2011 state legislative calendar
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| 2011 calendar |
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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.
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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. |
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