This is a list of Iowa General Assemblies, the legislature of the U.S. state of Iowa. This list only covers regular sessions.[1]
Territorial Assemblies
editThese are the meetings of the Iowa Territory legislature. The upper chamber was known as the council instead of the senate.
| Number | Convened | Adjourned |
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| 1st Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Iowa | November 12, 1838 | January 25, 1839 |
| 2nd Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Iowa | November 4, 1839 | January 17, 1840 |
| 3rd Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Iowa | November 2, 1840 | January 15, 1841 |
| 4th Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Iowa | December 6, 1841 | February 18, 1842 |
| 5th Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Iowa | December 5, 1842 | February 17, 1843 |
| 6th Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Iowa | December 4, 1843 | February 16, 1844 |
| 7th Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Iowa | May 5, 1845 | June 11, 1845 |
| 8th Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Iowa | December 1, 1845 | January 19, 1846 |
Post-Incorporation sessions
editThese are the sessions of the current legislature. Assemblies with 2 dates signify that there were 2 regular sessions.
| Name[2] | Convened[1] | Adjourned[1] | Last election |
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| Iowa Constitution of 1846 [citation needed] | |||
| 1st Iowa General Assembly | November 30, 1846 | February 25, 1847 | 1846 Iowa Senate election |
| 2nd Iowa General Assembly | December 4, 1848 | January 15, 1849 | 1848 Iowa Senate election |
| 3rd Iowa General Assembly | December 2, 1850 | February 5, 1851 | |
| 4th Iowa General Assembly | December 6, 1852 | January 24, 1853 | |
| 5th Iowa General Assembly | December 4, 1854 | January 25, 1855 | |
| 6th Iowa General Assembly | December 1, 1856 | January 29, 1857 | |
| Iowa Constitution of 1857 [citation needed] | |||
| 7th Iowa General Assembly | January 11, 1858 | March 23, 1858 | |
| 8th Iowa General Assembly | January 9, 1860 | April 3, 1860 | |
| 9th Iowa General Assembly | January 13, 1862 | April 8, 1862 | |
| 10th Iowa General Assembly | January 11, 1864 | March 29, 1864 | |
| 11th Iowa General Assembly | January 8, 1866 | April 3, 1866 | |
| 12th Iowa General Assembly | January 13, 1868 | April 8, 1868 | |
| 13th Iowa General Assembly | January 10, 1870 | April 13, 1870 | |
| 14th Iowa General Assembly | January 8, 1872 | April 23, 1872 | |
| 15th Iowa General Assembly | January 12, 1874 | March 19, 1874 | |
| 16th Iowa General Assembly | January 10, 1876 | March 16, 1876 | |
| 17th Iowa General Assembly | January 14, 1878 | March 26, 1878 | |
| 18th Iowa General Assembly | January 12, 1880 | March 27, 1880 | |
| 19th Iowa General Assembly | January 9, 1882 | March 17, 1882 | |
| 20th Iowa General Assembly | January 14, 1884 | April 2, 1884 | |
| 21st Iowa General Assembly | January 11, 1886 | April 13, 1886 | |
| 22nd Iowa General Assembly | January 9, 1888 | April 10, 1888 | |
| 23rd Iowa General Assembly | January 13, 1890[3] | April 15, 1890 | |
| 24th Iowa General Assembly | January 11, 1892 | March 30, 1892 | |
| 25th Iowa General Assembly | January 8, 1894 | April 6, 1894 | |
| 26th Iowa General Assembly | January 13, 1896 | April 11, 1896 | |
| 27th Iowa General Assembly | January 10, 1898 | April 1, 1898 | |
| 28th Iowa General Assembly | January 8, 1900 | April 6, 1900 | |
| 29th Iowa General Assembly | January 13, 1902 | April 11, 1902 | |
| 30th Iowa General Assembly | January 11, 1904 | April 12, 1904 | |
| 31st Iowa General Assembly | January 8, 1906 | April 6, 1906 | |
| 32nd Iowa General Assembly | January 14, 1907 | April 9, 1907 | |
| 33rd Iowa General Assembly | January 11, 1909 | April 9, 1909 | |
| 34th Iowa General Assembly | January 9, 1911 | April 12, 1911 | |
| 35th Iowa General Assembly | January 13, 1913 | April 19, 1913 | |
| 36th Iowa General Assembly | January 11, 1915 | April 17, 1915 | |
| 37th Iowa General Assembly | January 8, 1917 | April 14, 1917 | |
| 38th Iowa General Assembly | January 13, 1919 | April 19, 1919[4] | |
| 39th Iowa General Assembly | January 10, 1921 | April 8, 1921 | |
| 40th Iowa General Assembly | January 8, 1923 | April 17, 1923 | |
| 41st Iowa General Assembly | January 12, 1925 | April 3, 1925 | |
| 42nd Iowa General Assembly | January 10, 1927 | April 15, 1927 | |
| 43rd Iowa General Assembly | January 14, 1929 | April 12, 1929 | |
| 44th Iowa General Assembly | January 12, 1931 | April 15, 1931 | |
| 45th Iowa General Assembly | January 9, 1933 | April 20, 1933 | |
| 46th Iowa General Assembly | January 14, 1935 | April 23, 1935 | |
| 47th Iowa General Assembly | January 11, 1937 | April 20, 1937 | |
| 48th Iowa General Assembly | January 9, 1939 | April 26, 1939 | |
| 49th Iowa General Assembly | January 13, 1941 | April 10, 1941 | |
| 50th Iowa General Assembly | January 11, 1943 | April 8, 1943 | |
| 51st Iowa General Assembly | January 8, 1945 | April 12, 1945 | |
| 52nd Iowa General Assembly | January 13, 1947 | April 25, 1947 | |
