1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the legislature; modifying the definition of legislative day;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 3.012.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 3.012, is amended to read:
1.6 	3.012 LEGISLATIVE DAY.
1.7 	For the purposes of article IV, section 12, of the Minnesota Constitution, a legislative 
1.8 	day is a day when either house of the legislature is called to order gives any bill a second 
1.9 	or third reading, adopts a rule of procedure or organization, elects a university regent, or 
1.10 	confirms a gubernatorial appointment. A legislative day begins at seven o'clock a.m. and 
1.11 	continues until seven o'clock a.m. of the following calendar day.