Because Representatives are elected for two-year terms, every Congress lasts for two years. It is broken down into two sessions, each lasting for a year.
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The Georgia General Assembly meets each year for a forty-day session, beginning on the second Monday in January.
The Supreme Court of Virginia seats seven justices who are elected to twelve-year terms by a majority vote of both Houses of the Virginia General Assembly. In addition to the regular justices, the legislature may also select as many as five retired justices to one-year terms to assist and to hear cases when a regular justice is unavailable.
A special session may be called by the Governor. It can last up to a maximum of 30 days. It is only limited to the purpose of the special session, they do not discuss general items but rather specifically what the Governor has called the special session for. There is no maximum on how many special session may be called, only a day limit for each one.
Its when the House or the Senate places a bill that will go no further in the process, so its placed on the "X-files" This does not mean that the bill is dead it just means that for the session being, the bill is going no further, it can be reinstuated on the next regular or special session.
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