The 2009 legislative session starts at 2 p.m. Monday, and the social events put on by lobbyists for legislators start shortly after that. According to a list put out by the Division of Legislative Administrative Services, the Kansas Farm Bureau and Kansas Cable Telecommunications Association will hold receptions Monday afternoon to early evening. On Tuesday, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Kansas Agricultural Alliance, and the Kansas Grain & Feed Association have scheduled events for lawmakers. On Wednesday, the Kansas Restaurant & Hospitality Association will hold a “Taste of Kansas Luncheon,” the Northeast Kansas Building Trades Association will have a reception, and the Kansas Association of Retailers will host an “Around the World” reception. A long list of special interests are holding the “Best Darn Reception” on Wednesday. They include Alderson Law Firm, AT&T, Embarq, Heartland Community Bankers, Hein Law Firm, Pat Hubbell, ITC Great Plains, Kansas Association of Broadcasters, Kansas Association of Property & Casualty Insurance, Kansas Hospital Association, Kansas Optometric Association, Merck & Co., Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce, Bottenberg & Associates, City of Wichita, and Black Hills Energy.