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Dates of 2022 state legislative sessions

Each state has its own legislature. The Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution declares that any power not already given to the federal government is reserved to the states and the people.[1] State governments across the country use this authority to hold legislative sessions where a state's elected representatives meet for a period of time to draft and vote on legislation and set state policies on issues such as taxation, education, and government spending. The different types of legislation passed by a legislature may include resolutions, constitutional amendments, and bills that become law.

Forty-six state legislatures hold regular sessions annually. The other four states—Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, and Texas—meet in odd-numbered years. The length of a session may be set by a state's constitution, a statute, or by the legislature and varies among the states. Special or extraordinary sessions may also be called by a state's governor or legislature over a specific subject matter during or after a regular session.

Ten state legislatures have full-time legislators, meaning the legislature meets throughout the year. All other legislators are considered part-time because they only meet for a portion of the year.[2]

This page gives information on the 2022 legislative sessions in all 50 states.

The state legislative session table below breaks down the start and end date of a state's 2022 legislative session, the length of the session, and also covers any special sessions that were called. The table was updated weekly to reflect any notable events that occurred in a state's session. Information was gathered from MultiState and the National Conference of State Legislatures.

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2022 state legislative sessions State Start date End date (projected) Session length limit[3] Special sessions/Other sessions State's session adjourned Alabama January 11, 2022 April 7, 2022 30 legislative days in 105 calendar days State's session adjourned Alaska January 18, 2022 May 18, 2022 90 calendar days State's session adjourned Arizona January 10, 2022 June 25, 2022 Saturday of the last week in which the 100th calendar day falls State's session adjourned Arkansas February 14, 2022 March 15, 2022 Odd-numbered years - 60 days
Even-numbered years - 30 days Special session started on August 9, 2022 until August 11, 2022 State's session adjourned California*[4] January 3, 2022 August 31, 2022 Constitution: Even-numbered years - Nov. 30
Odd-numbered years - None
Chamber Rule: Even-numbered years - Aug. 31
Odd-numbered years - Sept. 12 Special session started on December 5, 2022 until March 27, 2023. State's session adjourned Colorado January 12, 2022 May 11, 2022 120 calendar days State's session adjourned Connecticut February 9, 2022 May 4, 2022 Odd: Wednesday after the first Monday in June; Even: Wednesday after the first Monday in May Special session held from November 28, 2022, to November 29, 2022. State's session adjourned Delaware January 11, 2022 June 30, 2022 June 30 State's session adjourned Florida January 11, 2022 March 14, 2022 60 calendar days Special session from April 19, 2022, to April 22, 2022, special session started on May 23, 2022. Special session started on December 12, 2022, to December 14, 2022. State's session adjourned Georgia January 10, 2022 April 4, 2022 40 legislative days State's session adjourned Hawaii January 19, 2022 May 5, 2022 60 legislative days State's session adjourned Idaho January 10, 2022 March 31, 2022 None Special session was on September 1, 2022. Organizational session for 2023 on December 1, 2022. State's session adjourned Illinois*[4] January 5, 2022 April 9, 2022 None Veto session from November 15, 2022, to December 1, 2022. Lame duck session from January 4, 2023 to January 10, 2023. State's session adjourned Indiana January 4, 2022 March 8, 2022 Odd-numbered years - 61 days (April 29)
Even-numbered years - 30 days (March 14) Special session started on July 25, 2022, until August 5, 2022. The 2023 Organization Day was held on November 22, 2022. State's session adjourned Iowa January 10, 2022 May 24, 2022 Odd-numbered years - 110 days
Even-numbered years - 100 days State's session adjourned Kansas January 10, 2022 May 23, 2022 None (odd), 90 days (even) State's session adjourned Kentucky January 4, 2022 April 14, 2022 Odd-numbered years - 30 legislative days or March 30
Even-numbered years - 60 legislative days or April 15 Special session convened August 24, 2022 until August 26, 2022. State's session adjourned Louisiana March 14, 2022 June 6, 2022 Even-numbered years - 60 legislative days in 85 calendar days
