WHO'S IN?

• The following jurisdictions are meeting in regular session: District of Columbia and Pennsylvania. Michigan, New Jersey, and Ohio are in recess

WHO'S IN LONG-TERM/INDEFINITE RECESS?

• The California Legislature wrapped up general regular session business August 31. However, no budget agreement was reached at that time, which necessitated extending the regular session until September 15. The legislature currently stands in recess and is slated to ceremonially adjourn sine die November 30.
• Three Connecticut General Assembly special sessions - one considering a two-year extension of the state's real estate transaction tax, another debating measures on budget refinements, ethics reform, and discounts on the retail sales of gas; and another regarding home energy cost relief - are in indefinite recess. Legislative sources are uncertain as to the final adjournment date for either of these extraordinary sessions.
• The Delaware General Assembly completed floor sessions June 30, and is now in indefinite recess.
• Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) called the Illinois General Assembly into special session 18 times in 2007 and eight times this year; these are all technically active, however are not likely to reconvene. The General Assembly is scheduled to convene in November for a veto session.
• The Massachusetts General Court concluded regular business July 31. The House and Senate plan to meet intermittently for informal sessions throughout the rest of the year.
• The New Hampshire General Court has completed regular floor sessions, as well as a one-day special session (June 4) to address a budget shortfall. The General Court also convened a one-day veto session September 24. The regular session is in recess.
• The New York State Legislature completed floor sessions June 23. Intermittent legislative session days - both regular and special - are possible. Legislative sources are uncertain as to the convening of a veto session, or a final adjournment date for the regular session.
• After the South Carolina General Assembly adjourned its regular session June 5, lawmakers returned June 25 for a one-day veto session. Legislators may return to Columbia for a special session before October 31 if revenue projections - from the budget passed during the regular session - fall short of expectations and necessitate further revision.
• The Wisconsin State Legislature's regular session is in indefinite recess.

NEXT WEEK (October 12-18, 2008)

• Utah Governor John M. Huntsman, Jr. (R) has until October 15 to sign or veto legislation from the recent special session.