The legislature of the U.S. state of Virginia has convened many times since statehood became effective on June 25, 1788.
Legislatures
edit| Name | Session details[1][2] | Last election |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Constitution of 1776 [citation needed] | ||
| 1776 Virginia General Assembly | ||
| 1777–1778 Virginia General Assembly | ||
| 1778 Virginia General Assembly | ||
| 1779 Virginia General Assembly | ||
| 1780–1781 Virginia General Assembly | ||
| 1781–1782 Virginia General Assembly | ||
| 1782 Virginia General Assembly | ||
| 1783 Virginia General Assembly | ||
| 1784–1785 Virginia General Assembly | ||
| 1785–1786 Virginia General Assembly | ||
| 1786–1787 Virginia General Assembly | ||
| 1787–1788 Virginia General Assembly | ||
| 1788 Virginia General Assembly | June 23, 1788 - June 30, 1788 October 20, 1788 - December 30, 1788 |
1788[3] |
| 1789 Virginia General Assembly | October 19, 1789 - December 19, 1789 | 1789[3] |
| 1790 Virginia General Assembly | October 18, 1790 - December 29, 1790 | 1790 |
| 1791 Virginia General Assembly | October 17, 1791 - December 20, 1791 | 1791 |
| 1792 Virginia General Assembly | October 1, 1792 - December 28, 1792 | 1792 |
| 1793 Virginia General Assembly | October 21, 1793 - December 12, 1793 | 1793 |
| 1794 Virginia General Assembly | November 11, 1794 - December 27, 1794 | 1794 |
| 1795 Virginia General Assembly | November 10, 1795 - December29, 1795 | 1795 |
| 1796 Virginia General Assembly | November 8, 1796 - December 27, 1796 | 1796 |
| 1797–1798 Virginia General Assembly | December 4, 1797 - January 25, 1798 | 1797 |
| 1798–1799 Virginia General Assembly | December 3, 1798 - January 26, 1799 | 1798 |
| 1799–1800 Virginia General Assembly | December 2, 1799 - January 28, 1800 | 1799 |
| 1800–1801 Virginia General Assembly | December 1, 1800 - January 23, 1801 | 1800 |
| 1801–1802 Virginia General Assembly | December 7, 1801 - February 2, 1802 | 1801 |
| 1802–1803 Virginia General Assembly | December 6, 1802 - January 29, 1803 | 1802 |
| 1803–1804 Virginia General Assembly | December 5, 1803 - February 3, 1804 | 1803 |
| 1804–1805 Virginia General Assembly | December 3, 1804 - February 1, 1805 | 1804 |
| 1805–1806 Virginia General Assembly | December 2, 1805 - February 6, 1806 | 1805 |
| 1806–1807 Virginia General Assembly | December 1, 1806 - January 22, 1807 | 1806 |
| 1807–1808 Virginia General Assembly | December 7, 1807 - February 10, 1808 | 1807 |
| 1808–1809 Virginia General Assembly | December 5, 1808 - February 18, 1809 | 1808 |
| 1809–1810 Virginia General Assembly | December 4, 1809 - February 9, 1810 | 1809 |
| 1810–1811 Virginia General Assembly | December 3, 1810 - February 14, 1811 | 1810 |
| 1811–1812 Virginia General Assembly | December 2, 1811 - February 21, 1812 | 1811 |
| 1812–1813 Virginia General Assembly | November 30, 1812 - February 23, 1813 | 1812 |
| 1813–1814 Virginia General Assembly | May 17, 1813 - May 26, 1813 December 6, 1813 - February 16, 1814 |
1813 |
| 1814–1815 Virginia General Assembly | October 10, 1814 - January 19, 1815 | 1814 |
| 1815–1816 Virginia General Assembly | December 4, 1815 - February 28, 1816 | 1815 |
| 1816–1817 Virginia General Assembly | November 11, 1816 - February 22, 1817 | 1816 |
| 1817–1818 Virginia General Assembly | December 1, 1817 - February 26, 1818 | 1817 |
| 1818–1819 Virginia General Assembly | December 7, 1818 - March 13, 1819 | 1818 |
| 1819–1820 Virginia General Assembly | December 6, 1819 - February 25, 1820 | 1819 |
| 1820–1821 Virginia General Assembly | December 4, 1820 - March 6, 1821 | 1820 |
| 1821–1822 Virginia General Assembly | December 3, 1821 - March 4, 1822 | 1821 |
| 1822–1823 Virginia General Assembly | December 2, 1822 - February 25, 1823 | 1822 |
| 1823–1824 Virginia General Assembly | December 1, 1823 - March 10, 1824 | 1823 |
| 1824–1825 Virginia General Assembly | November 29, 1824 - February 18, 1825 | 1824 |
