CALENDAR 2008

Date Event Location
February
February 8-9 NBCSL CRT Officer Transition Meeting- Atlanta, GA
February 15-17 CSG, NBCSL, NHCSL Healthy States Meeting Stuart, FL
March
March 8 NBCSL Executive Committee Meeting-VA/DC Key Bridge Marriott

Arlington, VA 22209

March 9 National Medical Association/NBCSL Colloquium (Pfizer) VA/DC
June
June 12-15 “Promoting Healthy Lifestyles Meeting”
NBCSL, NHCSL and Novartis
Scottsdale, AZ
June 26-29 NOBEL Women’s Annual Legislative Conference Des Moines, IA
July
July 22-26 NCSL Annual Legislative Conference New Orleans, LA
  • NBCSL Executive Committee Meeting
• NBCSL CRT Committee Meeting
 
August
August 25-28 Democratic Convention Denver, CO
  • Reception Honoring President Smyre  
September
September 24-27 CBC Annual Legislative Conference Washington, DC
  • Thursday, September 25th
NBCSL CBC Breakfast
• Friday, September 26th
NBCSL Executive Committee Meeting
• Friday, September 26th
NBCSL CRT Meeting



 
October    
October 2-5 Eli Lily Mental Health Conference Indianapolis, IN
December
 
 
December 10-14 NBCSL Annual Legislative Conference Washington, DC

 

2008 LEGISLATIVE SESSION CALENDAR

 

State

Regular Session

Special Session

Convene

Adjourn

Comments

Convene

Adjourn

Comments

Alabama

 Feb 5

May 19

Alaska

Jan 15

Apr 15

Arizona

Jan 14

Late Apr

Arkansas

No regular session in 2008

California

Jan 7

Aug 31

Dec 5, 2007

Dec 6, 
2007 

Jan 14  Budget 

Colorado

Jan 9

May 7

Connecticut

Feb 6

May 7

Jan 22

Jan 22

Criminal justice

Delaware

Jan 8

June 30

Florida

Mar 4

May 2

Georgia

Jan 14

Mid Mar

Hawaii

Jan 16

Early May

Idaho

Jan 7

Late Mar

Illinois

Jan 9

*

Jan 2

19th special session for this biennium; mass transit; gaming

Indiana

Jan 14**

Mar 14

Organizational day on Nov 20, 2007

Iowa

Jan 14

Apr 22

Kansas

Jan 14

Apr 12

Kentucky

Jan 8

Apr 15

Louisiana

Mar 31

June 23

Maine

Jan 2

Apr 16

Maryland

Jan 9

Apr 7

Massachusetts

Jan 2

*

Michigan

Jan 9

*

  

Minnesota

Feb 12

May 19

  

Mississippi

Jan 8

May 11

  

Missouri

Jan 9

May 30

  

Montana

No regular session in 2008

Nebraska

Jan 9

Mid Apr

  

Nevada

No regular session in 2008

New Hampshire

Jan 2

July 1

New Jersey

Jan 8

*

New Mexico

Jan 15

Feb 13

New York

Jan 9

*

North Carolina

May 13

July

North Dakota

No regular session in 2008

Ohio

Jan 2

*

Oklahoma

Feb 4

May 30

Oregon

No regular session in 2008

Feb 4

Feb 29

Budget

Pennsylvania

Jan 1

*

Sep 7, 2007

Energy

Rhode Island

Jan 1

Late June

South Carolina

Jan 8

June 5

South Dakota

Jan 8

Mid Mar

Tennessee

Jan 8

Late Apr

Texas

No regular session in 2008

Utah

Jan 21

Mar 5

Vermont

Jan 8

Early May

Virginia

Jan 9

Mar 8

Washington

Jan 14

Mar 12

West Virginia

Jan 9

Mar 8

Wisconsin

Jan 15

*

Dec 11, 2007

Campaign finance reform

Wyoming

Feb 11

Mar 7

American Samoa

Jan 14

Second part of session begins July 14

District of Columbia

Jan 7

*

Guam

Jan 14

*

N. M. Islands

Puerto Rico

Jan 14

June 30

Virgin Islands

Jan 14

*