Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 24.05.150 (2026)
Adjournment
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Sec. 24.05.150. Adjournment.
(a) Neither house may recess or adjourn for longer than three days unless the other concurs. If the two houses cannot agree on the time for adjournment and either house certifies the disagreement to the governor, the governor may adjourn the legislature by issuing an executive order and transmitting a copy of it to the president or secretary of the senate and speaker or chief clerk of the house of representatives.
(b) The legislature shall adjourn from a regular session within 90 consecutive calendar days, including the day the legislature first convenes in that regular session.
(a) Neither house may recess or adjourn for longer than three days unless the other concurs. If the two houses cannot agree on the time for adjournment and either house certifies the disagreement to the governor, the governor may adjourn the legislature by issuing an executive order and transmitting a copy of it to the president or secretary of the senate and speaker or chief clerk of the house of representatives.
(b) The legislature shall adjourn from a regular session within 90 consecutive calendar days, including the day the legislature first convenes in that regular session.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2023 · leading case: Honorable Michael J Dunleavy, in his Off. Capacity as Governor for the State of Alaska, Comm'r Kelly Tshibaka, in her Off. Capacity as Comm'r of Admin., & Comm'r Michael Johnson, in his Off. Capacity as Comm'r of Educ. & Early Dev. v. The Alaska Legislative Council, on Behalf of The Alaska State Legislature Coalition for Educ. Equity, Intervenor, Honorable Michael J. Dunleavy, in his Off. Capacity as Governor for the State of Alaska, Comm'r Kelly Tshibaka, in her Off. Capacity as Comm'r of Admin., & Comm'r Michael Johnson, in his Off. Capacity as Comm'r of Educ. & Early Dev. v. Coalition for Educ. Equity, 515 P.3d 117 (Alaska 2022).
Honorable Michael J Dunleavy, in his Off. Capacity as Governor for the State of Alaska, Comm'r Kelly Tshibaka, in her Off. Capacity as Comm'r of Admin., & Comm'r Michael Johnson, in his Off. Capacity as Comm'r of Educ. & Early Dev. v. The Alaska Legislative Council, on Behalf of The Alaska State Legislature Coalition for Educ. Equity, Intervenor, Honorable Michael J. Dunleavy, in his Off. Capacity as Governor for the State of Alaska, Comm'r Kelly Tshibaka, in her Off. Capacity as Comm'r of Admin., & Comm'r Michael Johnson, in his Off. Capacity as Comm'r of Educ. & Early Dev. v. Coalition for Educ. Equity, 515 P.3d 117 (Alaska 2022). “090 (setting start day as “third Tuesday in January”); AS 24.05.150(b) (shortening constitutionally-allowed session length by requiring legislature to adjourn “within 90 consecutive calendar days” from day it convenes).”
Treg R. Taylor, in his Off. Capacity as Attorney Gen. of the State of Alaska v. Alaska Legislative Affairs Agency, 529 P.3d 1146 (Alaska 2023). “AS 24.05.150(b) (“The legislature shall adjourn from a regular session within 90 consecutive calendar days, including the day the legislature first convenes in regular session.”
— Alaska Stat. § 24.05.150(b) — 2 cases
Honorable Michael J Dunleavy, in his Off. Capacity as Governor for the State of Alaska, Comm'r Kelly Tshibaka, in her Off. Capacity as Comm'r of Admin., & Comm'r Michael Johnson, in his Off. Capacity as Comm'r of Educ. & Early Dev. v. The Alaska Legislative Council, on Behalf of The Alaska State Legislature Coalition for Educ. Equity, Intervenor, Honorable Michael J. Dunleavy, in his Off. Capacity as Governor for the State of Alaska, Comm'r Kelly Tshibaka, in her Off. Capacity as Comm'r of Admin., & Comm'r Michael Johnson, in his Off. Capacity as Comm'r of Educ. & Early Dev. v. Coalition for Educ. Equity, 515 P.3d 117 (Alaska 2022). “090 (setting start day as “third Tuesday in January”); AS 24.05.150(b) (shortening constitutionally-allowed session length by requiring legislature to adjourn “within 90 consecutive calendar days” from day it convenes).”
Treg R. Taylor, in his Off. Capacity as Attorney Gen. of the State of Alaska v. Alaska Legislative Affairs Agency, 529 P.3d 1146 (Alaska 2023). “AS 24.05.150(b) (“The legislature shall adjourn from a regular session within 90 consecutive calendar days, including the day the legislature first convenes in regular session.”
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