List of Kentucky General Assemblies
The following is a list of legislative terms of the Kentucky General Assembly, the law-making branch of government of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Kentucky became part of the United States on June 1, 1792.
Legislatures
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Regular sessions
[edit]| Name | Start date[1] | End date | Last election |
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| Kentucky Constitution of 1792 | |||
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| Kentucky Constitution of 1799 | |||
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| Kentucky Constitution of 1850 | |||
| 1850-51 Kentucky General Assembly | November 4, 1850 | March 24, 1851 | August 1850 |
| 1851-52 Kentucky General Assembly | November 3, 1851 | January 9, 1852 | August 1851 |
| 1853-54 Kentucky General Assembly | December 31, 1853 | March 10, 1854 | August 1853 |
| 1855-56 Kentucky General Assembly | December 31, 1855 | March 10, 1856 | August 1855 |
| 1857-58 Kentucky General Assembly | December 7, 1857 | February 17, 1858 | August 1857 |
| 1859-60 Kentucky General Assembly | December 5, 1859 | March 5, 1860 | August 1859 |
1861-63 Kentucky General Assembly
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September 2, 1861 | October 4, 1861 | August 1861 |
| November 27, 1861 | December 23, 1861 | ||
| February 12, 1862 | March 17, 1862 | ||
| January 8, 1863 | March 3, 1863 | ||
1863-65 Kentucky General Assembly
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December 7, 1863 | February 22, 1864 | August 1863 |
| January 4, 1865 | June 5, 1865 | ||
1865-67 Kentucky General Assembly
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December 4, 1865 | February 19, 1866 | August 1865 |
| January 3, 1867 | March 11, 1867 | ||
1867-69 Kentucky General Assembly
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December 2, 1867 | March 10, 1868 | August 1867 |
| January 5, 1869 | March 16, 1869 | ||
1869-71 Kentucky General Assembly
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December 6, 1869 | March 22, 1870 | August 1869 |
| January 4, 1871 | March 23, 1871 | ||
1871-73 Kentucky General Assembly
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December 4, 1871 | March 29, 1872 | August 1871 |
| January 7, 1873 | April 24, 1873 | ||
| 1873-74 Kentucky General Assembly | December 1, 1873 | February 23, 1874 | August 1873 |
| 1875-76 Kentucky General Assembly | December 31, 1875 | March 20, 1876 | August 1875 |
| 1877-78 Kentucky General Assembly | December 31, 1877 | April 10, 1878 | August 1877 |
| 1879-80 Kentucky General Assembly | December 31, 1879 | May 6, 1880 | August 1879 |
| 1881-82 Kentucky General Assembly | November 28, 1881 | April 24, 1882 | August 1881 |
| 1883-84 Kentucky General Assembly | December 31, 1883 | May 12, 1884 | August 1883 |
| 1885-86 Kentucky General Assembly | December 30, 1885 | May 18, 1886 | August 1885 |
| 1887-88 Kentucky General Assembly | December 30, 1887 | May 4, 1888 | August 1887 |
| 1889-90 Kentucky General Assembly | December 30, 1889 | May 27, 1890 | August 1889 |
| Kentucky Constitution of 1891 | |||
1891-93 Kentucky General Assembly
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December 30, 1891 | August 16, 1892 | August 1891 |
| November 15, 1892 | July 3, 1893 | ||
| 1894 Kentucky General Assembly | January 2, 1894 | March 13, 1894 | November 1893 |
| 1896 Kentucky General Assembly | January 7, 1896 | March 17, 1896 | November 1895 |
| 1898 Kentucky General Assembly | January 4, 1898 | March 15, 1898 | November 1897 |
| 1900 Kentucky General Assembly | January 2, 1900[2] | March 13, 1900 | November 1899 |
| 1902 Kentucky General Assembly | January 7, 1902 | March 18, 1902 | November 1901 |
| 1904 Kentucky General Assembly | January 5, 1904 | March 15, 1904 | November 1903 |
| 1906 Kentucky General Assembly | January 2, 1906 | March 13, 1906 | November 1905 |
| 1908 Kentucky General Assembly | January 7, 1908 | March 17, 1908 | November 1907 |
| 1910 Kentucky General Assembly | January 4, 1910 | March 15, 1910 | November 1909 |
