2012 state legislative calendar

January • February March • April • May June • July • August September • October November • December
2011 calendar

Note: The Montana, Nevada, North Dakota and Texas state legislatures did 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 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.
	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 Alabama State Legislature
	18	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Washington.
	20	Session ends for the Kansas State Legislature
	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.
	31	Session ends for the Maine State Legislature.

June

	1	Signature filing deadlines for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Alaska 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.
	7	Session ends for the South Carolina State Legislature.
	11	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary election in Kansas.
	12	Primary election: Maine (House, Senate), Nevada (Assembly, Senate) and North Dakota (House, Senate).
	12	Primary runoff election: Arkansas (House, Senate)
	12	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary election in Connecticut.
	13	Session ends for the Rhode Island State Legislature.
	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.
	22	Session ends for the New York State Legislature.
	26	Primary election: Oklahoma (House, Senate), Utah (House, Senate) and Colorado (House, Senate).
	26	Primary runoff election: South Carolina (House, Senate) and South Dakota (House, Senate).
	27	Session ends for the New Hampshire State Legislature.
	27	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Rhode Island.
	30	Session ends for the Delaware State Legislature.

July

	3	Session ends for the North Carolina State Legislature.
	10	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in Delaware.
	12	Signature filing deadline for the 2012 state legislative primary elections in New York.
	17	Special elections: South Carolina State Senate District 41.
	17	Primary runoff elections: North Carolina state legislative elections (House, Senate).
	24	Special elections: South Carolina State Senate District 68.
	31	Primary election: Georgia state legislative elections (House, Senate).
	31	Primary runoff election: Texas 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).
	7	Special elections: Pennsylvania State Senate District 40.
	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).
	21	Primary runoff election: Georgia state legislative elections (House, Senate).
	28	Primary election: Alaska (House, Senate), Arizona (House, Senate) and Vermont (House, Senate).
	28	Primary runoff election: Oklahoma state legislative elections (House, Senate).
	31	Session ends for the California State Legislature.

September

	4	Special elections: Virginia State Senate District 5 and Virginia House of Delegates District 45.
	6	Primary election: Massachusetts state legislative elections (House, Senate).
	11	Primary election: Delaware (House, Senate), New Hampshire (House, Senate) and Rhode Island (House, Senate).
	13	Primary election: New York state legislative elections (Assembly, 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 4, 16, and 26, Mississippi State Senate District 19, Kentucky State Senate District 19, and Kentucky House of Representatives District 2 .

December

	3	2013 Session begins for the California State Legislature.
	4	Special elections: Wisconsin State Senate District 33.
	5	2013 Session begins for the Maine State Legislature.
	11	Special elections: Alabama House of Representatives 11, 2012 Districts 30 and 34 and Iowa State Senate District 22.
	18	Special elections: Virginia House of Delegates District 89 and Kentucky State Senate District 16.

External links

• 2013 state legislative calendar
• 2011 state legislative calendar
• 2010 state legislative calendar

State legislatures

Legislatures

Alabama (H, S) · Alaska (H, S) · Arizona (H, S) · Arkansas (H, S) · California (A, S) · Colorado (H, S) · Connecticut (H, S) · Delaware (H, S) · Florida (H, S) · Georgia (H, S) · Hawaii (H, S) · Idaho (H, S) · Illinois (H, S) · Indiana (H, S) · Iowa (H, S) · Kansas (H, S) · Kentucky (H, S) · Louisiana (H, S) · Maine (H, S) · Maryland (H, S) · Massachusetts (H, S) · Michigan (H, S) · Minnesota (H, S) · Mississippi (H, S) · Missouri (H, S) · Montana (H, S) · Nebraska · Nevada (A, S) · New Hampshire (H, S) · New Jersey (GA, S) · New Mexico (H, S) · New York (A, S) · North Carolina (H, S) · North Dakota (H, S) · Ohio (H, S) · Oklahoma (H, S) · Oregon (H, S) · Pennsylvania (H, S) · Rhode Island (H, S) · South Carolina (H, S) · South Dakota (H, S) · Tennessee (H, S) · Texas (H, S) · Utah (H, S) · Vermont (H, S) · Virginia (H, S) · Washington (H, S) · West Virginia (H, S) · Wisconsin (A, S) · Wyoming (H, S)