Odd-numbered years - 45 legislative days in 60 calendar days Special session from February 1, 2022, to February 18, 2022. Special session convened June 15, 2022 until June 18, 2022. State's session adjourned Maine January 5, 2022 May 9, 2022 Odd: 3rd Wed in June; Even: 3rd Wed in April State's session adjourned Maryland January 12, 2022 April 11, 2022 90 calendar days State's session adjourned Massachusetts*[4] January 5, 2022 August 1, 2022 Odd: 3rd Wed in November; Even: July 31 Informal session started on August 1, 2022 until January 3, 2023 State's session adjourned Michigan*[4] January 12, 2022 December 28, 2022 None State's session adjourned Minnesota January 31, 2022 May 23, 2022 120 legislative days in 2 years, or the 1st Monday after the 3rd Saturday in May each year State's session adjourned Mississippi January 4, 2022 April 5, 2022 90 calendar days; except after a gubernatorial election then 125 days Special session was on November 2, 2022 State's session adjourned Missouri January 5, 2022 May 13, 2022 May 30 Veto and special session from September 14, 2022 to October 4, 2022. No regular session scheduled Montana No regular legislative session No regular legislative session 90 legislative days in two years State's session adjourned Nebraska January 5, 2022 April 20, 2022 Odd-numbered years - 90 legislative days
Even-numbered years - 60 days No regular session scheduled Nevada No regular legislative session No regular legislative session 120 calendar days in two years State's session adjourned New Hampshire January 5, 2022 May 26, 2022 45 legislative days or July 1 Veto session was on September 15, 2022 . State's session adjourned New Jersey*[4] January 11, 2022 December 31, 2022 None In recess July 1, 2022, to September 6, 2022. State's session adjourned New Mexico January 18, 2022 February 17, 2022 Odd-numbered years - 60 days
Even-numbered years - 30 days Special session was on April 5, 2022 State's session adjourned New York*[4] January 5, 2022 June 4, 2022 None Special session was on June 30, 2022. Special session was on December 22, 2022. State's session adjourned North Carolina May 18, 2022 July 1, 2022 None Reconvenes once per month from July 26, 2022 to December 31, 2022 for vetoes. No regular session scheduled North Dakota No regular legislative session No regular legislative session 80 legislative days in two years State's session adjourned Ohio*[4] January 19, 2022 December 15, 2022 None Summer recess from June 2, 2022, to September 13, 2022. State's session adjourned Oklahoma February 7, 2022 May 27, 2022 Last Friday in May Special session was on May 18, 2022, and from June 13, 2022 to June 15, 2022. Reconvened from September 28, 2022 to October 14, 2022. State's session adjourned Oregon February 1, 2022 March 4, 2022 Odd-numbered years - 160 calendar days
Even-numbered years - 35 calendar days State's session adjourned Pennsylvania*[4] January 4, 2022 November 30, 2022 None State's session adjourned Rhode Island January 4, 2022 June 23, 2022 None State's session adjourned South Carolina January 11, 2022 May 12, 2022 First Thurs in June Budget sessions on June 15, 2022 and June 28, 2022. Special session was from August 30, 2022 to November 9, 2022. Special senate session started on September 6, 2022, until September 8, 2022. House organizational session meeting for 2023 was on December 6, 2022. State's session adjourned South Dakota January 11, 2022 March 28, 2022 40 legislative days State's session adjourned Tennessee January 11, 2022 April 28, 2022 90 legislative days No regular session scheduled Texas No regular legislative session No regular legislative session 140 calendar days in two years State's session adjourned Utah January 18, 2022 March 4, 2022 45 calendar days Special session was on March 25, 2022 State's session adjourned Vermont January 4, 2022 May 12, 2022 None State's session adjourned Virginia January 12, 2022 March 12, 2022 Odd numbered years - 30 calendar days
Even-numbered years - 60 days Special session started on April 4, 2022. Special session recess was held on June 1, 2022 and June 17, 2022. Special session was held on September 7, 2022. State's session adjourned Washington January 10, 2022 March 10, 2022 Odd numbered years - 105 calendar days
Even-numbered years - 60 days State's session adjourned West Virginia January 12, 2022 March 12, 2022 60 calendar days Special veto session April 24-26, 2022. Special session held July 25-29, 2022; reconvened and adjourned on September 13, 2022. Special session was held on September 12, 2022. State's session adjourned Wisconsin*[4] January 18, 2022 March 8, 2022 None Special session was on June 22, 2022. Special session was on October 4, 2022. State's session adjourned Wyoming February 14, 2022 March 11, 2022 Odd-numbered years - 40 legislative days
Even-numbered years - approximately 20 days

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