| State |
House/Assembly Deadline |
Senate Deadline |
| Alabama |
None |
None |
| Alaska |
2/18/08 (members) |
2/18/08 (members) |
| Arizona |
2/11/08 |
2/4/08 |
| Arkansas |
No regular session in
2008 |
No regular session in
2008 |
| California |
2/22/08 |
2/22/08 |
 |
| Colorado |
1/30/08 |
1/25/08 |
| Connecticut |
2/8/08 |
2/08/08 |
| Delaware |
6/30/08 |
6/30/08 |
| Florida |
3/4/08 |
3/4/08 |
| Georgia |
30th Legislative Day |
30th Legislative Day |
 |
| Hawaii |
1/23/08 |
1/23/08 |
| Idaho |
1/26/08 (members)
2/11/08 (committees) |
1/18/08 (members)
2/11/08 (committees) |
| Illinois |
None |
None |
| Indiana |
1/10/08 |
1/10/08 |
| Iowa |
1/25/08 (last day for
individual legislator requests for bill drafts) |
1/25/08 (last day for
individual legislator requests for bill drafts) |
 |
| Kansas |
2/13/08 (members)
2/15/08 (select committees) |
2/13/08 (members)
2/15/08(committees) |
| Kentucky |
3/3/08 |
3/5/08 |
| Louisiana |
3/21/08 (prefile) *members
can only introduce 5 bills after the prefile deadline and the tentative
date for the 5-bill deadline is 4/14/08 |
3/21/08 (prefile) *members
can only introduce 5 bills after the prefile deadline and the tentative
date for the 5-bill deadline is 4/14/08 |
| Maine |
10/3/07 |
10/3/07 |
| Maryland |
2/8/08 |
2/1/08 |
 |
| Massachusetts |
None |
None |
| Michigan |
8/31/08 |
8/31/08 |
| Minnesota |
None |
None |
| Mississippi |
2/25/08
4/27/08 (local and private revenue bills)
5/4/08 (local and private nonrevenue bills) |
2/25/08
4/27/08 (local and private revenue bills)
5/4/08 (local and private nonrevenue bills) |
| Missouri |
4/1/08 |
3/1/08 |
 |
| Montana |
No regular
session in 2008 |
No regular
session in 2008 |
| Nebraska |
N/A |
1/23/08 |
| Nevada |
No regular
session in 2008 |
No regular
session in 2008 |
| New Hampshire |
1/2/08 |
10/24/08 |
| New Jersey |
None |
None |
 |
| New Mexico |
1/30/08 |
1/30/08 |
| New York |
5/27/08 |
TBD |
| North Carolina |
5/16/08 (budget
bills)
5/21/08 (study committee bills)
5/28/08 (local bills) |
5/16/08 (budget
bills)
5/21/08 (study committee bills)
5/28/08 (local bills) |
| North Dakota |
No regular session in
2008 |
No regular session in
2008 |
| Ohio |
None |
None |
 |
| Oklahoma |
1/17/08 |
1/17/08 |
| Oregon |
No regular session in
2008 |
No regular session in
2008 |
| Pennsylvania |
None |
None |
| Rhode Island |
2/21/08 |
2/7/08 |
| South Carolina |
5/1/08 |
5/1/08 |
 |
| South Dakota |
1/16/08 (unlimited
bill and joint resolution introduction)
1/23/08 (individual bills and joint resolutions)
1/24/08 (committee bills and joint resolutions) |
1/16/08 (unlimited
bill and joint resolution introduction)
1/23/08 (individual bills and joint resolutions)
1/24/08 (committee bills and joint resolutions) |
| Tennessee |
1/30/08 |
1/30/08 |
| Texas |
No regular session in
2008 |
No regular session in
2008 |
| Utah |
1/31/08 |
1/31/08 |
| Vermont |
1/31/08 |
12/14/07 (for 2008 session) |
 |
| Virginia |
1/18/08 |
1/18/08 |
| Washington |
None |
None |
| West Virginia |
45th Legislative Day |
41st Legislative Day |
| Wisconsin |
None |
None |
| Wyoming |
2/14/08 |
2/14/08 |