00HOUSE BILL NO. 90                                                                                                       
01 "An Act changing the date that the legislature convenes in the years following                                          
02 a gubernatorial election."                                                                                              
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 24.05.090 is amended to read:                                                                       
05  Sec. 24.05.090.  REGULAR SESSIONS.  The legislature shall convene at the                                              
06 capital each year on the second Monday in January at 10:00 a.m.; however, following                                     
07 a gubernatorial election year, the legislature shall convene on the third Tuesday                                   
08 [MONDAY] in January at 10:00 a.m.  Except as provided in this section, each                                             
09 legislature shall have a duration of two years and shall consist of a "First Regular                                    
10 Session," which shall meet in the odd-numbered years, and a "Second Regular                                         
11 Session," which shall meet in the even-numbered years, and any special session or                                   
12 sessions that [WHICH] the governor or legislature may find necessary to call.