STATE SESSIONS INFORMATION

Alabama, Alaska Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin are currently in regular session. The District of Columbia Council, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Congress are also in regular session.

 

The following states are scheduled to convene for the 2026 legislative session on the dates provided: Oklahoma and Oregon (February 2), Connecticut (February 4), Wyoming (February 9) and Minnesota (February 17).

 

North Carolina passed an adjournment resolution that called for the regular session to recess and then reconvene monthly through April 2026. The legislature is next scheduled to meet on February 9.

 

North Dakota adjourned a three-day special session on January 23. According to the North Dakota Monitor, the session, called by Republican Gov. Kelly Armstrong, concluded with lawmakers approving a budget and several bills to authorize and appropriate federal rural health transformation funding and related measures.

 

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a proclamation to hold a special session focused on redistricting the state’s congressional maps. According to WESH2 News, the special session is scheduled to convene April 20-24.

 

The following states are currently holding 2025 interim committee hearings and posting interim studies: Arkansas, Connecticut, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon and Wyoming.

 

The following states are currently posting prefiles or bill drafts for the 2026 legislative session: Louisiana, Oklahoma and Wyoming.

 

Special Elections

 

Minnesota held special elections on January 27 for two House seats; House District 47A and House District 64A. According to CBS News, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidates, Shelley Buck and Meg Luger-Nikolai, won the races, with Buck running unopposed and Luger-Nikolai defeating her Republican challenger Dan Walsh with 95 percent of the vote. With both seats going to the DFL, the House will be tied 67-67 in the upcoming legislative session.

 

New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced a special election to fill former Democratic Sen. Sean Ryan’s state Senate seat will take place on February 3. According to Spectrum News, Senator Ryan recently vacated the seat after being sworn in as the new mayor of Buffalo.