| 1825–1826 Virginia General Assembly | December 5, 1825 - March 9, 1826 | 1825 |
| 1826–1827 Virginia General Assembly | December 4, 1826 - March 9, 1827 | 1826 |
| 1827–1828 Virginia General Assembly | December 3, 1827 - March 1, 1828 | 1827 |
| 1828–1829 Virginia General Assembly | December 1, 1828 - February 28, 1829 | 1828 |
| 1829–1830 Virginia General Assembly | December 7, 1829 - February 23, 1830 | 1829 |
| Virginia Constitution of 1830 [citation needed] | ||
| 1830–1831 Virginia General Assembly | December 6, 1830 - April 19, 1831 | 1830 |
| 1831–1832 Virginia General Assembly | December 5, 1831 - March 21, 1832 | 1831 |
| 1832–1833 Virginia General Assembly | December 3, 1832 - March 9, 1833 | 1832 |
| 1833–1834 Virginia General Assembly | December 2, 1833 - March 14, 1834 | 1833 |
| 1834–1835 Virginia General Assembly | December 1, 1834 - March 12, 1835 | 1834 |
| 1835–1836 Virginia General Assembly | December 7, 1835 - March 24, 1836 | 1835 |
| 1836–1837 Virginia General Assembly | December 5, 1836 - March 31, 1837 June 12, 1837 - June 24, 1837 |
1836 |
| 1838 Virginia General Assembly | January 1, 1838 - April 9, 1838 | 1837 |
| 1839 Virginia General Assembly | January 7, 1839 - April 10, 1839 | 1838 |
| 1839–1840 Virginia General Assembly | December 2, 1839 - March 19, 1840 | 1839 |
| 1840–1841 Virginia General Assembly | December 1, 1840 - March 22, 1841 | 1840 |
| 1841–1842 Virginia General Assembly | December 6, 1841 - March 26, 1842 | 1841 |
| 1842–1843 Virginia General Assembly | December 5, 1842 - March 28, 1843 | 1842 |
| 1843–1844 Virginia General Assembly | December 4, 1843 - February 15, 1844 | 1843 |
| 1844–1845 Virginia General Assembly | December 2, 1844 - February 22, 1845 | 1844 |
| 1845–1846 Virginia General Assembly | December 1, 1845 - March 6, 1846 | 1845 |
| 1846–1847 Virginia General Assembly | December 7, 1846 - March 23, 1847 | 1846 |
| 1847–1848 Virginia General Assembly | December 6, 1847 - April 5, 1848 | 1847 |
| 1848–1849 Virginia General Assembly | December 4, 1848 - March 19, 1849 May 28, 1849 - August 17, 1849 |
1848 |
| 1849–1850 Virginia General Assembly | December 3, 1849 - March 22, 1850 | 1849 |
| 1850–1851 Virginia General Assembly | December 2, 1850 - March 31, 1851 | 1850 |
| Virginia Constitution of 1851 [citation needed] | ||
| 1852–1853 Virginia General Assembly | January 12, 1852 - June 7, 1852 November 22, 1852 - April 11, 1853 |
1851 |
| 1853–1854 Virginia General Assembly | December 5, 1853 - March 4, 1854 | 1853 |
| 1855–1856 Virginia General Assembly | December 3, 1855 - March 19, 1856 | 1855 |
| 1857–1858 Virginia General Assembly | December 7, 1857 - March 6, 1858 | 1857 |
| 1859–1861 Virginia General Assembly | December 5, 1859 - April 2, 1860 January 7, 1861 - April 4, 1861 |
1859 |
| 1861–1863 Virginia General Assembly | December 2, 1861 - March 31, 1862 April 1, 1862 - May 19, 1862 September 15, 1862 - October 6, 1862 January 7, 1863 - March 31, 1863 |
1861 |
| 1863–1865 Virginia General Assembly | September 7, 1863 - November 2, 1863 December 7, 1863 - March 10, 1864 December 7, 1864 - March 15, 1865 |
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| Virginia Constitution of 1864 [citation needed] | ||
| 1865–1867 Virginia General Assembly | December 4, 1865 - March 3, 1866 December 3, 1868 - March 2, 1867 March 4, 1867 - April 29, 1867 |
1865 |
| 1869–1871 Virginia General Assembly | October 5, 1869 - October 20, 1869 February 8, 1870 - July 11, 1870 October 1, 1870 - November 10, 1870 December 7, 1870 - March 31, 1871 |
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| Virginia Constitution of 1870 [citation needed] | ||
| 1871–1873 Virginia General Assembly | December 6, 1871 - March 26, 1872 March 27, 1872 - April 5, 1872 December 4, 1872 - April 2, 1873 |
1871 |
| 1874–1875 Virginia General Assembly | January 1, 1874 - April 30, 1874 December 2, 1874 - March 31, 1875 |
1873 |
| 1875–1877 Virginia General Assembly | December 1, 1875 - March 29, 1876 December 6, 1876 - April 4, 1877 |
