There shall be a regular session
of the General Assembly on the
Wednesday following the first Monday of
January in the odd-numbered years and
on the Wednesday following the first
Monday of February in the even-numbered
years, and at such other times as the
general assembly shall judge necessary;
but the person administering the
Office of Governor may, on special
emergencies, convene the General Assembly
at any other time. All regular and
special sessions of the General Assembly
shall be held at Hartford, but the
person administering the Office of
Governor may, in case of special emergency,
convene the assembly at any other
place in the state. The General Assembly
shall adjourn each regular session
in the odd-numbered years not later than the
first Wednesday after the first
Monday in June and in the even-numbered years
not later than the first
Wednesday after the first Monday in May and shall
adjourn each special
session upon completion of its business. If any bill
passed by any regular or
special session or any appropriation item described in
Section 16 of Article
Fourth has been disapproved by the Governor prior to its
adjournment, and has
not been reconsidered by the assembly, or is so
disapproved after such
adjournment, the Secretary of the State shall reconvene
the General Assembly
on the second Monday after the last day on which the
Governor is authorized
to transmit or has transmitted every bill to the
Secretary with his
objections pursuant to Section 15 of Article Fourth of this
constitution,
whichever occurs first; provided if such Monday falls on a legal
holiday the
General Assembly shall be reconvened on the next following day.
The
reconvened session shall be for the sole purpose of reconsidering and, if
the
assembly so desires, repassing such bills. The General Assembly shall
adjourn
sine die not later than three days following its reconvening. In the
even year
session the General Assembly shall consider no business other than
budgetary,
revenue and financial matters, bills and resolutions raised by
committees of
the General Assembly and those matters certified in writing by
the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and President Pro Tempore of the
Senate to be of
an emergency nature.