| − | The end of a [[legislative session]] (''without day'', the English translation of the Latin phrase ''sine die''). These [[adjourn|adjournments]] are used to indicate the final adjournment of an annual, biennial, or the two-year session of a legislative ses sion. For [[Congress]], the term refers to the adjournment of an annual or two-year legislative session.<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/adjournment_sine_die.htm] US Senate Reference</ref> In state legislatures that meet only every two years, such as Texas, it refers to adjournment until the next session nearly two years later. | + | The end of a [[legislative session]] (''without day'', the English translation of the Latin phrase ''sine die''). These [[adjourn]]ments are used to indicate the final adjournment of an annual, biennial, or the two-year session of a legislative ses sion. For [[Congress]], the term refers to the adjournment of an annual or two-year legislative session.<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/adjournment_sine_die.htm] US Senate Reference</ref> In state legislatures that meet only every two years, such as Texas, it refers to adjournment until the next session nearly two years later. |