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2012 Session Cutoff Calendar

The 2012 Cutoff Calendar is below. You may also download PDF version of the document.

January 9, 2012 First Day of Session
February 3, 2012 Last day to read in committee reports in house of origin, except House fiscal committees and Senate Ways & Means and Transportation committees.
Feburary 7, 2012 Last day to read in committee reports from House fiscal committees and Senate Ways & Means and Transportation committees in house of origin.
February 14, 2012 Last day to consider bills in house of origin (5 p.m.).
February 24, 2012 Last day to read in committee reports from opposite house, except House fiscal committees and Senate Ways & Means and Transportation committees.
February 27, 2012 Last day to read in opposite house committee reports from House fiscal committees and Senate Ways & Means and Transportation committees.
March 2, 2012* Last day to consider opposite house bills (5 p.m.) (except initiatives and alternatives to initiatives, budgets and matters necessary to implement budgets, differences between the houses, and matters incident to the interim and closing of the session).
March 8, 2012 Last day allowed for regular session under state constitution.

* After the 54th day, only initiatives, alternatives to initiatives, budgets and matters necessary to implement budgets, matters that affect state revenue, messages pertaining to amendments, differences between the houses, and matters incident to the interim and closing of the session may be considered.