{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"9020","citation":"Gov. Code, § 9020","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2"},{"name":"DIVISION 2. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT [8902. - 10606.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-2"},{"name":"PART 1. LEGISLATURE [8902. - 9937.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-2/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1.5. General [9000. - 9149.41.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-2/part-1/chapter-1.5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Meeting and Organization of the Legislature [9020. - 9026.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-2/part-1/chapter-1.5/article-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 91, Sec. 48.   Effective January 1, 1996.","effective":"1996-01-01","html":"<p>The Legislature shall convene in regular session at the City of Sacramento at noon on the first Monday in December of each even-numbered year, and each house shall immediately organize.</p>","text":"The Legislature shall convene in regular session at the City of Sacramento at noon on the first Monday in December of each even-numbered year, and each house shall immediately organize.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/meeting-and-organization-of-the-legislature-9020","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}