This is a list of Iowa General Assemblies, the legislature of the U.S. state of Iowa. This list only covers regular sessions.
Territorial Assemblies
These 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
These are the sessions of the current legislature. Assemblies with 2 dates signify that there were 2 regular sessions.
| Name | Convened | Adjourned | Last election |
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| Iowa Constitution of 1846 | |||
| 1st Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | November 30, 1846 | February 25, 1847 | 1846 Iowa Senate election |
| 2nd Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | December 4, 1848 | January 15, 1849 | 1848 Iowa Senate election |
| 3rd Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | December 2, 1850 | February 5, 1851 | |
| 4th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | December 6, 1852 | January 24, 1853 | |
| 5th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | December 4, 1854 | January 25, 1855 | |
| 6th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | December 1, 1856 | January 29, 1857 | |
| Iowa Constitution of 1857 | |||
| 7th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 11, 1858 | March 23, 1858 | |
| 8th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 9, 1860 | April 3, 1860 | |
| 9th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 13, 1862 | April 8, 1862 | |
| 10th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 11, 1864 | March 29, 1864 | |
| 11th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 8, 1866 | April 3, 1866 | |
| 12th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 13, 1868 | April 8, 1868 | |
| 13th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 10, 1870 | April 13, 1870 | |
| 14th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 8, 1872 | April 23, 1872 | |
| 15th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 12, 1874 | March 19, 1874 | |
| 16th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 10, 1876 | March 16, 1876 | |
| 17th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 14, 1878 | March 26, 1878 | |
| 18th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 12, 1880 | March 27, 1880 | |
| 19th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 9, 1882 | March 17, 1882 | |
| 20th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 14, 1884 | April 2, 1884 | |
| 21st Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 11, 1886 | April 13, 1886 | |
| 22nd Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 9, 1888 | April 10, 1888 | |
| 23rd Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 13, 1890 | April 15, 1890 | |
| 24th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 11, 1892 | March 30, 1892 | |
| 25th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 8, 1894 | April 6, 1894 | |
| 26th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 13, 1896 | April 11, 1896 | |
| 27th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 10, 1898 | April 1, 1898 | |
| 28th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 8, 1900 | April 6, 1900 | |
| 29th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 13, 1902 | April 11, 1902 | |
| 30th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 11, 1904 | April 12, 1904 | |
| 31st Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 8, 1906 | April 6, 1906 | |
| 32nd Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 14, 1907 | April 9, 1907 | |
| 33rd Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 11, 1909 | April 9, 1909 | |
| 34th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 9, 1911 | April 12, 1911 | |
| 35th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 13, 1913 | April 19, 1913 | |
| 36th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 11, 1915 | April 17, 1915 | |
| 37th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 8, 1917 | April 14, 1917 | |
| 38th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 13, 1919 | April 19, 1919 | |
| 39th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 10, 1921 | April 8, 1921 | |
| 40th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 8, 1923 | April 17, 1923 | |
| 41st Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 12, 1925 | April 3, 1925 | |
| 42nd Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 10, 1927 | April 15, 1927 | |
| 43rd Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 14, 1929 | April 12, 1929 | |
| 44th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 12, 1931 | April 15, 1931 | |
| 45th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 9, 1933 | April 20, 1933 | |
| 46th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 14, 1935 | April 23, 1935 | |
| 47th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 11, 1937 | April 20, 1937 | |
| 48th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 9, 1939 | April 26, 1939 | |
| 49th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 13, 1941 | April 10, 1941 | |
| 50th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 11, 1943 | April 8, 1943 | |
| 51st Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 8, 1945 | April 12, 1945 | |
| 52nd Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 13, 1947 | April 25, 1947 | |
| 53rd Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 10, 1949 | April 20, 1949 | |
| 54th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 8, 1951 | April 17, 1951 | |
| 55th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 12, 1953 | April 29, 1953 | |
| 56th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 10, 1955 | April 29, 1955 | |
