As of Sept. 8, eight state legislatures are in regular session for this year, and one state is in special session, according to the 2025 MultiState Insider Resource.
California’s regular session ends on Sept. 12. North Carolina’s regular session ends on Nov. 5. Massachusetts' regular session ends on Nov. 19. The remaining five states—Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—will conclude their sessions on Dec. 31. Oregon’s special session began on Aug. 29.
Gov. Tim Walz (D) announced that he will call a special session in the future to address gun legislation in Minnesota, according to the Associated Press. On Sept. 4, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) announced that she will schedule a special session on Oct. 1 to discuss how changes to the federal budget will affect New Mexico residents.
State governments across the country hold legislative sessions where a state's elected representatives meet for a period of time to draft and vote on legislation and set state policies on issues such as taxation, education, and government spending. Forty-six state legislatures hold regular sessions annually. The other four states—Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, and Texas—meet in odd-numbered years.
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