00                      CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 18(FIN)                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to the convening and duration of regular sessions of the legislature;                                  
02 and providing for an effective date."                                                                                   
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. Duration of legislature; sessions. [THE LEGISLATURE                                        
06       SHALL CONVENE AT THE CAPITAL EACH YEAR ON THE THIRD TUESDAY                                                       
07       IN JANUARY AT 1:00 p.m.] Each legislature has a duration of two years and consists                                
08       of a "First Regular Session" that meets in the odd-numbered years, and a "Second                                  
09       Regular Session" that meets in the even-numbered years, and any special session that                              
10       the governor or legislature calls. The legislature shall convene a First Regular                              
11       Session at the capital on the third Tuesday in January at 1:00 p.m. and shall                                 
12       convene a Second Regular Session at the capital on the second Tuesday in                                      
13       January at 1:00 p.m.                                                                                          
14    * Sec. 2. AS 24.05.150(b) is amended to read:                                                                      

01            (b)  The legislature shall adjourn from a first regular session within 90                                
02       consecutive calendar days, including the day the legislature first convenes in that                               
03       [REGULAR] session. The legislature shall adjourn from a second regular session                                
04       within 120 consecutive calendar days, including the day the legislature first                                 
05       convenes in that session.                                                                                     
06    * Sec. 3. AS 24.05.150 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              
07            (c)  Notwithstanding (b) of this section, the legislature may extend a first or                              
08       second regular session once for up to 10 consecutive calendar days. An extension of                               
09       the regular session requires the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the                                   
10       membership of each house.                                                                                         
11    * Sec. 4. Sections 1 and 2 of this Act take effect January 1, 2014.                                                
12    * Sec. 5. Section 3 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).