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State Name
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When Does the Legislature Meet?
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How Often is the Online Code Updated?
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When Was the Online Code Last Updated?
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Alabama
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The
Alabama Legislature meets in annual Regular Sessions, each of which can consist of no more than 30 Legislative (meeting) days, within a 105 Calendar day period. By statute, the dates for convening of annual sessions, for each year of a Quadrennium (4-year period), are as follows (all times, noon):
1st
Year: 1st Tuesday in March
2nd
Year: First Tuesday in February
3rd
Year: First Tuesday in February
4th
Year: 2nd Tuesday in January
(For example, the 2007 Regular Session is the first such regular session held in the new quadrennium, elections having been held November, 2006)
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Updated once a year after each annual session.
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2007
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Alaska
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Starting in 2008, the
Legislative Session is being shortened to 90 days. The 2008 Session convenes
January 15th, and adjourns April 13th. In past years the Legislative session
convenes on the second Monday in January. In the years that following a
gubernatorial election, the legislature convenes on the third Monday in
January unless that happens to fall on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in which
case it convenes on the Tuesday after.
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2007
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Arizona
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The legislature
shall assemble on the second Monday of January each year. Duration (2008): through
April 26th.
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The statute updates are usually
completed in early fall.
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Contains version of statutes effective January 1, 2008.
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Arkansas
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The General Assembly shall meet every two years on
the first Tuesday after the second Monday in November. The regular sessions
shall not exceed 60 days in duration.
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December 14, 2007
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California
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The Legislature shall convene in regular session at noon on the first Monday in December of each even-numbered year . Each session of theLegislature shall adjourn sine die by operation of the Constitutionat midnight on November 30 of the following even-numbered year.
2008: Senate & Senate—Convenes Jan. 7th until
summer recess begins July 3rd. Reconvenes from summer recess Aug. 4th until
final recess begins upon adjournment on Aug. 31st.
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The bill information on the
state web site is updated nightly after the Legislature has completed its
work for the day. Currently updated through the 2006 statutes.
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http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html
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On January 1st of each
year, the California Law database is updated with all new laws that become
effective on January 1st of that calendar year. The California Law database
is also updated as bills are passed and become effective during the
Legislative Session.
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Colorado
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The General Assembly shall convene no later than the
second Wednesday of January of each year.
Regular sessions of the general assembly shall not exceed one hundred
twenty calendar days.
The Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth
General Assembly is scheduled to convene on January 9, 2008. The Second
Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly adjourned sine die on May
7, 2008.
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Updated once a year, after legislative session
around August/September, unless there is a ballot passed after that affecting
the statutes.
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Last updated August/September 2007
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Connecticut
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The legislature is considered to be part-time.
Regular sessions of the General Assembly are held from January to June in
odd-numbered years, and from February to May in even-numbered years.
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Revised every odd-numbered year. With even-numbered
years including ’07 amendments called “supplements”
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January 2008. Search Public Acts for the most
up-to-date.
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Delaware
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The General Assembly shall convene on the second
Tuesday of January of each calendar year and shall not extend beyond the last
day of June unless the session is recalled by the Governor or the mutual call
of the presiding officers of both Houses.
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Within 2 days of Governor signing legislation.
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District of Columbia
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Year-round with 3 recesses (roughly follows the 2008
recesses: Mar. 21-29, July 15-Sept. 15, Dec. 23-31).
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Updated daily.
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Jan. 25, 2006. For amendments subsequent to that
date, use the Update feature.
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Florida
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The regular legislative
session starts on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March for a period
not to exceed 60 calendar days.
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Monthly maintenance (but still does not incorporate
all changes since Special Session ’07)
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Georgia
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Annual
sessions begin on the 2nd Monday in January and run for 40 Legislative days.
Sessions normally end in mid to late March, depending upon the number of
recess days.
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Powered by Lexis. Updated annually around August.
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August 2007
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Hawaii
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2008:
Jan. 18
th – May 1st. The legislature shall convene annually in
regular session on the third Wednesday in January. Regular sessions are
limited to a period of 60 working days, which exclude Saturdays, Sundays,
holidays, and designated recess days.
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Updated annually after the legislative session,
around November.
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Updated for all acts passed in 2007 session.
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Idaho
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2008: Jan 7th – April 2nd. Since 1969, the Idaho Legislature convenes each
January on the Monday on or closest to January 9th and lasts
approximately three months.
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Updated at the very latest by July 1st.
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Mid-2007.
