Dates of 2013 state legislative sessions
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= This state's regular session is adjourned for 2013.
= This state's legislature is in regular session.
= This state's legislature is in recess.
= Special session.
(*) - This state has full-time legislators (A full-time state legislature is defined as a legislature that meets throughout the year.)
| State | Dates of session | Session length limit [1] |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama
|
February 5 - May 20 | 30 legislative days in 105 calendar days |
| Alaska
|
January 15 - April 14 | 90 calendar days |
| Arizona
|
January 14 – April 19 (Estimated) | Saturday of the last week in which the 100th calendar day falls |
| Arkansas
|
January 14 – March 21 | 60 calendar days |
| California*
|
December 3, 2012 - November 30, 2013 | September 12 |
| Colorado
|
January 9 – May 8 | 120 calendar days |
| Connecticut
|
January 9 – June 5 | Wed after the first Mon in June |
| Delaware
|
January 8 – June 30 | June 30 |
| Florida* | March 5 – May 3 | 60 calendar days |
| Georgia
|
January 14 – April 18 (Estimated) | 40 legislative days |
| Hawaii
|
January 16 – May 2, 2014 (Estimated) | 60 legislative days |
| Idaho
|
January 7 – March 30 (Estimated) | None |
| Illinois*
|
January 9 – May 31 | None |
| Indiana
|
January 7 – April 29 | April 29 |
| Iowa
|
January 14 – May 3 | 110 calendar days |
| Kansas
|
January 14 – April 29 (Estimated) | None |
| Kentucky
|
January 8 – March 26 | 30 legislative days or March 30 |
| Louisiana | April 8 – June 6 | 45 legislative days in 60 calendar days |
| Maine
|
December 5, 2012 – June (Estimated) | 3rd Wed in June |
| Maryland
|
January 9 – April 8 | 90 calendar days |
| Massachusetts*
|
January 2 – December 31 (Estimated) | Formal sessions, 3rd Wed in Nov; informal, no limit |
| Michigan*
|
January 9 – December 31 (Estimated) | None |
| Minnesota
|
January 8 – May 20 | 120 legislative days in 2 years, or the 1st Monday after the 3rd Saturday in May each year |
| Mississippi
|
January 8 – April 7 | 90 calendar days |
| Missouri
|
January 9 – May 30 | May 30 |
| Montana
|
January 7 – April 27 | 90 legislative days in two years |
| Nebraska
|
January 9 – June 5 | 90 legislative days |
| Nevada
|
February 4 – June 3 | 120 calendar days in two years |
| New Hampshire
|
January 2 – June 30 (Estimated) | 45 legislative days or July 1 |
| New Jersey*
|
January 10 – January 13, 2014 | None |
| New Mexico
|
January 15 – March 16 | 60 calendar days |
| New York State*
|
January 9 – December 31, 2013 (Estimated) | None |
| North Carolina
|
January 9 – July 1 (Estimated) | None |
| North Dakota
|
January 8 - May 1 | 80 legislative days in two years |
| Ohio*
|
January 7 – December 31 (Estimated) | None |
| Oklahoma
|
February 4 – May 31 | Last Friday in May |
| Oregon
|
February 4 – June 21 (Estimated) | 160 calendar days |
| Pennsylvania*
|
January 2 – November 30 (Estimated) | None |
| Rhode Island
|
January 1 – June 30 (Estimated) | None |
| South Carolina
|
January 8 – June 6 | First Thurs in June |
| South Dakota
|
January 8 – March 25 | 40 legislative days |
| Tennessee
|
January 8 - May 20 (Estimated) | 90 legislative days |
| Texas
|
January 8 - May 27 | 140 calendar days in two years |
| Utah
|
January 28 – March 14 | 45 calendar days |
| Vermont
|
January 9 – May 10 (Estimated) | None |
| Virginia
|
January 9 – February 23 | 30 calendar days |
| Washington
|
January 14 – April 28 | 105 calendar days |
| West Virginia
|
January 9 – April 13 | 60 calendar days |
| Wisconsin*
|
January 7 – December (Estimated) | None |
| Wyoming
|
January 8 – March 1 | 40 legislative days |
