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A biennial session is a meeting or series of related meetings held every two years by a court, legislature, or other deliberative assembly to conduct business in a continuing sequence. Most state legislatures have biennial sessions, usually held in odd-numbered years.
Example: The Texas Legislature meets in regular biennial sessions for 140 days every odd-numbered year to pass laws and set the state's budget.
This example illustrates that the Texas Legislature meets every two years for a specific period to conduct its business.