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Gov. Wes Moore called for a special session beginning December 16. The session’s purpose is to elect a new House Speaker and to decide upon possible veto overrides. Moore vetoed 30 bills in May, including a bill that would create a commission for studying reparations and a study on the financial impact of climate change. Additionally, lawmakers could discuss the ongoing national issue of congressional redistricting.

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The Utah Legislature concluded its work in the Second Special Session of the 66th Legislature on December 9. Lawmakers repealed House Bill 267, an anti-union law passed earlier this year, to avoid an upcoming referendum vote; passed a bill adjusting qualifying provisions for prospective candidates for the office of U.S. representative in 2026, in consideration of an anticipated appeal of a court decision on congressional district maps; and passed a bill allowing such an appeal directly to the Utah Supreme Court. Other measures passed made election and political district boundary disputes more immediately appealable; and rebuked the judiciary for what the legislative majority believes was encroachment on its constitutional powers.

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Gov. Kelly Armstrong informed legislative leaders January 21, 2026 is the tentative date for a special session of the 69th Legislative Assembly to act on anticipated federal funding for North Dakota’s Rural Health Transformation Program. Once the state receives notice of the funding award from CMS, the governor will issue an executive order officially convening the Legislature for the special session.

The Utah Legislature anticipates convening in special session on December 9 for the purpose of election system clarity, according to a joint press release issued by the House and Senate. The announcement follows a trial court decision in an ongoing lawsuit on congressional district maps.

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The Indiana House will convene Monday, December 1 due to pressure from the White House to consider congressional redistricting. Republicans currently hold seven of the nine U.S. House seats. Trump and other Republicans are hoping a new map favoring Republicans will help the party maintain control of the U.S. House in the 2026 elections.

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The special session adjourned sine die on November 19. The session lasted seven days and lawmakers officially passed Gov. Joe Lombardo’s crime bill while adopting an additional amendment and making technical changes to the bill. However, the film tax credit bill failed when it was unable to garner enough votes to pass in the Senate. Other pieces of legislation up for debate during the special session were an appropriations bill and a proposal to create a grant program which would limit healthcare provider shortages. Those bills were both passed and will head to the governor’s desk.

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The Connecticut General Assembly met for a brief two-day special session beginning November 12. Lawmakers passed House Bill 8002, which focuses on housing growth, and other legislation from the governor’s limited agenda. A previous version of the housing bill was vetoed by Gov. Lamont. 

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Gov. Joe Lombardo has called for a special session. The session will address items the legislature had left unfinished during their general session, along with a film tax credit bill and additional protections, certain public safety measures, and traffic safety cybersecurity issues. The special session will take place on November 13 and does affect lobbying reporting. If a person will be lobbying during the special session, registration will be required with the first lobbying report being due on December 10.

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The New Mexico Legislature adjourned the Second Special Session of the 57th Legislature sine die on November 10. In the one-day session, lawmakers passed a bill appropriating funds for food benefits until mid-January, or until federal SNAP funding is restored if earlier. Judicial security and systems updates were also addressed. This does affect lobbying reporting. The grassroots lobbying report for advertising campaigns will be due on November 25.

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a special session beginning November 10 to extend state-funded food benefits. The special session is expected to last one day. This does affect lobbying reporting. Expenditures of $500 or more made or incurred by a lobbyist or employer during the special session must be reported within 48 hours. The grassroots lobbying report for advertising campaigns will be due 15 days after the end of the session.

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Gov. Josh Stein called for a special session beginning November 17. The session’s purpose is to address the state’s Medicare program and combat rising health care costs. The session will focus on increasing funding the Medicaid Rebase as it remains underfunded. This does affect lobbying reporting. A monthly lobbying report is due December 12 if expenditures were made on legislators or legislative employees during the November reporting period. 

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The Louisiana Legislature adjourned the 2025 First Extraordinary Session sine die on October 29. Lawmakers passed bills concerning the spring 2026 elections, including adjusting the spring primary election date from April 18, 2026 to May 16, 2026 and the spring general election date from May 30, 2026 to June 27, 2026. The adjustment has the potential to give legislators more time prior to the elections to consider any congressional map-related action that might follow a future ruling in the U.S. Supreme Court case Louisiana v. Callais. Per the new bills, PACs participating in the election of a candidate for major office in the May 16, 2026 election, excluding a candidate for party primary office, will have until November 20 to file a pre-election report complete through November 7.

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Gov. Mike Braun called for state lawmakers to return to Indianapolis for a special session beginning November 3 to consider altering the boundaries of Indiana’s congressional districts and to consider resolving an important issue regarding federal and state tax compliance that must be addressed. Indiana uses federal tax law as the starting point for the Indiana tax return, and the recent changes to federal tax law in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act include provisions that impact Indiana state tax filings. Gov. Braun stated addressing this discrepancy through a special session will provide taxpayers, accountants, and businesses the confidence and clarity ahead of filing season, avoid amended returns and filing delays, and continue the Indiana Department of Revenue’s strong record of fiscal management.

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Gov. Jeff Landry called for the Legislature to convene in extraordinary session beginning on October 23. Lawmakers are being asked to consider bills regarding election dates, deadlines, and plans for the 2026 election cycle. The special session may last up to 22 days, until November 13.

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