1875 |
| 1877–1879 Virginia General Assembly | December 5, 1877 - March 14, 1878 December 4, 1878 - April 2, 1879 |
1877 |
| 1879–1880 Virginia General Assembly | December 3, 1879 - March 9, 1880 | 1879 |
| 1881–1882 Virginia General Assembly | December 7, 1881 - March 6, 1882 March 7, 1882 - April 22, 1882 |
1881 |
| 1883–1884 Virginia General Assembly | December 5, 1883 - March 19, 1884 August 13, 1884 - December 1, 1884 |
1883 |
| 1885–1887 Virginia General Assembly | December 2, 1885 - March 6, 1886 March 16, 1887 - May 24, 1887 |
1885 |
| 1887–1888 Virginia General Assembly | December 7, 1887 - March 5, 1888 | 1887 |
| 1889–1890 Virginia General Assembly | December 4, 1889 - March 6, 1890 | November 1889 |
| 1891–1892 Virginia General Assembly | December 2, 1891 - March 4, 1892 | November 1891 |
| 1893–1894 Virginia General Assembly | December 6, 1893 - March 8, 1894 | November 1893 |
| 1895–1896 Virginia General Assembly | December 4, 1895 - March 5, 1896 | November 1895 |
| 1897–1898 Virginia General Assembly | December 1, 1897 - March 4, 1898 | November 1897 |
| 1899–1900 Virginia General Assembly | December 6, 1899 - March 7, 1900 | November 1899 |
| 1901–1904 Virginia General Assembly | November 1901 | |
| Virginia Constitution of 1902 [citation needed] | ||
| 1904-1905 Virginia General Assembly | January 13, 1904 - March 15, 1904 | 1903 |
| 1906-1907 Virginia General Assembly | January 10, 1906 - March 15, 1906 | 1905 |
| 1908-1909 Virginia General Assembly | January 8, 1908 - March 27, 1908 | 1907 |
| 1910-1911 Virginia General Assembly | January 12, 1910 - March 17, 1910 | 1909 |
| 1912-1913 Virginia General Assembly | January 10, 1912 - March 15, 1912 | 1911 |
| 1914-1915 Virginia General Assembly | January 14, 1914 - March 20, 1914 January 13, 1915 - March 19, 1915 |
1913 |
| 1916-1917 Virginia General Assembly | January 12, 1916 - March 18, 1916 | 1915 |
| 1918-1919 Virginia General Assembly[4] | January 9, 1918 - March 22, 1918 1919 |
1917 |
| 1920-1921 Virginia General Assembly[4] | 1919 | |
| 1922-1923 Virginia General Assembly[4] | 1921 | |
| 1924-1925 Virginia General Assembly[4] | 1923 | |
| 1926-1927 Virginia General Assembly[4] | 1925 | |
| 1928-1929 Virginia General Assembly[4] | 1927 | |
| 1930-1931 Virginia General Assembly[4] | 1929 | |
| 1932-1933 Virginia General Assembly[4] | 1931 | |
| 1934-1935 Virginia General Assembly[4] | 1933 | |
| 1936-1937 Virginia General Assembly[4] | 1935 | |
| 1938-1939 Virginia General Assembly[4] | 1937 | |
| 1940-1941 Virginia General Assembly[5] | 1939 | |
| 1942-1943 Virginia General Assembly[5] | 1941 | |
| 1944-1945 Virginia General Assembly[5] | 1943 | |
| 1946-1947 Virginia General Assembly[5] | 1945 | |
| 1948-1949 Virginia General Assembly[5] | November 1947[6] | |
| 1950-1951 Virginia General Assembly[5] | 1949 | |
| 1952-1953 Virginia General Assembly[5] | November 1951[6] | |
| 1954-1955 Virginia General Assembly[5] | 1953 | |
| 1956-1957 Virginia General Assembly[5] | 1955 | |
| 1958-1959 Virginia General Assembly[5] | 1957 | |
| 1960-1961 Virginia General Assembly[5] | 1959 | |
| 1962-1963 Virginia General Assembly | 1961 | |
| 1964-1965 Virginia General Assembly | 1963 | |
| 1966-1967 Virginia General Assembly | 1965 | |
| 1968-1969 Virginia General Assembly | 1967 | |
| 1970-1971 Virginia General Assembly | 1969 | |
| 1972-1973 Virginia General Assembly | November 1971: Senate | |
| 1974-1975 Virginia General Assembly | 1973 | |
| 1976-1977 Virginia General Assembly | November 1975: Senate | |
| 1978-1979 Virginia General Assembly | 1977 | |
| 1980-1981 Virginia General Assembly | November 1979: Senate | |
| 1982-1983 Virginia General Assembly | November 1981: House | |
| 1984-1985 Virginia General Assembly | November 1983: Senate | |
| 1986-1987 Virginia General Assembly | November 1985: House | |
| 1988-1989 Virginia General Assembly | November 1987: House, Senate | |
| 1990-1991 Virginia General Assembly | November 1989: House | |
