Florida Legislative Session 2027: March 2 to April 30, Committee Weeks

Florida’s 2027 Regular Session opens Tuesday, March 2, 2027, at noon and its 60th and last scheduled day is Friday, April 30, according to the Florida Senate’s 2027 Regular Session dates. Before that, the Legislature meets Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2026, only to organize and select officers, and the Senate and House have set six interim committee weeks. Every date is in the table below and on a free printable timeline.

Florida legislative session 2027 dates

Date	What happens	Source
Tue., Nov. 17, 2026	Organization session, “for the exclusive purpose of organization and selection of officers”	Senate memo, Aug. 3, 2026
Tue., Nov. 17-Thu., Nov. 19, 2026	Training for Senators	Senate memo
Mon., Nov. 30-Thu., Dec. 3, 2026	Interim committee week	Senate memo
Mon., Jan. 4-Thu., Jan. 7, 2027	Interim committee week	Senate memo
Mon., Jan. 11-Thu., Jan. 14, 2027	Interim committee week	Senate memo
Mon., Feb. 1-Thu., Feb. 4, 2027	Interim committee week	Senate memo
Mon., Feb. 8-Thu., Feb. 11, 2027	Interim committee week	Senate memo
Mon., Feb. 15-Thu., Feb. 18, 2027	Interim committee week	Senate memo
Tue., March 2, 2027 (day 1)	Regular Session convenes at 12:00 noon; deadline for filing bills for introduction under Senate Rule 3.7(1)	2027 Regular Session dates
Tue., April 20, 2027 (day 50)	Last day for regularly scheduled committee meetings, Senate Rule 2.9(2)	2027 Regular Session dates
Fri., April 30, 2027 (day 60)	Last day of Regular Session	2027 Regular Session dates

The Senate memo, signed by Secretary of the Senate Tracy C. Cantella, says the interim weeks were agreed to with the Florida House. It also says more information on the organization session will be distributed after the 2026 general election, so the time and program are not yet announced.

Why does the Florida Legislature meet on Nov. 17?

Article III, section 3(a) of the Florida Constitution says that on the fourteenth day following each general election the Legislature convenes “for the exclusive purpose of organization and selection of officers.” The general election was Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, so the 14th day is Tuesday, Nov. 17. The constitution limits that day to organization. For when the winners of the Nov. 3 races take their seats, see when 2026 election winners take office; the statewide measures decided on Nov. 3 are in the Florida 2026 ballot guide.

Why 2027 starts in March and 2026 started in January

Article III, section 3(b) sets the regular session of odd-numbered years to convene on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March. In 2027 the first Monday is March 1, so the session opens March 2. The 2026 session, in an even-numbered year, began Jan. 13, 2026, according to the House’s list of 2026 dates, and its last day was Friday, March 13 “if Legislature completes work in 60 days.” The Senate calendar for March 13, 2026 lists “10:00 AM — Sine Die” that day.

Section 3(d) says a regular session “shall not exceed sixty consecutive days” unless each house extends it by a three-fifths vote. Counting March 2 as day 1, day 50 is April 20 and day 60 is April 30.

What happens to bills after April 30?

Step	Rule	Date if sine die is April 30, 2027
Governor acts on a bill	Seven consecutive days after presentation; 15 consecutive days if the Legislature adjourns sine die or recesses for more than 30 days in that period (Art. III, s. 8(a))	Depends on the day each bill is presented
Law takes effect	“The sixtieth day after adjournment sine die … or as otherwise provided therein” (Art. III, s. 9)	Tue., June 29, 2027, computed from the rule

The June 29 date is our computation from the constitutional default. A bill can name its own effective date, so check the text of each one.

When are Florida bill filing deadlines for 2027?

The Senate lists March 2, 2027 as its deadline for filing bills for introduction. The House has not posted its 2027 dates. For 2026, the House set the member bill filing deadline at “no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before the first day of regular session,” which was Jan. 9, 2026, and a Dec. 10, 2025 deadline for publishing notice of local bills. If the House keeps its 2026 rule, the Friday before March 2, 2027 would be Feb. 26, 2027. That is a computed date, not an announcement, and local bill dates for 2027 are not yet posted.

Print the Florida session timeline

The free one-page printable lists the organization session, the six interim committee weeks, opening day, day 50 and day 60 with a box to check off each one. Mark the same dates on a March 2027 printable calendar or a printable yearly calendar. Texas has its own schedule; its dates are in the Texas Legislature 2027 session guide.