A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide for an earlier convening of the general assembly for a one‑day organizational session followed by an extended recess.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 120‑11.1 reads as rewritten:
"§ 120‑11.1.  Time of meeting.
The regular session of the Senate and House of Representatives shall be held biennially beginning at 10:00 A.M. on the  second business day in January next after their election, except if that day is a Friday, the session shall instead convene on Thursday, January 2. The Senate and House shall convene that day for a two‑day session. When the Senate and House of Representatives adjourn on the second day, they stand adjourned until 12:00 noon on the third Wednesday thereafter."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective January 1, 2011.