SB 721 Summary

• Proposes a constitutional amendment to establish a continuous legislative session, requiring the legislature to convene at least once per month instead of the current annual regular session model.

• Eliminates constitutional provisions for special sessions, adjournment sine die, mandatory recesses, and session time limits by repealing Article III, Section 11 and amending Section 10.

• Establishes a two-year deadline for bills (except the annual budget) to pass both houses and be submitted to the governor for consideration.

• Standardizes the governor's approval or veto period to thirty calendar days for all bills submitted for consideration, replacing varying timeframes based on adjournment timing.

• Requires the legislature to hear bills returned by the governor within an unspecified number of days for potential amendments, and mandates passage of the annual budget within an unspecified number of days before each fiscal year ends.