The Legislature shall convene on the second Tuesday in January next succeeding its election in organizational session and shall remain in session for not longer than 10 consecutive calendar days. Commencing in the year 1999, the annual sessions of the Alabama Legislature shall commence on the first Tuesday in March of the first year of the term of office of the legislators, on the first Tuesday of February of the second and third years of the term and on the second Tuesday in January of the fourth year of the term. The annual sessions shall not continue longer than 30 legislative days and 105 calendar days.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 1 - General Provisions.
Article 1 - Members, Terms, Records, Etc.
Section 29-1-1.2 - House Districts; Legal Actions; Official Maps; Severability; Effective Date.
Section 29-1-2.3 - Senate Districts; Legal Actions; Official Maps; Severability; Effective Date.
Section 29-1-2.4 - Effective Date.
Section 29-1-3 - Annual Sessions; Place of Meeting.
Section 29-1-4 - Time of Meeting and Length of Organizational and Regular Sessions.
Section 29-1-5 - Length of Special Sessions.
Section 29-1-6 - Administration of Oath of Office to Members.
Section 29-1-7 - Privilege of Members From Arrest and Civil Process.
Section 29-1-8 - Compensation and Mileage of Officers and Members.
Section 29-1-8.1 - Treatment of Legislators' Travel Expenses for State Income Tax Purposes.
Section 29-1-9 - Compensation of Legislative Interim Committees.
Section 29-1-10 - Appropriation for Organization Sessions and Legislative Interim Committees.
Section 29-1-11 - Certification of Compensation Due Officers and Members.
Section 29-1-12 - Journals of House and Senate - Compiling and Filing.
Section 29-1-13 - Journals of House and Senate - Delivery to Secretary of State; Compensation.
Section 29-1-14 - Papers and Documents of Legislature - Deposit With Secretary of State.
Section 29-1-16 - Papers and Documents of Legislature - How Filed and Arranged.
Section 29-1-17 - Papers and Documents of Legislature - Secretary of State to Receipt for Papers.
Section 29-1-18 - Maximum Number of Members on Standing Committees of House of Representatives.
Section 29-1-20 - Trade of Old Equipment Upon Purchase of New Equipment for House or Senate.
Section 29-1-21 - Salaries of Legislative Officers and Employees.
Section 29-1-24 - Ozone Transport Oversight.
Section 29-1-25 - Alternate Distribution and Publication of Materials Supplied to Legislature.