1st Engrossment - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to the legislature; limiting the odd-numbered 1.3 year session; providing for reconvention on 1.4 extraordinary occasions; proposing coding for new law 1.5 in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. [3.013] [ODD-NUMBERED YEAR ORGANIZATIONAL 1.8 SESSION; EXTRAORDINARY OCCASIONS.] 1.9 In the odd-numbered year the legislature shall meet in an 1.10 organizational session for not exceeding 14 days. The 1.11 legislature shall convene in the even-numbered year on the 1.12 Tuesday after the first Monday in January. The legislature may 1.13 reconvene on extraordinary occasions in the odd-numbered year if 1.14 authorized by written agreement of the speaker of the house and 1.15 the senate majority leader or by petition signed by a majority 1.16 of the members of each house. 1.17 Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 1.18 Section 1 is effective commencing with the legislature 1.19 convening in January 2003, and thereafter.