The likelihood of Hawaii’s Legislature holding a special session later this year to compensate for federal spending cuts may be dimming after alarms over such a need were raised in May. State ...

Nebraska lawmakers are poised for their first special sessions since 2021 to discuss Gov. Jim Pillen's property tax bill. Here's everything you need to know about legislative procedure during a ...

During the special session, Weinberg says he's skipping the hotel and will instead commute 55 miles from his Loveland home to the Capitol every day. “If I get an hour to see my kids, I'll take ...

Texas’ special sessions first began during the Civil War, when most of the state’s rules about the sessions were not established. The 1876 Texas Constitution created the rules used in our ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — We’ve been reporting on Florida’s special session for a couple of weeks. A third special session is underway. It's expected to last until Friday and it will ...

WATCH BELOW: Florida lawmakers rebuke Gov. DeSantis' call for special session They will now consider just one bill in both chambers this week, believing the other issues can wait until March.

Special sessions in budget years usually last no more than three days. In 2005, lawmakers were at the Capitol for an extra 51 days. The most recent special session, in 2021, lasted 24 days.

STARTED LAST SESSION. IT’S NOT OFF THE TABLE THAT WE HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIAL SESSION, A SPECIAL SESSION NOW UNDERWAY NEARLY TWO MONTHS AFTER THE 30 DAY SESSION ENDED, UNTIL IT IS SAFE IN ...

Special session so far The Assembly gaveled in a special session hours before the midnight deadline for the legislature’s regular 2024 session. Since then, legislation was introduced by Assembly ...

There have been nine special sessions in budget years since 2001, ranging from a couple of one-day sessions to a 51-day session. Government shutdowns actually happened in 2005 and 2011 under ...

Special sessions may last up to 30 days and can be convened by the governor after the regular session wraps. The Legislature also can call itself into a special session with a two-thirds vote.

The special session that started July 8 is one of at least two expected this year, with a later one coming in the fall on redistricting and the spending of federal COVID-19 relief funds.