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By mid-March, 36 states (AL, AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VT, and WI) and the District of Columbia had convened their regular sessions. By mid-March, nine (CO, CT, DE, IL, MO, NH, NC, RI and VT) of these 36 legislatures have gone on recess due to COVID-19 with more expected to follow. The Arkansas legislature is the only legislature that has not convened. Eight legislatures (IN, NM, OR, UT, VA, WA, WV and WY) have adjourned their regular sessions. Four state legislatures (Montana, Nevada, North Dakota and Texas) will not meet in regular session in 2020.