CONAMEND-BIENNIAL SESSION Senate SponsorsSen. Tim Bivins 1/12/2011SenateSession Sine Die ILCON Art. IV, Sec. 5 ILCON Art. VIII, Sec. 2 Proposes to amend the Legislature and Finance Articles of the Illinois Constitution. Requires that the General Assembly convene on the second Wednesday of January in each odd-numbered year (now, each year). Requires that the Governor biennially submit a budget to the General Assembly for the 2 ensuing fiscal years (now, annually submit a budget for the ensuing fiscal year). Effective upon being declared adopted and applies beginning in 2011. 1/28/2010SenateFiled with Secretary 1/28/2010SenateReferred to Assignments 3/9/2010SenateAssigned to Executive 3/24/2010SenateTo Executive Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments 4/12/2010SenateHeld in Executive; Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments 4/15/2010SenatePostponed - Executive 1/12/2011SenateSession Sine Die