Constitution of Connecticut (2025 publisher edition) — Amendment III

Publisher edition notice: The publisher identifies this compilation as revised to January 1, 2025. It preserves the annotated original 1965 text and all ratified amendments, alongside the Revisors' unofficial convenience version incorporating extant amendments. The latter does not supersede the original Constitution and amendments; later changes have not been independently verified.

Amendment III Ratified amendment and publisher annotations.

ARTICLE III.*
*Adopted November 25, 1970.
Cited. 124 C. 122; 132 C. 523; 135 C. 651; 139 C. 209; 232 C. 345.
(General Assembly, when and where held. Adjournment. Reconvened session
to consider vetoes.)
Section 2 of article third of the Constitution is amended to read as follows:
There shall be a regular session of the general assembly on the Wednesday follow-
ing the first Monday of January in the odd-numbered years and on the Wednesday
following the first Monday of February in the even-numbered years, and at such other
times as the general assembly shall judge necessary; but the person administering the
office of governor may, on special emergencies, convene the general assembly at any
other time. All regular and special sessions of the general assembly shall be held at
Hartford, but the person administering the office of governor may, in case of special
emergency, convene the assembly at any other place in the state. The general assembly
shall adjourn each regular session in the odd-numbered years not later than the first
Wednesday after the first Monday in June and in the even-numbered years not later
than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in May and shall adjourn each special
session upon completion of its business. If any bill passed by any regular or special
session or any appropriation item described in Section 16 of Article Fourth has been
disapproved by the governor prior to its adjournment, and has not been reconsidered
by the assembly, or is so disapproved after such adjournment, the secretary of the
state shall reconvene the general assembly on the second Monday after the last day on
which the governor is authorized to transmit or has transmitted every bill to the secre-
tary with his objections pursuant to Section 15 of Article Fourth of this constitution,
whichever occurs first; provided if such Monday falls on a legal holiday the general
assembly shall be reconvened on the next following day. The reconvened session shall
be for the sole purpose of reconsidering and, if the assembly so desires, repassing
such bills. The general assembly shall adjourn sine die not later than three days fol-
lowing its reconvening. In the even year session the general assembly shall consider

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Art. IV AMENDMENTS TO THE 189
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT
no business other than budgetary, revenue and financial matters, bills and resolutions
raised by committees of the general assembly and those matters certified in writing by
the speaker of the house of representatives and president pro tempore of the senate to
be of an emergency nature.