Gov. Tina Koteck announced she is calling a special session so lawmakers may meet to appropriate funds regarding the 2024 wildfire season.

Almost two million acres of land were burned during the state’s wildfire season with costs estimated to be upwards of $350 million.

Gov. Koteck is requesting the Legislature consider voting to release $218 million to the Oregon Department of Forestry.

The special session will begin on December 12.

A special primary election will be held November 16 for state Senate districts 10 and 32.

These elections are the result of Sen. John McGuire and Sen. Suhas Subramanyam winning elections for the U.S. House of Representatives.

Democrats currently have a one-seat majority in the Senate.

The general election date has not been announced yet, but according to state law, vacancies must be filled within 30 days of the vacancy.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has called upon lawmakers to convene for a special session.

The session is a direct response to the reelection of Donald Trump and will focus on promoting safeguards for the state’s policies on climate changes, reproductive rights, and immigration laws.

The special session will take place on December 2, 2024.

Gov. Jim Justice announced a special session to discuss tax cuts, childcare, and other critical needs such as infrastructure.

The session is scheduled to begin September 30 and does not have an immediate end date.

Currently, no special session bills have been filed.

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio granted a preliminary injunction against enforcement of a new state law prohibiting foreign contributions to ballot measure committees.

Special Session House Bill 1, which was set to take effect September 1, extended the ban on foreign political contributions to include those from non-U.S. citizens living here legally.

The bill would have prohibited lawful permanent residents (LPRs) or green card holders from making contributions or expenditures regarding ballot issues or candidates.

Judge Michael H. Watson found the law was likely unconstitutional because federal law allows permanent residents to make contributions.

The Legislature called itself into a special session in response to a unanimous ruling by the Utah Supreme Court that ruled the Legislature cannot undermine ballot initiatives passed by voters.

Lawmakers will consider placing a constitutional amendment on the ballot to prohibit foreign entities from contributing to ballot initiatives or referenda; restore and strengthen the ability of voters, the Legislature, and local bodies to amend or repeal legislation; and extend the period to collect signatures for the referendum process from 40 to 60 days.

The special session is set to begin August 21.

Gov. Jared Polis has issued an executive order which calls for a special session to address the need for an expanded property tax-relief package.

Legislators will work to bring more relief for Colorado residents and businesses and are limited to issues concerning only property taxes.

The session will begin on August 26.

It is projected to last for around three days.

Gov. Mike DeWine called a special session of the General Assembly to begin on Tuesday, May 28.

The purpose of the first special session in 20 years is to pass legislation ensuring both major party presidential candidates will be on the Ohio ballot in November.

A legislative fix is necessary because the late date of this year’s Democratic convention comes after Ohio’s statutory deadline to certify presidential candidates for the November ballot.

In the past, such issues have been handled with quick legislative fixes but a number of Republican legislators have balked this year.

Lawmakers will also consider legislation to prohibit campaign spending by foreign nationals.

The West Virginia Legislature has convened the anticipated special session for the month of May.

The session started on the 19^th and has already resulted in agreement on several critical pieces of the state budget legislation.

Provided funding will include $5 million to the Department of Health and Human Services; a new agriculture lab on the WVSU campus; and state paving projects.

The session is being held during the interim committee meeting dates when all lawmakers are together to help ease the burden on taxpayers.

The session is predicted to last until the May 24 when the interim committees are finished meeting.

Lawmakers are convening a special session called by Gov. Tate Reeves to finalize a $10 billion economic project on January 25.

The project’s aim is to create two large scale data centers.

The name of the company will be announced after the session concludes.

This session is similar to a previous special session held last week for an equally impactful economic project.

As before, this special session could last as little as one day.

Lawmakers are convening a special session called by Gov. Tate Reeves to finalize a huge economic project in an effort to bolster Mississippi’s job market and economy.

Reeves said the project will create 2,000 jobs in Marshall County with an average annual salary of $66,000.

The special session is occurring during the regular 2024 legislative session and is predicted to last only a single day.

The Texas Legislature adjourned its third special session November 7 and announced a fourth special session on the same day to address the unresolved issue of school vouchers.

In Gov. Greg Abbott’s special session proclamation, he acknowledged the Texas Legislature made progress over the past month protecting Texans from forced COVID-19 vaccinations and increasing penalties for human smuggling but said more work must be done.

The agenda items of the fourth special session include the establishment of an education savings account program, and state border security.

Gov. Brian Kemp called for a special legislative session to begin November 29 due to the recent striking down of Georgia’s legislative and congressional voting maps by a federal judge.

The judge stated the maps violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and has set a deadline of December 8 for state lawmakers to draw new ones.

The maps will be redrawn to include multiple black-majority districts including two new districts for the Senate and five for the House.

The Legislature adjourned the special session on October 25 after authorizing a budget to ensure the continued operation of state government.

During the three-day session, 14 bills were passed to reconstruct the legislation that was invalidated by the state Supreme Court as unconstitutional for violating a single-subject requirement.

The bills included transfers from state government funds, K-12 education funding, a $125 million incentive program for the development of a fertilizer plant, a criminal penalty for supplying drugs resulting in overdose deaths and injuries, and effective dates for transitioning the state’s public employee pension plan to a 401(k)-style plan for new hires.