| 53rd Iowa General Assembly | January 10, 1949 | April 20, 1949 | |
| 54th Iowa General Assembly | January 8, 1951 | April 17, 1951 | |
| 55th Iowa General Assembly | January 12, 1953 | April 29, 1953 | |
| 56th Iowa General Assembly | January 10, 1955 | April 29, 1955 | |
| 57th Iowa General Assembly | January 14, 1957 | May 3, 1957 | |
| 58th Iowa General Assembly | January 12, 1959 | May 7, 1959 | |
| 59th Iowa General Assembly | January 9, 1961 | May 6, 1961 | |
| 60th Iowa General Assembly | January 14, 1963 | May 18, 1963 | |
| 61st Iowa General Assembly | January 11, 1965 | June 4, 1965 | |
| 62nd Iowa General Assembly | January 9, 1967 | July 2, 1967 | |
| 63rd Iowa General Assembly | January 13, 1969 January 12, 1970 |
May 23, 1969 April 16, 1970 |
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| 64th Iowa General Assembly | January 11, 1971 January 10, 1972 |
June 19, 1971 March 24, 1972 |
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| 65th Iowa General Assembly | January 8, 1973 January 14, 1974 |
June 24, 1973 May 4, 1974 |
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| 66th Iowa General Assembly | January 13, 1975 January 12, 1976 |
June 20, 1975 May 29, 1976 |
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| 67th Iowa General Assembly | January 10, 1977 January 9, 1978 |
June 13, 1977 July 16, 1978 |
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| 68th Iowa General Assembly | January 8, 1979 January 14, 1980 |
May 11, 1979 April 26, 1980 |
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| 69th Iowa General Assembly | January 12, 1981 January 11, 1982 |
May 22, 1981 April 24, 1982 |
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| 70th Iowa General Assembly | January 10, 1983 January 9, 1984 |
May 14, 1983 April 20, 1984 |
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| 71st Iowa General Assembly | January 14, 1985 January 13, 1986 |
May 4, 1985 May 2, 1986 |
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| 72nd Iowa General Assembly | January 12, 1987 January 11, 1988 |
May 10, 1987 April 17, 1988 |
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| 73rd Iowa General Assembly | January 9, 1989 January 8, 1990 |
May 7, 1989 April 8, 1990 |
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| 74th Iowa General Assembly | January 14, 1991 January 13, 1992 |
May 12, 1991 May 4, 1992 |
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| 75th Iowa General Assembly | January 11, 1993 January 10, 1994 |
May 2, 1993 April 20, 1994 |
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| 76th Iowa General Assembly | January 9, 1995 January 8, 1996 |
May 4, 1995 May 1, 1996 |
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| 77th Iowa General Assembly | January 13, 1997 January 12, 1998 |
April 29, 1997 April 22, 1998 |
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| 78th Iowa General Assembly | January 11, 1999 January 10, 2000 |
April 29, 1999 April 26, 2000 |
November 1998: Senate |
| 79th Iowa General Assembly | January 8, 2001 January 14, 2002 |
May 8, 2001 April 12, 2002 |
November 2000: Senate |
| 80th Iowa General Assembly | January 13, 2003 January 12, 2004 |
May 1, 2003 April 20, 2004 |
November 2002: Senate |
| 81st Iowa General Assembly | January 10, 2005 January 9, 2006 |
May 20, 2005 May 3, 2006 |
November 2004: Senate |
| 82nd Iowa General Assembly | January 8, 2007 January 14, 2008 |
April 28, 2007 April 26, 2008 |
November 2006: House, Senate |
| 83rd Iowa General Assembly | January 12, 2009 January 11, 2010 |
April 26, 2009 March 30, 2010 |
November 2008: House, Senate |
| 84th Iowa General Assembly | January 10, 2011 January 9, 2012 |
June 30, 2011 May 9, 2012 |
November 2010: Senate |
| 85th Iowa General Assembly | January 14, 2013 January 13, 2014 |
May 23, 2013 May 2, 2014 |
November 2012: Senate |
| 86th Iowa General Assembly | January 12, 2015 January 11, 2016 |
June 5, 2015 April 29, 2016 |
November 2014: Senate |
| 87th Iowa General Assembly | January 9, 2017 January 8, 2018 |
April 22, 2017 May 5, 2018 |
November 2016: House, Senate |
| 88th Iowa General Assembly | January 14, 2019 January 13, 2020 |
April 27, 2019 June 14, 2020 |
November 2018: House, Senate |
| 89th Iowa General Assembly List of senators |
January 11, 2021 January 10, 2022 |
October 5, 2021 May 24, 2022 |
November 2020: House, Senate |
| 90th Iowa General Assembly List of representatives, senators |
January 9, 2023 January 8, 2024 |
May 4, 2023 April 19, 2024 |
November 2022: House, Senate |
| 91st | 2025 | November 5, 2024:[5] House, Senate | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Session dates – 1838-2024 (PDF), Iowa General Assembly, retrieved 2024-07-27
- ^ "Iowa Legislature", legis.iowa.gov, retrieved 2024-08-08
- ^ "Iowa: Legislative Session". Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1890. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1891 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ Journal of the Senate of the 38th General Assembly of the State of Iowa, 1919. 1919.
- ^ "Iowa General Assembly", ballotpedia.org, retrieved 2024-08-08
External links
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