2012 state legislative calendar

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2011 calendar

Note: The Montana, Nevada, North Dakota and Texas state legislatures do not have regular sessions in 2012.

January

	3	Sessions begin for the Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont state legislatures.
	3	Special election: Georgia House of Representatives District 68, runoff.
	4	Sessions begin for the California, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire and New York state legislatures.
	6	Bill deadline: Indiana Senate bill filing deadline.
	9	Sessions begin for the Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas and Washington state legislatures.
	10	Sessions begin for the Arizona, Delaware, Florida, New Jersey, South Dakota, Tennessee and Wisconsin state legislatures.
	10	Special elections: Massachusetts State Senate Second Suffolk and Middlesex, Minnesota House of Representatives District 61B, and Minnesota State Senate District 59
	10	Bill deadline: Florida House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	11	Sessions begin for the Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia state legislatures.
	11	Bill deadline: New Hampshire House bill filing deadline.
	17	Sessions begin for the Alaska and New Mexico state legislatures.
	18	Session begins for the Hawaii State Legislature.
	19	Bill deadline: Oklahoma House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	20	Bill deadline: Iowa House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	23	Session begins for the Utah State Legislature.
	23	Bill deadline: Oregon House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	24	Session begins for the Minnesota State Legislature.
	24	Bill deadline: South Dakota House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	25	Bill deadline: Hawaii House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	28	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in West Virginia.
	30	Bill deadline: Arizona Senate bill filing deadline.
	31	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Kentucky.

February

	1	Session begins for the Oregon State Legislature.
	2	Bill deadline: Utah House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	6	Session begins for the Oklahoma State Legislature.
	6	Bill deadline: Arizona House bill filing deadline.
	7	Session begins for the Alabama State Legislature.
	7	Special election: Georgia House of Representatives Districts 60 and 107.
	8	Session begins for the Connecticut State Legislature.
	8	Bill deadline: Kansas House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	10	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Indiana.
	13	Sessions begin for the Arkansas and Wyoming state legislatures.
	14	Special election: Oklahoma House of Representatives District 1, Oklahoma State Senate District 46.
	14	Signature filing deadlines for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Pennsylvania.
	16	Session ends for the New Mexico State Legislature.
	16	Bill deadline: Connecticut House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	17	Bill deadline: New Mexico House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	19	Bill deadline: California Assembly and Senate bill filing deadline.
	20	Bill deadline: Alaska House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	21	Special election: New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough District 10.
	28	Special elections: Michigan House of Representatives Districts 29 and 51.
	29	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in North Carolina.

March

	1	Signature filing deadlines for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Arkansas and Nebraska.
	1	Bill deadline: Missouri Senate bill filing deadline.
	6	Session ends for the Oregon State Legislature.
	6	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Oregon.
	8	Sessions end for the Utah and Washington state legislatures.
	9	Sessions end for the Arkansas, Florida and Wyoming state legislatures.
	9	Signature filing deadlines for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in California, Connecticut and Idaho.
	10	Sessions end for the Indiana, Virginia and West Virginia state legislatures.
	12	Session begins for the Louisiana State Legislature.
	12	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Montana.
	15	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Maine.
	16	Session ends for the Wisconsin State Legislature.
	16	Signature filing deadlines for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Iowa, Nevada and Utah.
	19	Session ends for the South Dakota State Legislature.
	20	Signature filing deadlines for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in New Mexico.
	20	Primary election: Illinois state legislative elections (House, Senate).
	20	Special elections: New York State Assembly Districts 93, 100, 103 and 145, New York State Senate District 27.
	27	Signature filing deadlines for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Missouri and South Dakota.
	29	Sessions end for the Georgia and Idaho state legislatures.
	30	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in South Carolina.

