DAILY SESSION SUMMARY
For Monday, 02/06/2012
IN SESSION
There are 36 states, DC, US and PR in Regular Session. There are no states in Special Session.

In Regular Session:
AK, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, US, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV
In Special Session:
No states currently meeting in special session

CONVENING:
AL convenes on 02/07/2012.
CT convenes on 02/08/2012.
AR convenes on 02/13/2012.
WY convenes on 02/13/2012.


No Special Sessions scheduled to convene.


IN RECESS:
IL until 02/07/2012
MN until 02/08/2012
NH until 02/08/2012
NC until 02/16/2012
DE until 03/13/2012
DE "b" until 07/01/2012

PREFILING FOR 2012 SESSIONS:
AL - Prefiling began: 06/10/2011
AR - Prefiling began: 01/09/2012
CT - Prefiling began: 01/31/2012
LA - Prefiling began: 01/23/2012
MT - Drafting began: 04/13/2011
ND - Drafting began 09/20/2011
WY - Prefiling began: 12/29/2011

IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES:
OK on 02/06/2012 Session begins.
OR on 02/06/2012 Deadline for bills to be posted on an agenda in their chamber of origin.
AL on 02/07/2012 First day of session.
WA on 02/07/2012 Last day to read in committee reports from House fiscal committees and Senate Ways & Means and Transportation committees in house of origin.
CO on 02/09/2012 30th Day Deadline for House committees of reference, other than the House Appropriations Committee and the Legislative Council, to report House bills introduced on or before the 6th legislative day.
NH on 02/09/2012 Last day to report HBs going to a second committee.
IL on 02/10/2012 Senate Perfunctory Session.
IL on 02/10/2012 Senate Introduction Deadline.
MD on 02/10/2012 31st Day - House Bill introduction deadline (House bills introduced after this date referred to the House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee).
AR on 02/13/2012 Session Convenes.
AR on 02/13/2012 Deadline for filing Concurrent Resolutions for non appropriation bills.
ID on 02/13/2012 Nonprivileged Committees Bill Introduction Date.
SD on 02/13/2012 Last day to move bills or resolutions from committee to the house of origin.
OR on 02/14/2012 Last day for policy committees to hold Work Sessions on bills in their chamber of origin.
SD on 02/14/2012 Last day for a bill or a joint resolution to pass the house of origin.
WA on 02/14/2012 Last day to consider bills in house of origin (5 p.m.).
IL on 02/15/2012 House and Senate Perfunctory Session.
CO on 02/16/2012 347th Day Deadline for Senate committees of reference, other than the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Legislative Council, to report Senate bills.
IL on 02/16/2012 House Perfunctory Session.
IL on 02/16/2012 House Introduction deadline.
NC on 02/16/2012 Reconvene for the Session of 2011.
NH on 02/16/2012 Last day to act on HBs going to a second committee.
NM on 02/16/2012 Session adjourns.
RI on 02/16/2012 Winter recess.
RI on 02/16/2012 Last day for Senate Public Bill Introduction.
RI on 02/16/2012 Last day for House Public Bill Introduction.
MD on 02/19/2012 40th Day - "Green Bag" appointments submitted by the Governor.
NC on 02/19/2012 Recess for the Session of 2011.
OK on 02/20/2012 Double-assigned Senate Bills Reported from 1st Committee Deadline.
WV on 02/20/2012 Last day to introduce bills in the Senate and the House. Does not apply to originating or supplementary appropriation bills. Does not apply to Senate or House resolutions or concurrent resolutions.
KY on 02/21/2012 Last day for Bill Requests.
OR on 02/21/2012 Deadline for bills to be posted on an agenda in the second chamber.
IL on 02/22/2012 Governor's Budget Address.
CO on 02/23/2012 44th Day Deadline for House committees of reference, other than the House Appropriations Committee and the Legislative Council, to report remaining House bills.
HI on 02/23/2012 Mandatory Five Day Recess.
NH on 02/23/2012 Last day to report HBs not in a second committee.
OR on 02/23/2012 Last day for Work Sessions in all committees.
SD on 02/23/2012 Final day to introduce Concurrent Resolutions.
VA on 02/23/2012 The houses of introduction shall complete their consideration of the Budget Bill(s).
CA on 02/24/2012 Last day for bills to be introduced.
UT on 02/24/2012 Last day for legislators to prioritize fiscal note bills and identify other programs for new funding.
WA on 02/24/2012 Last day to read in committee reports from opposite house, except House fiscal committees and Senate Ways & Means and Transportation committees.
WV on 02/26/2012 Bills due out of committees in house of origin to ensure three full days for readings.
AR on 02/27/2012 Deadline for filing appropriation bills.
AR on 02/27/2012 Deadline for filing non appropriation bills.
OK on 02/27/2012 Single-assigned Senate Bills in Senate Committee Deadline.
SD on 02/27/2012 Last day to move bills or resolutions from Committee to the second house.
WA on 02/27/2012 Last day to read in opposite house committee reports from House fiscal committees and Senate Ways & Means and Transportation committees.
FL on 02/28/2012 50th day - last day for regularly scheduled committee meetings (Rule 2.9(3)).
SD on 02/28/2012 Last day for a bill or resolution to pass both houses.
CO on 02/29/2012 50th Day Deadline for final passage of Senate bills in the Senate.
CO on 02/29/2012 50th Day Deadline for final passage of House bills in the House.
IN on 02/29/2012 Last day for 3rd reading of House bills in the Senate.
IN on 02/29/2012 -Last day for Senate adoption of conference committee.
KY on 02/29/2012 Last day for new House Bills.
OR on 02/29/2012 Target Adjournment Sine Die.
SD on 02/29/2012 Last day to introduce commemorations.
SD on 02/29/2012 Reserved for concurrences or conference committees.
VA on 02/29/2012 No later than midnight, Wednesday, February 29, 2012, each house shall complete consideration of the Budget Bill(s) and all revenue bills of the other house, except for conference reports and other privileged matters relating thereto, and the appointing authority shall appoint the conferees to such bills.
WV on 02/29/2012 Last day to consider bill on third reading in house of origin. Does not include budget or supplementary appropriation bills.
MO on 03/01/2012 Senate Introduction Deadline.
OK on 03/01/2012 Double-assigned Senate Bills Reported from 2nd Committee Deadline.
OK on 03/01/2012 Deadline for reporting House bills and joint resolutions from House committees.
UT on 03/01/2012 Last day for Executive Appropriations Committee to complete all decisions necessary to draft the final appropriations bill.
HI on 03/02/2012 First Decking.
IA on 03/02/2012 Final date for Senate bills to be reported out of Senate committees Final date for House bills to be reported out of House committees.
KY on 03/02/2012 Last day for New Senate bills.
SD on 03/02/2012 Reserved for deliberation.
UT on 03/02/2012 Any bond bill shall be made available to legislators by noon and final action must be taken by calendared closing time.
UT on 03/02/2012 Last day to pass any bill with a fiscal note of $10,000 or more.
WA on 03/02/2012 Last day to consider opposite house bills (5 p.m.) (except initiatives and alternatives to initiatives, budgets and matters necessary to implement budgets, differences between the houses, and matters incident to the interim and closing of the session).
IN on 03/03/2012 Last day for House adoption of conference committee.
FL on 03/05/2012 All bills are immediately certified (Rule 6.8); Conference Committee Reports require only one reading (Rule 4.5(1)); Motion to reconsider made and considered the same day (Rule 6.4 (2)(b)).
HI on 03/05/2012 Recess #3.
IA on 03/05/2012 Senate only considers Senate bills and unfinished business House only considers House bills and unfinished business.
IN on 03/05/2012 Last day for 3rd reading of Senate bills in House.
MD on 03/05/2012 55th Day - Final date for introduction of bills without suspension of Rules.
SD on 03/05/2012 Recess.
UT on 03/05/2012 Last day for a motion to reconsider.
UT on 03/05/2012 Last day to consider bills from own house.
UT on 03/06/2012 General appropriations bills, supplemental appropriations bills, and school finance bills shall be available to legislators by calendared floor time and final action must be taken on each bill by calendared closing time.
HI on 03/07/2012 Recess #4.
NM on 03/07/2012 Governor's deadline. Legislation not acted upon by the Governor is pocket vetoed.

