▁assist ed ▁by ▁two ▁Vice ▁Pres idents . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Senate ▁session ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁fourth ▁and ▁current ▁Senate ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁by ▁King ▁Nor od om ▁Si ham oni ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁election ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 4 . ▁ ▁Term ▁and ▁session ▁Article ▁ 1 0 2 : ▁The ▁term ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁is ▁six ▁years ▁and ▁ends ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁when ▁the ▁new ▁Senate ▁takes ▁office . ▁ ▁Article ▁ 1 0 7 : ▁The ▁Senate ▁holds ▁its ▁ordinary ▁sessions ▁twice ▁a ▁year . ▁Each ▁session ▁shall ▁last ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁months . ▁If ▁requested ▁by ▁the ▁king ▁or ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁or ▁at ▁least ▁one - third ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁sen ators , ▁the ▁Senate ▁shall ▁conven e ▁in ▁an ▁extraordinary ▁session . ▁ ▁An ▁absolute ▁majority ▁vote ▁of ▁all ▁sen ators ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁cases : ▁E lection ▁of ▁the ▁President , ▁Vice ▁Pres idents ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁and ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁comm issions ▁or ▁special ▁commission ▁A do ption ▁of ▁organ ic ▁laws ▁A do ption ▁of ▁the ▁internal ▁reg ulations ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁A do ption ▁of ▁laws ▁or ▁issues ▁ ▁A ▁two - third - major ity ▁vote ▁of ▁all ▁sen ators ▁is ▁used