Weekly Session Summary

50-STATE SESSION SUMMARY
Midweek update for Week of 07/21/2008

IN SESSION

There are 2 states and US in Regular Session. OH is in Skeleton Session. IL Special Sessions "a"-"v" are meeting in Perfunctory Session. There is 1 state in Special Session.

In Regular Session:

MA, MI(Senate), US

In Special Session:

AK "d"

CONVENING:

No Regular Sessions are scheduled to convene this week.

NM "a" regarding Various Topics convenes 08/15/2008.

IN RECESS:

CA until 08/04/2008
CA "c" until 08/04/2008
MS "a" until 08/04/2008
MI (House) until 08/13/2008
PA until 09/15/2008
PA "a" until 09/15/2008
DC until 09/16/2008
NJ until 09/22/2008
NY until 10/13/2008
CT "b" until 11/04/2008
CT "c" until 11/04/2008
DE "b" until 11/04/2008
CA "a" until the Call of the Chair
CA "b" until the Call of the Chair

PREFILING FOR 2009 SESSIONS:

KY - Drafting began: 06/23/2008
MT - Drafting began: 04/25/2007
ND - Drafting began: 11/28/2007
NV - Drafting began: 07/07/2008

IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES:

MA on 07/31/2008	Formal business of second annual session ends.
CA on 08/04/2008	Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess (J.R. 51(b)(2)).
CA on 08/15/2008	Last day for fiscal committees to meet and report bills to the floor (J.R. 61(b)(14)).
CA on 08/18/2008	Through Aug. 31 - Floor Session only. No committees, other than conference committees and Rules Committee, may meet for any purpose (J.R. 61(b)(15)).

ADJOURNMENTS:

AK "d" regarding Gaslines/Alt Energy/Fuel Tax is projected to adjourn on 08/08/2008

Adjourned Sessions

AK, AK "c", AL, AL "a", AR "a", AZ, CO, CT, CT "a", DE, DE "a", FL, GA, HI, HI "d", IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, KY "a", LA, LA "a", LA "b", MD, ME, ME "a", MN, MO, MS, NC, NC "b", NE, NH, NH "a", NM, NV "a", OK, OR "a", RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VA "a", VA "b", VT, WA, WI, WI "c", WI "d", WI "e", WV, WV "a", WV "b", WY

GOVERNORS'/PRESIDENT'S ACTIONS:

AK Governor's deadline is 07/26/2008.
RI Governor's deadline is 07/30/2008.
NH Governor's deadline is 08/01/2008.
AK "c" Governor's deadline is 08/02/2008.
VA "b" Governor's deadline is 08/08/2008.
NC Governor's deadline is 08/17/2008.

Signing Deadlines Past
AL, AL "a", AR "a", AZ, CO, CT, CT "a", DE "a", FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IN, KY, KY "a", LA, LA "a", LA "b", MD, ME, ME "a", MN, MO, MS, NC "b", NE, NH "a", NM, NV "a", OK, OR "a", SD, TN, UT, VA, VA "a", VT, WA, WI, WI "c", WI "d", WI "e", WV, WV "a", WV "b", WY

BILL VOLUME:

	Last Week	Year to Date	Projected 2008 Volume
Prefiles	123	16436	25000
Introductions	254	82928	102000
Enacts/Adopts	419	25559	31000

UPCOMING ELECTIONS (07/23/2008 - 08/13/2008):

07/29/2008 Oklahoma Primary Election
House (All)
Senate Inhofe

US Senate (Inhofe) US House (All) US Senate (James M. Inhofe)

08/05/2008 Georgia Primary Runoff
US Senate (Senate District 05)

08/05/2008 Kansas Primary Election
House (All)
Senate (All)
US House (All)
US Senate (Pat Roberts)

08/05/2008 Michigan Primary Election
House (All)
US House (All)
US Senate (Carl Levin)

08/05/2008 Missouri Primary Election
House (All)
Senate (Odd) Constitutional Officers: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Attorney General
US House (All)

08/07/2008 Tennessee Primary Election
House (All)
Senate (Even)
US House (All)
US Senate (Lamar Alexander)

08/12/2008 Colorado Primary Election
House (All)
Senate 4,8,10,12,14,16,17,18,19,21,23,25,26,27,28,29,31,33,35
US House (All)
US Senate (A. Wayne Allard)

08/12/2008 Connecticut Primary Election
House (All)
Senate (All)
US House (All)

08/12/2008 Nevada Primary Election
Assembly (All)
Senate Central Nevada, Clark 1, 3, 4, 6, 11, Northern Nevada, Washoe 3
US House (All)