FRANKFORT – The 2011 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly is scheduled to begin on Jan. 4 and will last 30 days, the maximum number of session days allowed by the state constitution in odd-numbered years. As usual during an odd-numbered year, the session will have two parts. The first four days of the session – Jan. 4 to Jan. 7 – will focus on organizational work, such as electing legislative leaders, adopting rules of procedure and organizing committees. The introduction and consideration of legislation can also begin during this time. The second part of the session – when the pace of bills moving through the process picks up – begins on Feb. 1, with final adjournment scheduled for March 22. Legislators will not meet on Feb. 21, in observance of Presidents’ Day. The veto recess – the period of time when lawmakers commonly return to their home districts to see which bills, if any, the governor chooses to veto – begins on March 8, with lawmakers returning to the Capitol on March 21 and March 22 for the final two days of the session.

The 2011 session calendar can be viewed online at http://www.lrc.ky.gov/sch_vist/11RS_calendar.pdf