The legislative calendar is intended to be a practical summary guide to various legislative deadlines. It is not intended as an interpretation of the rules of the House or Senate.
Legend: Green Text – State Holidays, Red Text – Last day for a chamber to take certain actions
| Legislative Day | Calendar Day | Day of the Week | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| -64 | 11/11/24 | Mon | – Prefiling begins. First-day legislators and legislators-elect may file bills for the 89th Legislature [House Rule 8, Sec. 7; Senate Rule 7.04(a)] |
| 1 | 1/14/25 | Tues | – First day of the 89th Legislative Session (Convenes at noon) [Sec. 5(a), Article III, Texas Constitution; Sec. 301.001, Government Code] – Upon the convening of the 89th Legislature: The comptroller of public accounts delivers the Biennial Revenue Estimate to the governor and the 89th Legislature [Sec. 49a, Article III, Texas Constitution] |
| 2 | 1/15 | Wed | – |
| 3 | 1/16 | Thurs | – |
| 4 | 1/17 | Fri | – |
| 5 | 1/18 | Sat | – |
| 6 | 1/19 | Sun | (Confederate Heroes Day – SB 60, 63rd Legislature) |
| 7 | 1/20 | Mon | (Martin Luther King Jr. Day – SB 134, 72nd Legislature) |
| 8 | 1/21 | Tues | – LBB budget estimates delivered to the governor and the 89th Legislature [Sec. 322.008(c), Government Code) – LBB general appropriations bill delivered to the governor and the 89th Legislature [Sec. 322.008(d), Government Code) – Before the governor’s State of the State address to the 89th Legislature: The governor delivers the governor’s budget to the 89th Legislature [Sec. 401.046(a), Government Code] |
| 9 | 1/22 | Wed | – |
| 10 | 1/23 | Thurs | – |
| 11 | 1/24 | Fri | – |
| 12 | 1/25 | Sat | – |
| 13 | 1/26 | Sun | – |
| 14 | 1/27 | Mon | – |
| 15 | 1/28 | Tues | – |
| 16 | 1/29 | Wed | – |
| 17 | 1/30 | Thurs | – |
| 18 | 1/31 | Fri | – |
| 19 | 2/1 | Sat | – |
| 20 | 2/2 | Sun | – |
| 21 | 2/3 | Mon | – |
| 22 | 2/4 | Tues | – |
| 23 | 2/5 | Wed | – |
| 24 | 2/6 | Thurs | – |
| 25 | 2/7 | Fri | – |
| 26 | 2/8 | Sat | – |
| 27 | 2/9 | Sun | – |
| 28 | 2/10 | Mon | – |
| 29 | 2/11 | Tues | – |
| 30 | 2/12 | Wed | – |
| 31 | 2/13 | Thurs | – |
| 32 | 2/14 | Fri | – |
| 33 | 2/15 | Sat | – |
| 34 | 2/16 | Sun | – |
| 35 | 2/17 | Mon | (Presidents’ Day – HB 112, 61st Legislature) |
| 36 | 2/18 | Tues | – |
| 37 | 2/19 | Wed | – |
| 38 | 2/20 | Thurs | – |
| 39 | 2/21 | Fri | – |
| 40 | 2/22 | Sat | – |
| 41 | 2/23 | Sun | – |
| 42 | 2/24 | Mon | – |
| 43 | 2/25 | Tues | – |
| 44 | 2/26 | Wed | – |
| 45 | 2/27 | Thurs | – |
| 46 | 2/28 | Fri | – |
| 47 | 3/1 | Sat | – |
| 48 | 3/2 | Sun | (Texas Independence Day – Joint Resolution 7, 14th Legislature) |
| 49 | 3/3 | Mon | – |
| 50 | 3/4 | Tues | – |
| 51 | 3/5 | Wed | – |
| 52 | 3/6 | Thurs | – |
| 53 | 3/7 | Fri | – |
| 54 | 3/8 | Sat | – |
| 55 | 3/9 | Sun | – |
| 56 | 3/10 | Mon | – |
| 57 | 3/11 | Tues | – |
| 58 | 3/12 | Wed | – |
| 59 | 3/13 | Thurs | – |
| 60 | 3/14 | Fri | – Last day to file legislation: Deadline for the unrestricted filing of bills and joint resolutions other than local bills, emergency appropriations, and emergency matters submitted by the governor [House Rule 8, Secs. 8 and 10(c); Senate Rule 7.07(b); Senate Rule 10.01 subjects joint resolutions to the rules governing proceedings on bills] |
| 61 | 3/15 | Sat | – |
| 62 | 3/16 | Sun | – |
| 63 | 3/17 | Mon | – |
| 64 | 3/18 | Tues | – |
| 65 | 3/19 | Wed | – |
| 66 | 3/20 | Thurs | – |
| 67 | 3/21 | Fri | – |
| 68 | 3/22 | Sat | – |
| 69 | 3/23 | Sun | – |
| 70 | 3/24 | Mon | – |
| 71 | 3/25 | Tues | – |
| 72 | 3/26 | Wed | – |
| 73 | 3/27 | Thurs | – |
| 74 | 3/28 | Fri | – |
| 75 | 3/29 | Sat | – |
| 76 | 3/30 | Sun | – |
| 77 | 3/31 | Mon | (Cesar Chavez Day – SB 107, 76th Legislature) |
| 78 | 4/1 | Tues | – |
| 79 | 4/2 | Wed | – |
| 80 | 4/3 | Thurs | – |
| 81 | 4/4 | Fri | – |
| 82 | 4/5 | Sat | – |
| 83 | 4/6 | Sun | – |
| 84 | 4/7 | Mon | – |
| 85 | 4/8 | Tues | – |
| 86 | 4/9 | Wed | – |
| 87 | 4/10 | Thurs | – |
| 88 | 4/11 | Fri | – |
| 89 | 4/12 | Sat | – |
| 90 | 4/13 | Sun | – |
| 91 | 4/14 | Mon | – |
| 92 | 4/15 | Tues | – First day that a senator may place up to five bills or resolutions on the Senate Notice of Intent Calendar [Senate Rule 5.14(a)] |