| 1912 Kentucky General Assembly | January 2, 1912 | March 12, 1912 | November 1911 |
| 1914 Kentucky General Assembly | January 6, 1914 | March 17, 1914 | November 1913 |
| 1916 Kentucky General Assembly | January 4, 1916 | March 14, 1916 | November 1915 |
| 1918 Kentucky General Assembly | January 8, 1918 | March 20, 1918 | November 1917 |
| 1920 Kentucky General Assembly | January 6, 1920[3] | March 17, 1920 | November 1919 |
| 1922 Kentucky General Assembly | January 3, 1922 | March 15, 1922 | November 1921 |
| 1924 Kentucky General Assembly | January 8, 1924 | March 19, 1924 | November 1923 |
| 1926 Kentucky General Assembly | January 5, 1926 | March 17, 1926 | November 1925 |
| 1928 Kentucky General Assembly | January 3, 1928 | March 16, 1928 | November 1927 |
| 1930 Kentucky General Assembly | January 7, 1930 | March 20, 1930 | November 1929 |
| 1932 Kentucky General Assembly | January 5, 1932 | March 17, 1932 | November 1931 |
| 1934 Kentucky General Assembly | January 2, 1934 | March 15, 1934 | November 1933 |
| 1936 Kentucky General Assembly | January 7, 1936 | February 15, 1936 | November 1935 |
| 1938 Kentucky General Assembly | January 4, 1938 | March 1, 1938 | November 1937 |
| 1940 Kentucky General Assembly | January 2, 1940 | March 14, 1940 | November 1939 |
| 1942 Kentucky General Assembly | January 6, 1942[4] | March 3, 1942 | November 1941 |
| 1944 Kentucky General Assembly | January 4, 1944 | March 15, 1944 | November 1943 |
| 1946 Kentucky General Assembly | January 8, 1946 | March 21, 1946 | November 1945 |
| 1948 Kentucky General Assembly | January 6, 1948 | March 19, 1948 | November 1947 |
| 1950 Kentucky General Assembly | January 3, 1950 | March 17, 1950 | November 1949 |
| 1952 Kentucky General Assembly | January 8, 1952 | March 21, 1952 | November 1951 |
| 1954 Kentucky General Assembly | January 5, 1954 | March 19, 1954 | November 1953 |
| 1956 Kentucky General Assembly | January 3, 1956 | February 18, 1956 | November 1955 |
| 1958 Kentucky General Assembly | January 7, 1958 | March 21, 1958 | November 1957 |
| 1960 Kentucky General Assembly | January 5, 1960 | March 18, 1960 | November 1959 |
| 1962 Kentucky General Assembly | January 2, 1962 | March 16, 1962 | November 1961 |
| 1964 Kentucky General Assembly | January 7, 1964 | March 20, 1964 | November 1963 |
| 1966 Kentucky General Assembly | January 4, 1966 | March 18, 1966 | November 1965 |
| 1968 Kentucky General Assembly | January 2, 1968 | March 15, 1968 | November 1967 |
| 1970 Kentucky General Assembly | January 6, 1970 | March 20, 1970 | November 1969 |
| 1972 Kentucky General Assembly | 1972 | November 1971 | |
| 1974 Kentucky General Assembly | 1974 | November 1973[5] | |
| 1976 Kentucky General Assembly | 1976 | November 1975[5] | |
| 1978 Kentucky General Assembly | 1978 | November 1977[5] | |
| 1980 Kentucky General Assembly | 1980 | November 1979[5] | |
| 1982 Kentucky General Assembly | 1982 | November 1981 | |
1984 Kentucky General Assembly
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January 4, 1983 | January 6, 1983 | November 1981 (House) November 1983 (Senate)[a] |
| January 3, 1984 | April 13, 1984 | ||
1986 Kentucky General Assembly
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January 8, 1985 | January 11, 1985 | November 1984 (House) November 1983 (Senate) |
| January 7, 1986 | April 15, 1986 | ||
1988 Kentucky General Assembly
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January 6, 1987 | January 8, 1987 | November 1986 |
| January 5, 1988 | April 15, 1988 | ||
1990 Kentucky General Assembly
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January 3, 1989 | January 6, 1989 | November 1988 |
| January 2, 1990 | April 13, 1990 | ||
1992 Kentucky General Assembly
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January 8, 1991 | January 11, 1991 | November 1990 |
| January 7, 1992 | April 14, 1992 | ||
1994 Kentucky General Assembly
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January 5, 1993 | January 8, 1993 | November 1992 |
| January 4, 1994 | April 15, 1994 | ||
1996 Kentucky General Assembly
