1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 12; 
1.3 	removing references to legislative days.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
 1.6 	An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 12, is proposed to 
1.7 	the people.  If the amendment is adopted, the section shall read as follows:

1.8 	Sec. 12.  The legislature shall meet  at the seat of government in regular session in each 
1.9 	biennium at  the times prescribed by law for not exceeding a total of 120  legislative days.  
1.10 	The legislature shall not meet in regular  session, nor in any adjournment thereof, after the 
1.11 	first Monday  following the third Saturday in May of any year.  After meeting  at a time 
1.12 	prescribed by law, the legislature may adjourn to  another time.  "Legislative day" shall 
1.13 	be defined by law.  A  special session of the legislature may be called by the governor  on 
1.14 	extraordinary occasions.  
1.15 	 Neither house during a session of the legislature shall  adjourn for more than three 
1.16 	days (Sundays excepted) nor to any  other place than that in which the two houses shall be 
1.17 	assembled  without the consent of the other house.  

1.18 	Sec. 2. SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
 1.19 	The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2008 general 
1.20 	election. The question submitted must be:
2.1 	"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to speed legislative work by 
2.2 	removing the limit on how many days the House and Senate can meet in official floor 
2.3 	sessions, retaining the present January to May limit on the length of legislative sessions?

2.4	Yes .......
	
2.5	No ......."