Monday 1/3 Intern Orientation Begins

Monday 1/10 SESSION BEGINS and Prefiling Ends

Tuesday 1/11 House 7-bill Introduction Limit Begins at 5:00 p.m.

Monday 1/17 Senate Bill Request Deadline (5:00 p.m.)

Monday 1/24 Senate Bill Intro. Set Preparation Deadline (5:00 p.m.)
House Bill Request Deadline (5:00 p.m.)

Monday 1/31 Senate Bill Introduction Deadline (5:00 p.m.)
House Bill Intro. Set Preparation Deadline (5:00 p.m.)

FEBRUARY 2005

Monday 2/7 House Bill Introduction Deadline (5:00 p.m.)

Friday 2/25 Last Day to Hear SB’s in Senate Committees
(7 weeks) Last Day to Hear HB’s in House Committees
(By House and Senate rule last day would be 3/11)

Monday 2/28 BUDGET WORK

MARCH 2005

Friday 3/4 House and Senate Appropriations Complete Budget Hearings

Monday 3/7 BUDGET WORK continues

Monday 3/14 Budget Special Session Begins

Tuesday 3/15 Budget to Governor (65th day)

Friday 3/25 Good Friday

Sunday 3/27 Easter

APRIL 2005

Friday 4/1 Last Day to Hear SB’s in House Committees
(5 weeks) Last Day to Hear HB’s in Senate Committees
(By House and Senate rule last day would be 4/8)

Friday 4/8 Last Day for Conference Committees
(By House and Senate rule last day would be 4/15)

Friday 4/15 SINE DIE TARGET DATE (96th DAY)
(2 weeks) (By House and Senate rule Sine Die would be 4/23)