2014 Legislative Calendar

2014 Tentative Legislative Calendar

Jan. 1 Statutes take effect.

Jan. 6 Legislature Reconvenes.

Jan. 10 Budget must be submitted by Governor.

Jan. 17 Last day for policy committees to hear and report to Fiscal committees fiscal bills introduced in their house in 2013.

Jan. 24 Last day for any committee to hear and report to the Floor bills introduced in their house in 2013. Last day to submit bill requests to the Office of Legislative Counsel.

Jan. 31 Last day for each house to pass bills introduced in 2013 in their House.

Feb. 21 Last day for bills to be introduced.

May 2 Last day for policy committees to hear and report to Fiscal Committees fiscal bills introduced in their house.

May 9 Last day for policy committees to hear and report to the floor non-fiscal bills introduced in their house.

May 16 Last day for policy committees to meet prior to June 2.

May 23 Last day for fiscal committees to hear and report to the floor bills introduced in their house. Last day for fiscal committees to meet prior to June 2.

May 27-30 Floor Session Only. No committee may meet for any purpose.

May 30 Last day for bills to be passed out of the house of origin.

June 2 Committee meetings may resume.

June 15 Budget must be passed by midnight.

June 26 Last day for a legislative measure to qualify for the November 4 general election ballot.

June 27 Last day for policy committees to meet and report bill.

Aug. 15 Last day for fiscal committees to meet and report bills to the Floor.

Aug. 18–31 Floor Session only. No committees, other than conference committees and rules committee, may meet for any purpose.

Aug. 22 Last day to amend bills on the Floor.

Aug. 31 Last day for each house to pass bills. Final recess begins at the end of this day’s
session (J.R. 51(b)(3)).

Important Dates In Fall Recess

2014

Sept. 30 Last day for Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature before Sept. 1 and in the Governor’s possession on or after Sept. 1.

Nov. 30 Adjournment at midnight.

Dec. 1 12 m. convening of 2015-16 Regular Session.

2015

Jan. 1 Statutes take effect.

Jan. 5 Legislature reconvenes.