April

	1	Bill deadline: Missouri House and bill filing deadline (with exception of appropriations bills).
	2	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Colorado.
	3	Special elections: Oklahoma House of Representatives District 71 and Oklahoma State Senate District 20.
	5	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Tennessee.
	9	Session ended for the Maryland State Legislature.
	10	Special elections: Minnesota State Senate District 20.
	12	Session ends for the Kentucky State Legislature.
	13	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in North Dakota and Oklahoma.
	16	Session ends for the Alaska State Legislature.
	18	Session ends for the Maine State Legislature.
	24	Primary election: Pennsylvania state legislative elections (House, Senate).
	24	Special elections: Pennsylvania House of Representatives Districts 22, 134, 153, 169, 186 and 197.

May

	1	Bill deadline: South Carolina House and Senate bill filing deadline.
	1	Session ends for the Tennessee State Legislature
	3	Sessions ends for the Hawaii, Arizona and Mississippi state legislatures.
	5	Session ends for the Vermont State Legislature.
	7	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Florida.
	8	Primary elections: Indiana (House, Senate), North Carolina (House, Senate), Ohio (House, Senate) and West Virginia (House, Senate).
	9	Sessions end for the Colorado, Connecticut and Iowa state legislatures.
	10	Session ends for the Minnesota State Legislature.
	14	Session ends for the Maine State Legislature.
	15	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Michigan.
	15	Primary election: Idaho (House, Senate), Nebraska (Senate) and Oregon (House, Senate) state legislative elections.
	16	Session begins for the North Carolina Legislature.
	16	Session ends for the Kansas State Legislature (estimated).
	17	Session ends for the Alabama State Legislature (estimated).
	18	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Washington.
	22	Primary election: Arkansas state legislative elections (House, Senate) and Kentucky state legislative elections (House, Senate).
	25	Session ends for the Oklahoma State Legislature.
	25	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Georgia.
	29	Primary election: Texas state legislative elections (House, Senate).
	30	Session ends for the Missouri State Legislature.
	30	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Arizona.

June

	1	Signature filing deadlines for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Alaska, Kansas and Wyoming.
	4	Session ends for the Louisiana State Legislature.
	5	Signature filing deadlines for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Hawaii, Massachusetts and Minnesota.
	5	Primary elections: California (Assembly, Senate), Iowa (House, Senate), Montana (House, Senate), New Mexico (House, Senate), South Carolina (House, Senate) and South Dakota (House, Senate).
	6	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Oklahoma.
	12	Primary election: Maine (House, Senate), Nevada (Assembly, Senate) and North Dakota (House, Senate).
	14	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Vermont.
	15	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in New Hampshire.
	mid-June	Sessions end for the Rhode Island and South Carolina state legislatures.
	26	Primary election: Oklahoma (House, Senate), Utah (House, Senate) and Colorado (House, Senate).
	27	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Rhode Island.
	30	Session ends for the Delaware State Legislature.

July

	1	Session ends for the New Hampshire State Legislature.
	10	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Delaware.
	10	Special elections: South Carolina State Senate District 41.
	12	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in New York.
	24	Special elections: South Carolina State Senate District 68.
	31	Primary election: Georgia state legislative elections (House, Senate).

August

	2	Primary election: Tennessee state legislative elections (House, Senate).
	7	Primary election: Kansas (House, Senate), Michigan (House), Missouri (House, Senate) and Washington (House, Senate).
	11	Primary election: Hawaii state legislative elections (House, Senate).
	14	Primary election: Connecticut (House, Senate), Florida (House, Senate), Minnesota (House, Senate) and Wisconsin (Assembly, Senate).
	21	Primary election: Wyoming state legislative elections (House, Senate).
	28	Primary election: Alaska (House, Senate), Arizona (House, Senate) and Vermont (House, Senate).
	31	Session ends for the California State Legislature.

September

	11	Primary election: Delaware (House, Senate), New Hampshire (House, Senate) and Rhode Island (House, Senate).
	18	Primary election: Massachusetts state legislative elections (House, Senate).
	30	Bill deadline: Maine House and Senate bill filing deadline.

October

21

Bill deadline: New Hampshire Senate bill filing deadline.

November

	6	General election: State legislative elections take place in 44 states.
	6	Special elections: New Jersey General Assembly Districts 16, 26 and 68.

December

External links

• 2011 state legislative calendar
• 2010 state legislative calendar

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