Legislative Deadlines

Potential session and Sine Die Adjournment - Friday, May 30, 2025 NLT 5:00 p.m.
Potential session - Friday, May 23, 2025
Deadline for Third Reading of Bills and Joint Resolutions from opposite chamber - Thursday, May 8, 2025
Deadline for SBs/SJRs out of Oversight, Admin Rules, Appropriations and Rules Committees - Thursday, April 24, 2025
Deadline for SBs/SJRs out of Policy Committees and Appropriation Subcommittees - Thursday, April 10, 2025
Deadline for Third Reading of Bills and Joint Resolutions from chamber of origin - Thursday, March 27, 2025
House not in session - March 19-21, 2025
Deadline for HBs/HJRs out of Oversight, Admin Rules, Appropriations and Rules Committees - Thursday, March 6, 2025
Deadline for HBs/HJRs out of Policy Committees and Appropriations Subcommittees - Monday, February 24, 2025
Deadline to file shell bill language and to change top 8 bill preference - Thursday, February 13, 2025 NLT 5:00 p.m.
Deadline for drafting instructions to attorneys for shell bills - Thursday, February 06, 2025 NLT 5:00 p.m.
Deadline for Filing of Bills and Joint Resolution - Thursday, January 16, 2025 NLT 4:00 p.m.
Organizational Day - Tuesday, January 7, 2025 @12:00 NOON
Deadline for Requesting the Drafting of House Bills and Joint Resolutions - Friday, December 6, 2024
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*Please note that when conference has been requested for a Senate bill, the principal House author will be notified by the Clerk's Office.
*Please note that only House Bills and House Joint Resolutions fall under these request and filing deadline dates. House Concurrent Resolutions and House Resolutions may be requested and filed at any time until Sine Die Adjournment of the Regular Session.
Note: "Measure(s)" refers to bills and joint resolutions. Upon a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the membership of both houses, a measure can be exempt from all cutoff dates in both houses.
NLT = No Later Than