| 1992-1993 Virginia General Assembly | November 1991: House, Senate | |
| 1994-1995 Virginia General Assembly | November 1993: House | |
| 1996-1997 Virginia General Assembly | November 1995: House, Senate | |
| 1998-1999 Virginia General Assembly | November 1997: House | |
| 2000-2001 Virginia General Assembly[7] | November 1999: House, Senate | |
| 2002-2003 Virginia General Assembly | November 2001: House | |
| 2004-2005 Virginia General Assembly[8] | November 2003: House | |
| 2006-2007 Virginia General Assembly[8] | November 2005: House | |
| 2008-2009 Virginia General Assembly[8] | November 2007: House | |
| 2010-2011 Virginia General Assembly[8] | January 13 to March 13, 2010 January 12-February 27, April 6, June 9-July 29, 2011[9] |
November 2009: House |
| 2012-2013 Virginia General Assembly[8] | January 11-March 10, 2012 January 9-February 25, 2013[9] |
November 2011: House |
| 2014-2015 Virginia General Assembly[8] | January 8-March 10, 2014 January 14-February 28, 2015[9] |
November 2013: House |
| 2016-2017 Virginia General Assembly[8] | January 13-March 11, 2016 January 11-February 25, 2017[9] |
November 2015: House, Senate |
| 2018-2019 Virginia General Assembly | January 10-March 10, 2018 January 9-February 24, 2019[10][9] |
November 2017: House |
| 2020-2021 Virginia General Assembly | January 8-March 12, 2020 January 13-February 8, 2021 |
November 2019: House, Senate |
| 2022-2023 Virginia General Assembly | January 12, 2022-2023 | November 2021: House |
| 2024-2025 Virginia General Assembly | January 10, 2024-present | November 7, 2023: House, Senate |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Earl G. Swem; John W. Williams (1918), A register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776-1918, and of the Constitutional Conventions, Richmond – via Internet Archive
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Legislative Sessions & Committees", house.virginia.gov, retrieved 2024-08-18,
1619 to the present
- ^ a b "Virginia", A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society and Tufts Archival Research Center, retrieved 2024-08-18
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k E. Griffith Dodson (1939), General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia 1919-1939, Richmond: State Publication – via HathiTrust
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k E. Griffith Dodson (1961), "Sessions of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1940-1960", General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1940-1960, Richmond: State Publication – via HathiTrust
- ^ a b "Historical Elections Database", historical.elections.virginia.gov, Virginia Department of Elections, retrieved 2024-08-18
- ^ "Welcome to the Virginia General Assembly", legis.state.va.us, archived from the original on 2000-10-19 – via Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g "Blue Book Archives (2005 - 2022)", bluebook.virginia.gov, retrieved 2024-08-18
- ^ a b c d e "Virginia General Assembly". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- ^ "Legislative Branch". 2017-2018 Bluebook (PDF). Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Report of the Secretary of the Commonwealth
Further reading
edit- Lisa Wehrmann (2018), Legislative History in Virginia (PDF), Library of Virginia
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Category:Virginia General Assembly.
- Virginia General Assembly. Members and Session (current)
- Commonwealth of Virginia. Reports to the General Assembly
- Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Bluebooks, 2005-2017
- HathiTrust. Assorted items related to the Virginia General Assembly
- Digital Public Library of America. Assorted materials related to Virginia General Assembly
- "Virginia Resources: Statutes & Legislation". Research Guides: U.S. States. Georgetown University Law Library.
- "Guide to Law Online: U.S. Virginia: Legislative", guides.loc.gov, Washington DC: Library of Congress