Governors in Florida and Oregon Call Special Legislative Sessions

Two unrelated special legislative sessions were called by state governors using their constitutional authority. In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a proclamation calling lawmakers into a special session on congressional redistricting, according to the Executive Office of the Governor of Florida. In Oregon, Gov. Tina Kotek called a special session of the state legislature to address transportation-related funding needs, according to Oregon Newsroom. The Florida session was tied to ensuring the state's congressional maps comply with an anticipated U.S. Supreme Court ruling, though the specific case or ruling was not detailed in available reporting. The session was scheduled to convene April 20, 2026, in Tallahassee and run through April 24, 2026. The Oregon session was called to allow lawmakers to take up legislation funding basic road maintenance and operations for the Oregon Department of Transportation, as well as to address funding shortfalls affecting local governments and transit districts. The Oregon announcement was made in July 2025, several months prior to the Florida proclamation. Because only single-source institutional accounts describe each session, corroborating detail on the outcomes of either session—such as whether new redistricting maps were passed in Florida or whether transportation funding legislation was approved in Oregon—remains unconfirmed. No information is available on votes taken, bills passed, or subsequent actions following either special session.