List of Iowa General Assemblies

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

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These are the meetings of the Iowa Territory legislature. The upper chamber was known as the council instead of the senate.

Territorial Assemblies
Number Convened Adjourned
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

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These are the sessions of the current legislature. Assemblies with 2 dates signify that there were 2 regular sessions.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Session dates – 1838-2024 (PDF), Iowa General Assembly, retrieved 2024-07-27
  2. ^ "Iowa Legislature", legis.iowa.gov, retrieved 2024-08-08
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Journal of the Senate of the 38th General Assembly of the State of Iowa, 1919. 1919.
  5. ^ "Iowa General Assembly", ballotpedia.org, retrieved 2024-08-08
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