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January 3, 1995 | January 6, 1995 | November 1994 |
| January 2, 1996 | April 15, 1996 | ||
1998 Kentucky General Assembly
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January 7, 1997 | January 10, 1997 | November 1996: Senate |
| January 6, 1998 | April 15, 1998 | ||
2000 Kentucky General Assembly
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January 5, 1999 | January 8, 1999 | November 1998 |
| January 4, 2000 | April 14, 2000 | ||
| 2001 Kentucky General Assembly | 2001 | 2001 | November 2000 |
| 2002 Kentucky General Assembly | 2002 | 2002 | |
| 2003 Kentucky General Assembly | 2003 | 2003 | November 2002 |
| 2004 Kentucky General Assembly | 2004 | 2004 | |
| 2005 Kentucky General Assembly | 2005 | 2005 | November 2004: House, Senate |
| 2006 Kentucky General Assembly | January 3, 2006 | April 12, 2006 | |
| 2007 Kentucky General Assembly | January 2, 2007 | March 27, 2007 | November 2006 |
| 2008 Kentucky General Assembly | January 8, 2008 | April 15, 2008 | |
| 2009 Kentucky General Assembly | January 6, 2009 | March 26, 2009 | November 2008 |
| 2010 Kentucky General Assembly | January 5, 2010 | April 15, 2010[6] | |
| 2011 Kentucky General Assembly | January 4, 2011 | March 9, 2011 | November 2010: Senate |
| 2012 Kentucky General Assembly | January 3, 2012 | April 12, 2012 | |
| 2013 Kentucky General Assembly | January 8, 2013 | March 26, 2013 | November 2012 |
| 2014 Kentucky General Assembly | January 7, 2014 | April 15, 2014 | |
| 2015 Kentucky General Assembly | January 6, 2015 | March 25, 2015 | November 2014: Senate |
| 2016 Kentucky General Assembly | January 5, 2016 | April 15, 2016 | |
| 2017 Kentucky General Assembly | January 3, 2017 | March 30, 2017 | November 2016: House, Senate |
| 2018 Kentucky General Assembly | January 2, 2018 | April 14, 2018 | |
| 2019 Kentucky General Assembly | January 8, 2019 | March 28, 2019 | November 2018: House, Senate |
| 2020 Kentucky General Assembly | January 7, 2020 | April 15, 2020 | |
| 2021 Kentucky General Assembly | January 5, 2021 | March 30, 2021 | November 2020: House, Senate |
| 2022 Kentucky General Assembly | January 4, 2022 | April 14, 2022 | |
| 2023 Kentucky General Assembly | January 3, 2023 | March 30, 2023 | November 2022: House, Senate |
| 2024 Kentucky General Assembly | January 2, 2024 | April 15, 2024 | |
| 2025 Kentucky General Assembly | January 7, 2025 | November 2024: House, Senate | |
Extraordinary sessions
[edit]| Name | Start date | End date | Called by | Issues | Last election |
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| 1993 First Extraordinary Session | February 1, 1993 | February 16, 1993 | Brereton C. Jones |
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November 1992 |
| 1993 Second Extraordinary Session | May 10, 1993 | May 27, 1993 |
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| 1993 Third Extraordinary Session | August 6, 1993 |
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| 1994 First Extraordinary Session | June 6, 1994 | June 22, 1994 |
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| 1994 Second Extraordinary Session | September 26, 1994 |
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| 1995 First Extraordinary Session | January 6, 1995 | November 1994 | |||
| 1995 Second Extraordinary Session | January 17, 1995 | January 27, 1995 |
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| 1995 Third Extraordinary Session | July 31, 1995 | August 4, 1995 |
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| 1996 Extraordinary Session | December 2, 1996 | December 12, 1996 | Paul E. Patton |
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| 1997 First Extraordinary Session | May 12, 1997 | May 30, 1997 |
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November 1996: Senate | |
| 1997 Second Extraordinary Session | September 30, 1997 | October 15, 1997 |
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| 2002 Extraordinary Session | April 22, 2002 | May 1, 2002 |
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November 2000 | |