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Illinois
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The General Assembly convenes Regular Session each
year (beginning in an odd-numbered year) on the second Wednesday in January
and usually adjourns at the end of May. Note: Home page states legislature will reconvene 11/12/08.
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Throughout the summer.
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Currently being updated.
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Indiana
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2008: Oct. 7th – Mar. 14th. Commencing on the Tuesday next after the
second Monday in January of each year.
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Updated fairly regularly, especially during
legislative sessions.
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July 7, 2008
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Iowa
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General Assembly convenes 2nd
Monday in January and lasts 110 days in odd-numbered years and 100 days in
even-numbered years.
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Updated daily.
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Kansas
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2008: January 12th – May 29th. Legislature generally meets January – May.
The legislature shall meet in regular session annually commencing on the
second Monday in January. The duration of regular sessions held in
even-numbered years shall not exceed ninety calendar days.
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Updated every January with the previous year’s
session changes.
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Current through the 2007 legislative session.
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Kentucky
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The
Kentucky legislature convenes in regular session on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in January for 60 days of even-numbered years and for 30
days in odd-numbered years. The Kentucky Constitution mandates that a regular
session be completed no later than April 15 in even-numbered years and March
30 in odd-numbered years.
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Updated annually, generally by mid-July, but it
depends on volume (generally not later than September 1st).
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Current through the 2007 enactments.
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Louisiana
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2008: Mar. 21st – June 23rd. All
regular sessions convening in even-numbered years shall be general in nature
and shall convene at noon on the last Monday in March. The legislature shall
meet in such a session for not more than sixty legislative days during a
period of eighty-five calendar days. All regular sessions convening in
odd-numbered years shall convene at noon on the last Monday in April. The
legislature shall meet in such a session for not more than forty-five
legislative days in a period of sixty calendar days.
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Daily.
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June 6, 2008
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Maine
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2008: Jan. 2nd – April 16th. The Legislature shall convene on the first
Wednesday of December following the general election in what shall be
designated the first regular session of the Legislature; and shall further
convene on the first Wednesday after the first Tuesday of January in the
subsequent even-numbered year in what shall be designated the second regular
session of the Legislature.
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Once a year, usually in the Fall.
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Current through Dec. 31, 2007
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Maryland
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2008: Jan. 9th
– April 7th. General Assembly shall meet on the 2nd
Wednesday of January for a period not longer than 90 days each year.
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Legislative info on this
website is updated each night during the Session. For a fee, continuously
updated info is available through the Legislative Subscription Service.
http://mlis.state.md.us/
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June 10, 2008
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Massachusetts
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The legislative body shall assemble every year on
the last Wednesday in May and shall dissolve and be dissolved on the day next
preceding the said last Wednesday in May.
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We are currently running a procedure which provides
2 updates during a 24 hour period of the General Court's files.
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Includes all amendments to the General Laws passed
through May 31, 2008.
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Michigan
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2008:
House- Jan. 9th –
June 26th,
Senate- April 29th – July
26th
then summer recess with tentative a session from
July 15th—24th. Legislature shall meet the 2nd
Wednesday in January. Each regular session shall adjourn without day, on a
day determined by concurrent resolution, at twelve o'clock noon.
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Updated irregularly, but legislation docs updated
daily as they come through.
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Minnesota
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Legislature shall meet at the seat of government on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January of each odd-numbered
year. When the first Monday in January falls on January 1, it shall meet on
the first Wednesday after the first Monday. The state constitution limits the
Legislature to meeting 120 legislative days during each biennium (can spread
them out over 2yr period). In addition, the Legislature may not meet in
regular session after the first Monday following the third Saturday in May of
any year.
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Updated annually, usually by September.
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September 2007.
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Mississippi
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Tuesday after the first Monday of January. Sessions
shall be limited to a period of one hundred twenty-five (125) calendar days
for regular 1972 session and every fourth year thereafter, but ninety (90)
calendar days for every other regular session thereafter.
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Updated annually, legislative action updated daily.
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May 30, 2008 (legislation).
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Missouri
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The general assembly shall meet on the first
Wednesday after the first Monday in January following each general election. It
must adjourn by midnight May 30th.
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Updated annually, after each session.
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Aug. 28, 2007
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Montana
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January – May (regular session no later than May 30th). The
legislature shall meet each odd-numbered year in regular session of not more
than 90 legislative days. Any legislature may increase the limit on the
length of any subsequent session.
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Updated every 2 years by October 1st.
