DE · constitutions
Del. Const. art. II, § 4
Time and frequency of sessions
(a) The General Assembly shall convene on the second Tuesday of January of each calendar year unless otherwise convened by the Governor, or by mutual call of the presiding officers of both Houses.
(b) The General Assembly may continue in session each calendar year so long as, in its judgment, the public interest may require; however, each session may not extend beyond 5:00 p.m. on the last day of June unless the session is recalled by the Governor or the mutual call of the presiding officers of both Houses.
History
51 Del. Laws, c. 105 and 52 Del. Laws, c. 21; 56 Del. Laws, c. 381 and 57 Del. Laws, c. 289; 83 Del. Laws, c. 324 and 84 Del. Laws, c. 17; 84 Del. Laws, c. 281 and 85 Del. Laws, c. 5
Provenance
- Source
- delcode.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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