ADJOURNMENTS:
NC is projected to adjourn on 02/16/2012
NM is projected to adjourn on 02/16/2012
OR is projected to adjourn on 02/29/2012

Adjourned Sessions
AK "a", AK "b", CA "a", CT "b", ME "a", ND "a", NE "a", NJ "2008-09 session", NJ "2008-09 session" "a", NY "a", PR, PR "b", VA "a", WA "a", WA "b", WI "c", WI "b", WI "c", WV "c", WV "d"

GOVERNORS'/PRESIDENT'S ACTIONS:
NY Governor's deadline is 02/10/2012.

Signing Deadlines Past
AK "a", AK "b", CA "a", CT "b", ME "a", ND "a", NE "a", NY "a", PR "b", VA "a", WA "a", WA "b", WI "c", WI "b", WI "c", WV "c", WV "d"

BILL VOLUME:

Last WeekYear to DateProjected 2012 Volume
Prefiles 680 21408 35000
Introductions 5505 60193 151000
Enacts/Adopts 640 4331 40000

UPCOMING ELECTIONS (02/06/2012 - 02/27/2012):
02/07/2012 Georgia Special Election
House Districts 60 and 107

02/14/2012 Maine Special Election
Senate District 20

02/14/2012 Oklahoma Special Election
House Districts 1 and 71
Senate Districts 20 and 46

02/21/2012 New Hampshire Special Election
House District Hillsborough 10



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