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October 2007
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Nebraska
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2008(even years):
Jan. 9th – April 17th.
Odd-years
Jan. – May 31st.
The legislature shall convene on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January of each year. The duration of regular sessions held shall not exceedninety legislative days in odd-numbered, and shall not exceed sixty legislative days in even-numbered years.
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Updated annually, after each session.
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June 1, 2008
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Nevada
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Regular sessions of the Nevada Legislature are held
biennially, in odd-numbered years. They are limited to 120 calendar days.
Sessions convene on the 1st Monday in February in odd-numbered years next
ensuing the election of members of the Assembly. Generally ends in June.
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Updated every 2 years, after each session.
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July 2007
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New Hampshire
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The legislature convenes on the first Wednesday in
January and normally lasts until sometime in June.
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Updated annually, generally by September.
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October 19, 2007
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New Jersey
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Commence on 2nd Tuesday in January of
each even-numbered year (with two annual sessions). Because the Constitution
also specifies that all business from the first year may be continued into
the second year, the distinction between the two annual sessions is more
ceremonial than actual. Each house averages 40 meeting days.
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Updated daily.
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New Mexico
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2008: Jan. 15th – Feb. 14th. By law the legislature convenes on the
third Tuesday in January. In even-numbered years the legislature meets for 30
days, and in odd-numbered years for 60 days.
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During a legislative session, every effort is made
to finish updating the information in the Bill Finder by 6 a.m. of the next
calendar day. The revision date is posted on the search page of the Bill
Finder. After a legislative session, updates will be made as
the governor takes action on the bills that have passed. The deadline for the
governor's action is 20 days after the session ends; no updates are necessary
after that deadline.
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Current through the Second Session of the
Forty-Eighth Legislature (2008).
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North Carolina
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Legislature meets biennially beginning with
odd-numbered years. Meets annually, odd years are regular long sessions for
about 6-7 months starting in January, even years are shorter meeting for
about 6-7 weeks starting around May.
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Updated annually a couple of months after sessions
end.
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Fall 2007.
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North Dakota
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The North Dakota Legislative Assembly meets
biennially, from approximately the second week in January to mid-April in
each odd-numbered year and may not exceed 80 natural days. The 2007 regular
session convened Wednesday, January 3, 2007.
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The information is updated overnight, after the Legislative
Assembly has completed its work for the day.
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Includes bills enacted in 2007.
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Ohio
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General Assembly shall convene on the first Monday
of January of each odd-numbered year, or on the succeeding day if the first
Monday of January is a legal holiday. In the second regular session, on the
same day the following year.
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Updated every 3 mos.
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Current through all bills passed with an
effective date through May 1, 2008
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Oklahoma
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Legislature shall meet on the first Monday in
February of each year and the regular session shall be finally adjourned sine
die not later than five o'clock p.m. on the last Friday in May of each year.
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Updated annually, after each session generally
around November.
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March 7, 2008
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Oregon
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Oregon has biennial sessions, with the Assembly convening on the
second Monday of the every odd year. Oregon has no set ending date for
regular sessions. An average regular session runs six months.
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Updated daily during legislative sessions.
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Pennsylvania
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The General Assembly shall convene the first Tuesday
of January. The General Assembly must meet in regular session annually,
meaning the session of one year must adjourn by noon of the first Tuesday of
the following year. Two regular sessions cannot meet at the same time. It must also
adjourn by midnight, November 30, in even-numbered years due to the
expiration of the terms of office of all House members and half the Senate.
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Couldn’t find specific dates, but it appears it is updated fairly
regularly during session when Governor passes law.
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Reflects Code changes effective through May 18, 2008
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Rhode Island
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There shall be a session of the general assembly at
Providence commencing on the first Tuesday of January in each year, generally
for 60 meeting days, generally ending around late June.
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Updated annually, generally done by September.
Supplements come out in November.
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“Regular daily updates.” General laws updated
through Nov. 20, 2007.
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South Carolina
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2008: Jan. 8th – June 5th. The General Assembly shall convene the second
Tuesday of January of each year and normally lasts through June.
South Carolina Legislature Website
State Constitution - time of convening
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Updated annually by January for the preceding year’s
changes. Although, indiv laws are
updated as they are changed.
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Updated Jan. 8, 2008 through the 2007 General
Assembly.