| 2004 Extraordinary Session | October 5, 2004 | October 19, 2004 | Ernie Fletcher |
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November 2002 |
| 2006 Extraordinary Session | June 22, 2006 | June 28, 2006 |
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November 2004: House, Senate | |
| 2007 First Extraordinary Session | July 5, 2007 | July 30, 2007 |
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November 2006 | |
| 2007 Second Extraordinary Session | August 20, 2007 | August 24, 2007 |
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| 2008 Extraordinary Session | June 23, 2008 | June 27, 2008 | Steve Beshear |
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| 2009 Extraordinary Session | June 15, 2009 | June 24, 2009 |
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November 2008 | |
| 2010 Extraordinary Session | May 24, 2010 | May 29, 2010 |
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| 2011 Extraordinary Session | March 14, 2011 | April 6, 2011 |
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November 2010: Senate | |
| 2012 Extraordinary Session | April 16, 2012 | April 20, 2012 |
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| 2013 Extraordinary Session | August 19, 2013 | August 23, 2013 |
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November 2012 | |
| 2018 Extraordinary Session | December 17, 2018 | December 18, 2018 | Matt Bevin |
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November 2016: House, Senate |
| 2019 Extraordinary Session | July 19, 2019 | July 24, 2019 | November 2018: House, Senate | ||
| 2021 Extraordinary Session | September 7, 2021 | September 9, 2021 | Andy Beshear |
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November 2020: House, Senate |
| 2022 Extraordinary Session | August 24, 2022 | August 26, 2022 |
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| History of Kentucky |
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 Kentucky portal |
See also
[edit]- List of speakers of the Kentucky House of Representatives
- List of presidents of the Kentucky Senate
- List of governors of Kentucky
- Politics of Kentucky
- Elections in Kentucky
- Kentucky State Capitol
- Timeline of Kentucky history
- Lists of United States state legislative sessions
Notes
[edit]- ^ The organizational session was held prior to the November 1983 Senate elections.
References
[edit]- ^ Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky – via HathiTrust. 1835-1970
- ^ Legislative Research Commission (2005), "Kentucky General Assembly Membership 1900-2005: Vol. I, 1900 - 1949" (PDF), Informational Bulletin No. 175 (4th revised edition), p. 3 – via legislature.ky.gov,
A Constitutional History of the Kentucky General Assembly
- ^ Frank Kanenaugh (1920), Kentucky directory for the use of courts, state and county officials and General Assembly of the State of Kentucky, p. 186, hdl:2027/nyp.33433014945533 – via HathiTrust
- ^ "General Assembly of Kentucky", Kentucky directory for the use of courts, state and county officials and General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky 1942-43, p. 158 – via HathiTrust
- ^ a b c d "Kentucky Elections Results 1973-1979", elect.ky.gov, Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections, retrieved 2024-08-05
- ^ "General Assembly Directories", legislature.ky.gov, Kentucky Legislative Research Commission, retrieved 2024-08-05. 2010-2023
Further reading
[edit]- Journal of the House of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1792 – via HathiTrust. 1815-ca.1922
- Peter Wallenstein, “Pioneer Black Legislators from Kentucky, 1860s-1960s.” The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, vol. 110, no. 3/4, 2012, pp.533–57
External links
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- "Kentucky", A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society and Tufts Archival Research Center
- Digital Public Library of America. Assorted materials related to Kentucky General Assembly
- "Guide to Law Online: U.S. Kentucky: Legislative", guides.loc.gov, Washington DC: Library of Congress
