Roboro Launches New Calendar Dashboard with Up-to-Date Insights including Key Session Dates and Deadlines

Key Takeaways

• Most legislative sessions begin in January, but prefiling starts in many states during November and December. 
• Roboro’s new calendar dashboard brings key legislative session dates - including introduction and crossover deadlines - together in one place, eliminating the need to check multiple calendars. 
• Sorting and filtering tools make it easy to see when each state is in session and how many days remain to take action. 
• Most importantly, the Roboro Calendar Dashboard is updated continuously, so you can keep up with changes to session dates, special sessions, and extended sessions – no more stale data.

  

As 2026 begins to wind down, states are gearing up for legislative sessions that will begin in the new year. While 45 states and D.C. will convene by the end of January, the work starts weeks earlier in many states, with more than half allowing bills to be prefiled in November and December.

For government affairs teams, keeping up with these key dates is only part of the challenge. Once sessions convene, calendars vary widely and often change. Virginia, Utah, and Wyoming, for example, are expected to wrap up their sessions in late February or early March, while others, like Michigan and Pennsylvania, will continue their work throughout the year. Many states also have a whole host of critical dates to keep tabs on during session, including bill introduction deadlines and crossover dates.

Because every state takes a different approach to its legislative calendar, finding current information and tracking subsequent deadlines can be difficult. Searching individual state websites and relying on PDFs that quickly become outdated only adds to the challenge.

That’s why Roboro built a legislative calendar dashboard that brings session timelines, prefiling windows, deadlines, carryover rules, and special session activity together in one place. Instead of checking multiple state websites or relying on PDFs that may no longer be accurate, users can quickly see which states are in session, when prefiling begins, and when key milestones such as introduction and crossover deadlines occur. With current information in one place, lobbyists can stop wasting precious time searching for updates and have more time focused on strategy and execution in key states.

Built-in filters show which states are currently in session, which will convene within the next 30 days, and which are scheduled to adjourn within the next 30 days. Government affairs teams can also sort the dashboard to compare states, deadlines, and session timelines according to the needs of their work. Together, these tools make it easier to identify and prioritize the states and deadlines that matter most.

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