DAILY SESSION SUMMARY
For Friday, 05/17/2013
IN SESSION
There are 23 states, DC, US and PR in Regular Session. There are 2 states in Special Session.

In Regular Session:
AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, KS, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NV, OH, OK, OR, PR, RI, TX, US
In Special Session:
CA "a", WA "a"

CONVENING:
No Regular Sessions are scheduled to convene this week.


No Special Sessions scheduled to convene.


IN RECESS:
NJ until 05/20/2013
NY until 05/20/2013
NH until 05/22/2013
PA until 06/03/2013
WI until 06/04/2013

IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES:
AR on 05/17/2013 Projected Session Adjournment.
CA on 05/17/2013 Last day for policy committees to meet prior to June 3 (J.R. 61(a)(4)).
IA on 05/17/2013 Projected adjournment.
MO on 05/17/2013 Session Closes at 1800 Hours.
NE on 05/17/2013 Recess.
NV on 05/17/2013 Deadline for Committee passage in second House.
AL on 05/20/2013 Projected adjournment.
MN on 05/20/2013 Projected adjournment.
AZ on 05/23/2013 Projected adjournment.
CA on 05/24/2013 Last day for fiscal committees to meet and report to the floor bills introduced in their house (J.R. 61(a)(5)). Last day for fiscal committees to meet prior to June 3 (J.R. 61(a)(6)).
IL on 05/24/2013 Senate Deadline - Third Reading on substantive House Bills.
IL on 05/24/2013 House Deadline - Third Reading on Senate Bills.
NE on 05/24/2013 Recess.
NV on 05/24/2013 Deadline for passage in second House.
CA on 05/27/2013 Memorial Day observed.
NH on 05/27/2013 Memorial Day (State Holiday).
TX on 05/27/2013 Last day of the 83rd Regular Session.
CA on 05/28/2013 Floor session only. No committee may meet for any purpose (J.R. 61(a)(7)).
MD on 05/28/2013 Projected Governor's Deadline.
TN on 05/29/2013 Approx. Governor deadline. (Gov has 10 days to sign, Sundays excepted).
KS on 05/30/2013 Projected adjournment.
MO on 05/30/2013 Session Sine Die.
CA on 05/31/2013 Last day for each house to pass bills introduced in that house (J.R. 61(a)(8)).
IL on 05/31/2013 Adjournment.
MA on 05/31/2013 Senate Ways and Means version of the FY 2014 is submitted.
OK on 05/31/2013 Sine Die Adjournment.
VT on 05/31/2013 Projected Adjournment.
CA on 06/03/2013 Committee meetings may resume (J.R. 61(a)(9)).
LA on 06/03/2013 Deadline for Third Reading/Final Passage.
AZ on 06/04/2013 Projected Governor's deadline.
NV on 06/04/2013 Session adjourns.
WI on 06/04/2013 Floorperiod.
CT on 06/05/2013 Projected adjournment.
MN on 06/05/2013 Projected Governor's deadline.
NE on 06/05/2013 Projected adjournment.
LA on 06/06/2013 Session Adjourns no later than 6 p.m.
NH on 06/06/2013 Deadline to act on all House bills.
SC on 06/06/2013 Projected Adjourn date.
KS on 06/09/2013 Projected Governor's deadline.
NE on 06/10/2013 Projected Governor's deadline.
NH on 06/13/2013 Deadline to form Committees of Conference.
NM on 06/14/2013 Effective date of legislation not a general appropriation bill or a bill carrying an emergency clause or other specified date.
CA on 06/15/2013 Budget Bill must be passed by midnight (Art. IV, Sec. 12(c)(3)).

ADJOURNMENTS:
AR is projected to adjourn on 05/17/2013
IA is projected to adjourn on 05/17/2013
AL is projected to adjourn on 05/20/2013
MN is projected to adjourn on 05/20/2013
AZ is projected to adjourn on 05/23/2013
TX is projected to adjourn on 05/27/2013
KS is projected to adjourn on 05/30/2013
MO is projected to adjourn on 05/30/2013
CA "a" regarding Health Care Reform is projected to adjourn on 05/31/2013
OK is projected to adjourn on 05/31/2013
NV is projected to adjourn on 06/04/2013
CT is projected to adjourn on 06/05/2013
NE is projected to adjourn on 06/05/2013
LA is projected to adjourn on 06/06/2013
WA "a" regarding Capital and Transportation Budgets is projected to adjourn on 06/14/2013

Adjourned Sessions
AK, CO, DC, DE "a", FL, GA, HI, ID, IN, KY, MD, MS, MS "a", MT, ND, NJ "a", NM, PR "b", PR "c", PR "d", SD, TN, UT, VA, VA "a", VA "b", VT, WA, WV, WV "a", WY

GOVERNORS'/PRESIDENT'S ACTIONS:
VT Governor's deadline is 05/19/2013.
FL Governor's deadline is 05/24/2013.
ND Governor's deadline is 05/24/2013.
MD Governor's deadline is 05/28/2013.
CO Governor's deadline is 06/07/2013.
AK Governor's deadline is 06/30/2013.
HI Governor's deadline is 07/08/2013.

Signing Deadlines Past
DE "a", GA, ID, IN, KY, MS, MS "a", MT, NJ "a", NM, PR "b", PR "c", PR "d", SD, TN, UT, VA, VA "a", VA "b", WA, WV, WV "a", WY

BILL VOLUME:

Last WeekYear to DateProjected 2013 Volume
Prefiles 155 32560 35000
Introductions 1719 136373 151000
Enacts/Adopts 1516 12490 40000

UPCOMING ELECTIONS (05/16/2013 - 06/06/2013):
05/21/2013 Alabama Special Election
House District 97

05/21/2013 California Special Primary
Assembly District 80
Senate District 16

05/21/2013 Pennsylvania Special Election
House Districts 42 and 95

05/28/2013 Massachusetts Special Election
Senate 1st Suffolk

05/28/2013 Massachusetts Special Primary
House 8th Suffolk

05/28/2013 Mississippi Special Election
House District 95

06/04/2013 Missouri Special Election
US House (CD 8)

06/04/2013 New Hampshire Special Election
House Sullivan County District 4

06/04/2013 New Jersey Primary Election
Assembly (All)
Senate (All)
Constitutional Officers: Governor, Lieutenant Governor



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