Tentative 2009 Legislative Calendar

January

• Jan. 1 Statutes take effect (Art. IV, Sec. 8(c)).
• Jan. 5 Legislature reconvenes (J.R. 51(a)(1)).
• Jan. 10 Budget must be submitted by Governor (Art. IV, Sec. 12 (a)).
• Jan. 19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
• Jan. 30 Last day to submit bill requests to the Office of Legislative Counsel.

February

• Feb. 9 Lincoln’s Birthday.
• Feb. 16 Washington’s Birthday.
• Feb. 27 Last day for bills to be introduced (J.R. 61(a)(1), (J.R. 54(a)).

March

• Mar. 30 Cesar Chavez Day.

April

• Apr. 2 Spring Recess begins at end of this day’s session (J.R. 51(a)(2)).
• Apr. 13 Legislature reconvenes from Spring Recess (J.R. 51(a)(2)).

May

• May 1 Last day for policy committees to hear and report to Fiscal Committees fiscal bills introduced in their house (J.R. 61(a)(2)).
• May 15 Last day for policy committees to hear and report to the Floor non-fiscal bills introduced in their house (J.R. 61(a)(3)).
• May 22 Last day for policy committees to meet prior to June 8 (J.R. 61(a)(4)).
• May 25 Memorial Day.
• May 29 Last day for fiscal committees to hear and report to the Floor bills introduced in their house (J.R. 61 (a)(5)).
• May 29 Last day for fiscal committees to meet prior to June 8 (J.R. 61 (a)(6)).

June

• June 1 – 5 Floor Session only. No committee may meet for any purpose (J.R. 61(a)(7)).
• June 5 Last day for bills to be passed out of the house of origin (J.R. 61(a)(8)).
• June 8 Committee meetings may resume (J.R. 61(a)(9)).
• June 15 Budget must be passed by midnight (Art. IV, Sec. 12(3)).

July

• July 3 Independence Day observed.
• July 10 Last day for policy committees to meet and report bills (J.R. 61(a)(10)).
• July 17 Summer Recess begins at the end of this day’s session, provided Budget has been enacted (J.R. 51(a)(3)).

August

• Aug. 17 Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess (J.R. 51(a)(3)).
• Aug. 28 Last day for fiscal committees to meet and report bills to the Floor (J.R. 61(a)(11)).
• Aug. 31 – Sept. 11 Floor Session only. No committees, other than conference committees and Rules Committee, may meet for any purpose (J.R. 61(a)(12)).

September

• Sept. 4 Last day to amend bills on the Floor (J.R. 61(a)(13)).
• Sept. 7 Labor Day.
• Sept. 11 Last day for each house to pass bills (J.R. 61(a)(14)).
• Interim Study Recess begins at end of this day’s session (J.R. 51(a)(4)).

IMPORTANT DATES OCCURRING DURING INTERIM STUDY RECESS

2009

• Oct. 11 Last day for Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature on or before Sept. 11 and in the Governor’s possession after Sept. 11 (Art. IV, Sec.10(b)(1)).

2010

• Jan. 1 Statutes take effect (Art. IV, Sec. 8(c)).
• Jan. 4 Legislature reconvenes (J.R. 51 (a)(4)).