ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HCR 2039: legislature; initial assembly; sine die

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Mesnard, LD 17

BILL STATUS: House Engrossed

Abstract

Relating to the time frame of the Legislative session.

Provisions

1. Requires the Legislative session to commence on the fourth Monday of January of each year, rather than the second. (Sec. 1)

2. Requires the SOS to submit this proposition to the voters at the next general election. (Sec. 1)

3. Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1, 2)

Current Law

The Legislative session is required to commence on the second Monday in January of each year (Arizona Constitution, Article IV, Part 2, § 3).

Additional Information

Pursuant to Rule 2 of the House of Representatives and Rule 27 of the Senate, regular sessions are required to be adjourned sine die no later than Saturday of the week in which the 100^th day of each regular session falls. The Speaker and the President are permitted to authorize the extension of session for a period of no more than seven additional days. Thereafter, the session can only be extended by a majority vote.

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Fifty-third Legislature                             HCR 2039

Second Regular Session                          Version 3: House Engrossed

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