| 57th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 14, 1957 | May 3, 1957 | |
| 58th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 12, 1959 | May 7, 1959 | |
| 59th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 9, 1961 | May 6, 1961 | |
| 60th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 14, 1963 | May 18, 1963 | |
| 61st Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 11, 1965 | June 4, 1965 | |
| 62nd Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 9, 1967 | July 2, 1967 | |
| 63rd Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 13, 1969 January 12, 1970 |
May 23, 1969 April 16, 1970 |
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| 64th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 11, 1971 January 10, 1972 |
June 19, 1971 March 24, 1972 |
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| 65th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 8, 1973 January 14, 1974 |
June 24, 1973 May 4, 1974 |
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| 66th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 13, 1975 January 12, 1976 |
June 20, 1975 May 29, 1976 |
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| 67th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 10, 1977 January 9, 1978 |
June 13, 1977 July 16, 1978 |
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| 68th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 8, 1979 January 14, 1980 |
May 11, 1979 April 26, 1980 |
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| 69th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 12, 1981 January 11, 1982 |
May 22, 1981 April 24, 1982 |
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| 70th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 10, 1983 January 9, 1984 |
May 14, 1983 April 20, 1984 |
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| 71st Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 14, 1985 January 13, 1986 |
May 4, 1985 May 2, 1986 |
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| 72nd Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 12, 1987 January 11, 1988 |
May 10, 1987 April 17, 1988 |
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| 73rd Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 9, 1989 January 8, 1990 |
May 7, 1989 April 8, 1990 |
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| 74th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 14, 1991 January 13, 1992 |
May 12, 1991 May 4, 1992 |
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| 75th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 11, 1993 January 10, 1994 |
May 2, 1993 April 20, 1994 |
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| 76th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 9, 1995 January 8, 1996 |
May 4, 1995 May 1, 1996 |
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| 77th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 13, 1997 January 12, 1998 |
April 29, 1997 April 22, 1998 |
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| 78th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 11, 1999 January 10, 2000 |
April 29, 1999 April 26, 2000 |
November 1998: Senate |
| 79th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 8, 2001 January 14, 2002 |
May 8, 2001 April 12, 2002 |
November 2000: Senate |
| 80th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 13, 2003 January 12, 2004 |
May 1, 2003 April 20, 2004 |
November 2002: Senate |
| 81st Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 10, 2005 January 9, 2006 |
May 20, 2005 May 3, 2006 |
November 2004: Senate |
| 82nd Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 8, 2007 January 14, 2008 |
April 28, 2007 April 26, 2008 |
November 2006: House, Senate |
| 83rd Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 12, 2009 January 11, 2010 |
April 26, 2009 March 30, 2010 |
November 2008: House, Senate |
| 84th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 10, 2011 January 9, 2012 |
June 30, 2011 May 9, 2012 |
November 2010: Senate |
| 85th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 14, 2013 January 13, 2014 |
May 23, 2013 May 2, 2014 |
November 2012: Senate |
| 86th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 12, 2015 January 11, 2016 |
June 5, 2015 April 29, 2016 |
November 2014: Senate |
| 87th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 9, 2017 January 8, 2018 |
April 22, 2017 May 5, 2018 |
November 2016: House, Senate |
| 88th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] | January 14, 2019 January 13, 2020 |
April 27, 2019 June 14, 2020 |
November 2018: House, Senate |
| 89th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] List of senators |
January 11, 2021 January 10, 2022 |
October 5, 2021 May 24, 2022 |
November 2020: House, Senate |
| 90th Iowa General Assembly [Wikidata] 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: House, Senate | |
See also
- List of speakers of the Iowa House of Representatives
- List of governors of Iowa
- Constitution of Iowa
- Politics of Iowa
- Elections in Iowa
- Iowa State Capitol
- Historical outline of Iowa
- Lists of United States state legislative sessions
References
- ^ Session dates – 1838-2024 (PDF), Iowa General Assembly, retrieved July 27, 2024
- "Iowa Legislature", legis.iowa.gov, retrieved August 8, 2024
- "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 August 8, 2024
External links
- Digital Public Library of America. Assorted materials related to Iowa General Assembly
- "Guide to Law Online: U.S. Iowa: Legislative", guides.loc.gov, Washington DC: Library of Congress
