California Government Code 12080.5 – Except as otherwise provided in this section, a reorganization plan …
Except as otherwise provided in this section, a reorganization plan submitted pursuant to this article shall become effective the first day after 60 calendar days of continuous session of the Legislature after the date on which the plan is transmitted to each house or at a later date as may be provided by the plan, unless, prior to the end of the 60-calendar-day period, either house of the Legislature adopts by a majority vote of the duly elected and qualified members thereof a resolution, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 12080.
As used in this section “60 calendar days of continuous session” shall be deemed broken only by an adjournment sine die, but in computing the 60 calendar days for the purposes of this provision days on which either house is not in session because of a recess of more than 10 days to a day certain shall not be included.
Terms Used In California Government Code 12080.5
- Adjournment sine die: The end of a legislative session "without day." These adjournments are used to indicate the final adjournment of an annual or the two-year session of legislature.
- Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
- Reorganization: means :
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- Resolution: means a resolution of either house of the Legislature resolving as follows:
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- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1242.)