STATE SESSIONS INFORMATION
Overview
Forty-six states are currently in regular session. The District of Columbia Council and U.S. Congress are also in session.
Louisiana is expected to convene for its 2025 legislative session on April 14.
The following states adjourned their legislative sessions on the dates provided: Wyoming (March 6) and Utah (March 7).
The following states are scheduled to adjourn their 2025 legislative sessions on the dates provided: Idaho (March 21) and New Mexico (March 22).
The following states have crossover deadlines on the dates provided: Colorado (March 14), Maryland (March 18) and Iowa and Vermont (March 21).
Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has until March 24 to act on legislation or it becomes law without signature. Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox has until March 27 to act on legislation or it becomes law without signature. Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has 14 days from presentment to act on legislation or it is pocket vetoed. Wyoming Republican Gov. Mark Gordon has 15 days from presentment to act on legislation or it becomes law without signature.
Interim Committees/Prefiles
Louisiana is currently holding interim committee hearings.
Louisiana is currently posting prefiles and interim studies.
Special Elections
Iowa held a special election for House District 100 on March 11. According to The Des Moine Register, Republican Blaine Watkins narrowly defeated Democrat Nannette Griffin with 52 percent of the vote. Watkins will serve out the rest of the term, which runs through 2026.
Minnesota held a special election for House District 40B on March 11. As CBS News reports, Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate David Gottfried defeated Republican Paul Wikstrom with over 70 percent of the vote. This special election will now return the House to a rare tie, with 67 DFL representatives and 67 Republican representatives, and it will force the House to operate under a power-sharing agreement.
The following seats are expected to be filled by special election on March 25: Mississippi House districts 23 and 82, Pennsylvania House District 35 and Senate District 36 and South Carolina House District 113.