Start date for 2013 KY legislative session Jan. 8

Kentucky’s legislative leaders have approved the calendar for the 2013 General Assembly session.  The start date is always is the first Tuesday after the first Monday of the new year, which falls on January 8th.  In odd-numbered years, lawmakers meet for 30 days. The first four days will be used for organizational purposes, including electing or re-electing lawmakers to leadership positions, and for filing legislation. Lawmakers will then break until February 5th when they reconvene for action on bills.  The calendar has lawmakers breaking again March 12th and returning to Frankfort on March 25th and 26th to wrap up.