| 93 | 4/16 | Wed | – |
| 94 | 4/17 | Thurs | – |
| 95 | 4/18 | Fri | (Good Friday – SB 1, 70th Legislature, 2nd-Called Session) |
| 96 | 4/19 | Sat | – |
| 97 | 4/20 | Sun | (Easter) |
| 98 | 4/21 | Mon | (San Jacinto Day – Joint Resolution 7, 14th Legislature) |
| 99 | 4/22 | Tues | – |
| 100 | 4/23 | Wed | – |
| 101 | 4/24 | Thurs | – |
| 102 | 4/25 | Fri | – |
| 103 | 4/26 | Sat | – |
| 104 | 4/27 | Sun | – |
| 105 | 4/28 | Mon | – |
| 106 | 4/29 | Tues | – |
| 107 | 4/30 | Wed | – |
| 108 | 5/1 | Thurs | – |
| 109 | 5/2 | Fri | – |
| 110 | 5/3 | Sat | – |
| 111 | 5/4 | Sun | – |
| 112 | 5/5 | Mon | – |
| 113 | 5/6 | Tues | – |
| 114 | 5/7 | Wed | – |
| 115 | 5/8 | Thurs | – |
| 116 | 5/9 | Fri | – |
| 117 | 5/10 | Sat | – |
| 118 | 5/11 | Sun | – |
| 119 | 5/12 | Mon | Last day for House committees to report HBs/HJRs |
| 120 | 5/13 | Tues | By 10 p.m.—last House daily calendar with HBs/HJRs must be distributed (36-hour layout) |
| 121 | 5/14 | Wed | By 9 a.m.—last House local and consent calendar with consent HBs must be distributed (48-hour layout) |
| 122 | 5/15 | Thurs | Last day for House to consider 2nd reading HBs/HJRs on daily or supplemental calendar [House Rule 8, Sec. 13(b)] |
| 123 | 5/16 | Fri | Last day for House to consider consent HBs on local and consent calendar on 2nd and 3rd reading and ALL 3rd reading HBs/HJRs on supplemental calendar [House Rule 8, Sec. 13(b)] |
| 124 | 5/17 | Sat | |
| 125 | 5/18 | Sun | |
| 126 | 5/19 | Mon | First day Senate can consider bills and resolutions on the first day they are posted on the Notice of Intent Calendar [Senate Rule 5.14(b)] |
| 127 | 5/20 | Tues | |
| 128 | 5/21 | Wed | By 9 a.m.—last House local and consent calendar with local HBs must be distributed (48-hour layout) |
| 129 | 5/22 | Thurs | |
| 130 | 5/23 | Fri | Last day for House to consider local HBs on local and consent calendar on 2nd and 3rd reading [House Rule 8, Sec. 13(a)] |
| 131 | 5/24 | Sat | Last day for House committees to report SBs/SJRs |
| 132 | 5/25 | Sun | By 10 p.m.—last House daily calendar with SBs/SJRs must be distributed (36-hour layout) |
| 133 | 5/26 | Mon | (Memorial Day – HB 112, 61st Legislature) By 9 a.m.—last House local and consent calendar with SBs must be distributed (48-hour layout) |
| 134 | 5/27 | Tues | Last day for House to consider 2nd reading SBs/SJRs on daily or supplemental calendar [House Rule 8, Sec. 13(c)] |
| 135 | 5/28 | Wed | Last day for House to consider local and consent SBs on 2nd & 3rd reading and ALL 3rd reading SBs/SJRs on supplemental calendar. [House Rule 8, Sec. 13(c)] Last day for Senate to consider ALL bills & JRs on 2nd or 3rd reading [Senate Rule 7.25; Senate Rule 10.01] |
| 136 | 5/29 | Thurs | Before midnight—Senate amendments must be distributed in the House (24-hour layout) |
| 137 | 5/30 | Fri | Before midnight—House copies of conference committee report (CCR) on the general appropriations bill must be distributed (48-hour layout) Last day for House to act on Senate amendments [House Rule 8, Sec. 13(d)] Before midnight—Senate copies of CCRs on tax, general appropriations, and reapportionment bills must be distributed (48-hour layout) |
| 138 | 5/31 | Sat | Before midnight—House copies of CCRs on JRs and bills other than the general appropriations bill must be distributed (24-hour layout) Before midnight—Senate copies of CCRs on JRs and bills other than tax, general appropriations, and reapportionment bills must be distributed (24-hour layout) |
| 139 | 6/1 | Sun | Last day for House to adopt CCRs or discharge House conferees and concur in Senate amendments [House Rule 8, Sec. 13(e)] Last day for Senate to concur in House amendments or adopt CCRs |
| 140 | 6/2 | Mon | Corrections only in House and Senate [House Rule 8, Sec. 13(f); Senate Rule 7.25] Last day of the 89th Legislative Session (Sine die) [Sec. 24(b), Article III, Texas Constitution |
| +20 | 6/22 | Sun | Last day the governor can sign or veto bills passed during the regular session [Sec. 14, Article IV, Texas Constitution] |
| +91 | 9/1 | Mon | Dates that bills without specific effective dates, other than bills with immediate effect, become law [Sec. 39, Article III, Texas Constitution] |
