2026 LEGISLATIVE YEAR
Session calendar
IN RECESS · SEP 5, 2026
2026 REGULAR SESSION — CLOSED
AUG 1, 2025
Filing opens — first of 1,896 bills filed
JAN 13, 2026
Session convenes — bills introduced
MAR 13, 2026
Last bill introduced
MAR 19, 2026
Governor begins acting on bills
JUN 30, 2026
13 vetoed
JUN 30, 2026
Governor's last action — 228 signed
WHEN THE LAWS TAKE EFFECT
APR 1, 2026
4 laws take effect
APR 14, 2026
3 laws take effect
APR 23, 2026
3 laws take effect
MAY 12, 2026
3 laws take effect
JUN 8, 2026
11 laws take effect — see the list →
JUN 10, 2026
14 laws take effect — see the list →
JUN 11, 2026
4 laws take effect
JUN 16, 2026
4 laws take effect
JUN 25, 2026
3 laws take effect
JUL 1, 2026
118 laws take effect — see the list →
OCT 1, 2026
10 laws take effect — see the list →
JAN 1, 2027
3 laws take effect
Read from 26,433 dated actions in the official record, not from a published calendar. Committee weeks that produced no bill action do not appear, and the next session's dates are not set here until its bills exist.