TENTATIVE LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR

2005-2006 REGULAR SESSION

                                                                             
                                                                              
2004 
 
December 6	2005-06 Regular Session convenes for Organizational Session
		at 12 noon.  (Art. IV, Sec. 3 (a)). 
                             
2005                                                   
 
January 1	2004 Statutes take effect (Art. IV. Sec. 8 (c)). 
                                                                                
January 3	Legislature reconvenes from Organizational Recess.  
 
January 10	Budget must be submitted by Governor (Art. IV, Sec. 12 (a)). 
 
January 21	Last day to submit bill requests to the Office of 
                Legislative Counsel. 
                                    
February 18	Last day for bills to be introduced.  
                                                                                
March 17	Spring Recess begins upon adjournment. 
                                                                                
March 29	Legislature reconvenes from Spring Recess.               
                                                                                
April 29	Last day for policy committees to hear and report fiscal 
		bills introduced in their house to Fiscal Committees.  
 
May 6		Last day for policy committees to hear and report                
	        non-fiscal bills introduced in their house.            
                                                                                
May 20		Last day for policy committees to meet prior to June 6.                                                          
                                                                                
May 27		Last day for Fiscal Committees to hear and report bills  
		introduced in their house to the Floor. 
                                                                                
May 27		Last day for Fiscal Committees to meet prior to June 6. 
             
June 3		Last day for bills to be passed out of the house of origin.  
                                                                       
June 6		Committee meetings may resume.                                    
                                                                                
June 15		Budget bill must be passed by midnight (Art. IV, Sec. 12 (c)).                           
                                                                                
July 8		Last day for policy committees to meet and report bills. 
 
July 15		Summer Recess begins upon adjournment, provided Budget Bill 
		has been enacted. 
                              
August 15	Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess. 
                                                                                                                    
August 26	Last day for Fiscal Committees to meet and report bills to
                Floor. 
 
August 29 - September 9 
                Floor session only.  No committee may meet for any purpose. 
                    
September 9	Last day for each house to pass bills. 
                           
September 9	Interim recess begins upon adjournment.  
 
October 9	Last day for Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the 
		Legislature on or before Sept. 9 and in his possession  
		after Sept. 9. (Art. IV, Sec. 10 (b)(l)). 
 

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