00                             SENATE BILL NO. 18                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the duration of regular sessions of the legislature; and providing for                              
02 an effective date."                                                                                                     
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 24.05.150(b) is amended to read:                                                                   
05            (b)  The legislature shall adjourn from a first regular session within 90                                
06       consecutive calendar days, including the day the legislature first convenes in that                               
07       [REGULAR] session. The legislature shall adjourn from a second regular session                                
08       within 120 consecutive calendar days, including the day the legislature first                                 
09       convenes in that session.                                                                                     
10    * Sec. 2. AS 24.05.150 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              
11            (c)  Notwithstanding (b) of this section, the legislature may extend a first or                              
12       second regular session once for up to ten consecutive calendar days. An extension of                              
13       the regular session requires the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the                                   
14       membership of each house.                                                                                         
01    * Sec. 3. Section 1 of this Act takes effect January 1, 2013.                                                      
02    * Sec. 4. Section 2 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).