Summer recess from 01/04/21 to 07/16/21 - 08/16/21 01/11/21 Session paused due to Colorado January 13 June 8 COVID 01/15/21; reconvened 02/16/21 June 15 June 17 Legalization of Marijuana Connecticut January 6 June 9 July 14 July 14 COVID-19 Health Declaration Delaware January 12 June 30 July 1 Jan. 11, 2022 Unfinished business Organizational session May 17 May 21 Gaming compact Florida March 2 April 30 11/17/20 Georgia January 11 March 31 November 3 November 24 Redistricting July 6 July 8 Veto overrides Hawaii January 20 April 29 July 28 August 27 Senate confirmations Session paused 03/19/21 Organizational session due to COVID; 12/03/20; Senate Idaho January 11 December 31 reconvened 04/06/21 adjourned sine die; House recessed 5/12/21; must reconvene by 12/31/21 Regular Session Special Session State Convene Adjourn Adjourned, Suspended Comments Convene Adjourn Comments or Postponed due to COVID-19 House session days August 31 August 31 Redistricting canceled through end of September 9 September 13 Energy policy Adjourned to the call February, except Illinois January 13 * 06/16/21; Veto session: 02/10/21 to adopt new 10/19/21 - 10/28/21 rules; Senate meets 02/09/21 Organizational session 11/17/20; Recess 05/10/21; Indiana January 4 November 15 Expected to resume in Nov.; adjourns sine die by 11/15/21 Iowa January 11 May 19 October 5 November 5 Redistricting Organizational session Kansas January 11 May 26 12/07/20; Recess 05/07/21 - 05/26/21 Organizational day September 7 September 9 Legislatures Response to 01/05/21; Part 2 of COVID Kentucky January 5 March 30 session begins 02/02/21; Veto recess 03/17/21 - 03/29/21 Veto session 07/20/21 – Louisiana April 12 June 10 07/21/21 Organizational session April 28 July 19 Unfinished business Maine December 2 March 30 12/02/20 Maryland January 13 April 12 Formal session ends 11/17/21; Informal Massachusetts January 6 * session 11/18/21 - 01/04/22 Michigan January 13 * June 14 July 7 Unfinished budget Minnesota January 5 May 17 business Mississippi January 5 April 1 House session canceled June 23 June 30 Medicaid funding Missouri January 6 May 30 week of 01/18/21 due to Veto session 09/15/21 COVID Montana January 4 April 29 Nebraska January 6 May 27 September 13 September 30 Redistricting Nevada February 1 June 1 Regular Session Special Session State Convene Adjourn Adjourned, Suspended Comments Convene Adjourn Comments or Postponed due to COVID-19 Organizational session 12/02/20; Recess New Hampshire January 6 July 1 06/10/21 - 06/24/21; Adjourned to the call 07/01/21 New Jersey January 12 * New Mexico January 19 March 20 March 30 March 31 Cannabis legalization September 1 September 1 Eviction Moratorium New York January 6 * In recess 06/10/21 Extension Organizational session North Carolina January 13 September 30 01/13/21; Session begins 01/27/21 Organizational session Special session expected North Dakota January 5 April 30 12/01/20 TBA, re: redistricting Ohio January 4 December 31 Organizational session November 15 December 15 Redistricting Oklahoma February 1 May 27 01/05/21 Session start pushed September 20 September 30 Redistricting back two days from Organizational session Oregon January 21 June 26 01/19/21 due to security 01/11/21 concerns Recess 04/28/21 - Pennsylvania January 5 December 15 05/24/21 Adjourned to the call Rhode Island January 5 * 07/01/21 Senate meeting virtually Organizational session for committees until 12/01/20; In recess 01/21/21. House meeting 06/10/21 - 06/21/21; South Carolina January 12 * virtually for committees Budget session 06/08/21 - until 01/26/21 06/29/21; Adjourned 06/29/21 Recess 03/12/21 - November 8 December 8 Redistricting South Dakota January 12 March 29 03/28/21; Veto consideration 03/29/21 January 19 January 22 Education Organizational session Tennessee January 12 May 5 Special session expected 01/12/21 fall 2021, re: redistricting July 8 August 6 Unfinished business Texas January 12 May 31 August 7 September 2 Bail, Elections, COVID-19 September 20 October 20 Unfinished business Regular Session Special Session State Convene Adjourn Adjourned, Suspended Comments Convene Adjourn Comments or Postponed due to COVID-19 May 19 May 19 Restricted unfinished Utah January 19 March 5 business Recess week of 03/01/21 for Town Meeting Day 03/02/21; Vermont January 6 May 21 Veto session, re: S107, possible 06/23/21; possibly reconvenes 10/19/21 February 10 March 1 Unfinished business August 2 October 2 Federal funding Virginia January 13 February 8 Veto session 04/07/21 distribution - adjourned to the call 08/16/21 Special session possible in Washington January 11 April 25 Sept., re: transportation package Organizational session June 7 June 7 Budget surplus West Virginia February 10 April 10 01/13/21 June 24 June 24 Appropriations January 19 April 1 Unemployment insurance system Organizational session Wisconsin January 12 * May 25 May 25 Medicaid and BadgerCare 01/04/21 July 27 July 28 University of Wisconsin funding Session paused until 8- day virtual session 01/27/21 - 02/05/21; Wyoming January 12 April 7 reconvenes in-person 03/01/21 if health metrics allow American Samoa January 11 TBD Dist. of Columbia January 2 December 31 Guam January 11 * Organizational session No. Mariana Is. February 11 TBD 01/11/21 Puerto Rico January 11 November 16 Virgin Islands January 11 * Key: *=Legislature meets throughout the year. Gray fill = Adjourned sine die Blue fill = Special session call Contact for More Information Selena Saucedo Center for Legislative Strengthening NCSL - Denver (303) 856-1529 .