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South Dakota
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The sessions of the Legislature shall be biennial. A regular session of the Legislature shall be held in each
odd-numbered year on the second Tuesday of January and shall not exceed forty
legislative days, excluding Sundays, holidays and legislative recess. A regular session of the
Legislature shall be held in each even-numbered year beginning with the year
1964 and shall not exceed thirty-five legislative days, excluding Sundays,
holidays and legislative recess.
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Updated every July 1st.
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July 01, 2008 and includes 2008 session changes.
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Tennessee
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2008:
Mid-Jan. – May 21st. The General Assembly convenes on the second
Tuesday in January of each odd-numbered year for an organizational session of
not more than 15 calendar days. Thereafter, the General Assembly sets the
date for convening the regular session. The Constitution provides that the
legislature can meet 90 legislative days in regular session over the two-year
assembly period.
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Updated annually, usually in October latest by
November.
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June 4, 007
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Texas
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Gen, Feb – May. The Legislature shall meet every
two years. No Regular Session shall be of longer duration than one hundred
and forty (140) days.
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Updates occur immediately
after the info is entered into the
legislature's internal computer system.
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Utah
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Annual general sessions of the Legislature shall
begin on the third Monday in January. No
annual general session of the Legislature may exceed 45 calendar days, except
in cases of impeachment (generally ends 1st Wed. in March).
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Updated annually, generally no later than 60 days
after bill passed. Individual law changes are made as changed.
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May 1, 2008.
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Vermont
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The Legislature runs from early January through late
April. The adjournment date varies from year to year, but in general the
Legislature tries to complete its work in sixteen or seventeen weeks.
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Information is added to this site daily during the
Legislative session. In general, information is added to the Web site as soon
as it is available.
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November 2, 2007
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Virginia
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2008: Jan. 9th – Mar. 13th. The Reconvened Regular Session met Wednesday, April
23, 2008, to consider Governor's recommendations on legislation from the
Regular Session. The
General Assembly shall meet once each year on the second Wednesday in
January. Except as herein provided for reconvened sessions, no regular
session of the General Assembly convened in an even-numbered year shall
continue longer than sixty days; no regular session of the General Assembly
convened in an odd-numbered year shall continue longer than thirty days. The General Assembly shall
reconvene on the sixth Wednesday after adjournment of each regular or special
session for the purpose of considering bills which may have been returned by
the Governor with recommendations for their amendment and bills and items of
appropriation bills which may have been returned by the Governor with his
objections. No other business shall be considered at a reconvened session.
Such reconvened session shall not continue longer than three days unless the
session be extended, for a period not exceeding seven additional days.
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Code is updated annually July 1st to
reflect legislation passed during previous session.
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July 1, 2008
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Washington
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2008: Jan. 14th – Mar. 13th. A regular session of the legislature shall be
convened each year. During each
odd-numbered year, the regular session shall not be more than 105 consecutive
days. During each even-numbered year, the regular session shall not be more
than 60 consecutive days.
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Updated once a year, usually late summer or early
fall. It may also be updated following the General Election, if an initiative
that changed the law was adopted by the people.
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January 18, 2008
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West Virginia
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2008: Jan. 9th – Mar. 16th. Regular
sessions of the Legislature shall commence on the second Wednesday of January
of each year. The regular session of the Legislature
held in the year 1973 and every 4th year thereafter shall, in
addition to the meeting days preceding the adjournment provided for in
section eighteen of this article (election of officers), not exceed 60
calendar days computed from and including the second Wednesday of February,
and the regular session held in all other years shall not exceed 60 calendar
days computed from and including the second Wednesday of January.
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Updated annually, usually not until the early Fall.
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Updated with legislation passed through the 2007 2nd Extraordinary Session (last December).
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Wisconsin
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The Wisconsin Legislature operates in
a biennial session that lasts from early January of the odd numbered year to
early January of the odd numbered year two years later. Both Houses are
currently adjourned as of May 28, 2008.
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New bills, resolutions and amendments
are added overnight. Bill status is updated overnight. Other documents are
changed on an irregular basis, as information changes or following the
schedule of a print publication.
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Updated through 2007 Wis. Act 242 and
June 30, 2008.
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Wyoming
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The Legislature meets in general session in odd numbered years, beginning on the second Tuesday of January. The general
session is limited to 40 legislative days, but generally lasts around 38 days.
The Legislature meets in budget session in even numbered years, beginning on the second Monday of February. A typical budget session lasts 20 legislative days.
2008 Budget Session
Adjourned March 7, 2008. 2009 General Session Convenes January 13, 2009.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/
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July.
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July 2007.
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