2026

State legislative elections (2026) • State legislative special elections (2026) • Primary dates and filing requirements • 2026 Session Dates

2025

State legislative elections (2025) • State legislative special elections (2025) • Primary dates and filing requirements • 2025 Session Dates

Historical elections

2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011 • 2010 • 2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005 • 2004 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 • 2000

Features of state legislatures

How vacancies are filled in state legislatures • States with a full-time legislature • State legislatures with term limits • Comparison of state legislative salaries • When state legislators assume office after a general election • Population represented by state legislators • State constitutional articles governing state legislatures • State legislative sessions • Resign-to-run law • State legislature candidate requirements by state • Official names of state legislatures • State legislative chambers that use multi-member districts • Factors Affecting Competitiveness in State Legislative Elections

State senates

Length of terms of state senators • State senators • Partisan composition of state senates • State senators sorted by year first elected

State houses

Length of terms of state representatives • State representatives • Partisan composition of state houses • State representatives sorted by year first elected

Leadership positions

President of the Senate • President Pro Tempore • Senate Majority Leader • Senate Minority Leader • House Majority Leader • House Minority Leader • State Speaker of the House

Ballotpedia

About

Overview • What people are saying • Support Ballotpedia • Contact • Contribute • Job opportunities

---

Executive: Leslie Graves, Founder and CEO • Gwen Beattie, Chief Operating Officer

Communications: Alison Graves, Director of Communications • Carley Allensworth • Abigail Campbell • Frank Festa • Sarah Groat • Nathaniel Harwood • Dillon Redmond
External Relations: Geoff Pallay, Director of External Relations • Ken Carbullido, Vice President of Election Product and Technology Strategy • Ashley Fleming • Thomas Mardik • Hannah Nelson
Operations: Meghann Olshefski, Director of Operations • Amanda Herbert • Mandy Morris • Caroline Presnell • Kelly Rindfleisch
Tech: Matt Latourelle, Director of Technology Operations • Ryan Burch • Kirsten Corrao • Beth Dellea • Travis Eden • Tate Kamish • Margaret Kearney • Eric Lotto • Joseph Sanchez • Mary Susmitha

Contributors: Scott Rasmussen

---

Editorial Content

Josh Altic, Director of Content • Daniel Anderson, Associate Director of Elections & Data • Cory Eucalitto, Associate Director of Features • Ryan Byrne, Managing Editor of Ballot Measures • Mandy McConnell, Managing Editor of News • Doug Kronaizl, Managing Editor of Local Expansion • Abbey Smith, Managing Editor of Elections • Janie Valentine, Managing Editor of Law • Joel Williams, Managing Editor of Events • Joseph Greaney, Managing Editor of Policy • Andrew Bahl • Jaclyn Beran • Marielle Bricker • Joseph Brusgard • Emma Burlingame • Kelly Coyle • Jon Dunn • Victoria Edwards • Thomas Ellis • Nicole Fisher • Thomas Grobben • Brianna Hosea • Molly Kehoe • Tyler King • Glorie Martinez • Norm Leahy, Senior Editor • Nathan Maxwell • Jimmy McAllister • Brandon McCauley • Ellie Mikus • Ellen Morrissey • Mackenzie Murphy • Kaley Platek • Samantha Post • Adam Powell • Annelise Reinwald • Spencer Richardson • Victoria Rose • Briana Ryan • Myj Saintyl • Maddy Salucka • Emma Soukup • Alexis Thacker • Mina Vogel • Samuel Wonacott • Trenton Woodcox