as introduced - 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 legislative 1.3 activity during the second year of a biennial session; 1.4 amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 3.012; 1.5 proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 1.6 chapter 3. 1.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 3.012, is 1.9 amended to read: 1.10 3.012 [LEGISLATIVE DAY.] 1.11 A legislative day in the first year of a biennial session 1.12 is a day when either house of the legislature is called to 1.13 order. A legislative day in the second year of a biennial 1.14 session is a calendar day. A legislative day begins at seven 1.15 o'clock a.m. and continues until seven o'clock a.m. of the 1.16 following calendar day. 1.17 Sec. 2. [3.013] [LIMITS ON SECOND YEAR OF BIENNIAL 1.18 SESSION.] 1.19 (a) The legislature may only meet in regular session for 30 1.20 legislative days during the second year of a biennial session. 1.21 (b) The legislature may only consider bills during the 1.22 second year of a biennial session that have been approved for 1.23 consideration by the speaker of the house, the house minority 1.24 leader, and the senate majority and minority leaders.