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The General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia, has convened many times since statehood became effective on January 2, 1778.
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| Georgia (U.S. state)portal |
The General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia, has convened many times since statehood became effective on January 2, 1778.
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| Session | Session dates | # of legislative days | # of bills introduced | # of bills passed |
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| 1 | May 8, 1777 – June 17, 1777 ??? -September 16, 1777 | |||
| 2 | January 6, 1778 – March 1, 1778 May 2—?, 1778 October 30— November 15, 1778 | |||
| 3 | January 5, 1779-? July ?—July 24, 1779 Nov. 4(?)- ?, 1779 | |||
| 4 | January 4, 1780 - February 5, 1780 | |||
| 5 | August 17, 1781 - August 22, 1781 | |||
| 6 | January 1, 1782 - January 12, 1782 Apr. 17-May 4 July 3—July 4, Ann. Adj. July 13—Aug. 5, Adj. October 15- October 21, 1782 | |||
| 7 | January 1, 1783 - Feb. 18. May 1—May 6, Ex. May 15—June 14, Ann. Adj. July 1—Aug. 1 1783, Ex. | |||
| 8 | Jan. 6 - Feb. 26, 1784 July 5—July 13, 1784 Adj. Oct. 6—Oct. 14, 1784, Adj. | |||
| 9 | Jan. 4, 1785 - Feb. 22, 1785 | |||
| 10 | Jan. 3—Feb. 14, 1786 July 17—Aug. 15, 1786 | |||
| 11th | Jan. 2—Feb. 11, 1787 July 3—Oct. 31, 1787 | |||
| 12th | Jan. 1—Feb. 1, 1788 July 22—Aug. 6, 1788, Ex Nov. 4—Nov. 13, 1788 | |||
| 13th | January 6, 1789 - February 4, 1789 | |||
| 14th | Nov. 2—Dec. 24, 1789 June 7–11, 1790, Ex. | |||
| 15th | Nov. 1, 1790 - Dec. 11, 1790 | |||
| 16th | Nov. 7, 1791 - Dec. 24, 1791 | |||
| 17th | Nov. 5—Dec. 20 (?), 1792 | |||
| 18th | Nov. 4-Dec. 20, 1793 | |||
| 19th | Nov. 3, 1794— Jan. 8, 1795 | |||
| 20th | Jan. 12—Feb. 22, 1796 | |||
| 21st | Jan. 10—Feb. 11, 1797 | |||
| 22nd | Jan. 9—Feb. 3, 1798 | |||
| 23rd | Jan. 8—Feb. 18, 1799 | |||
| 24th | Nov. 4—Dec. 6, 1799 | |||
| 25th | Nov. 3—Dec. 2, 1800 | |||
| 26th | Nov. 2—Dec. 5, 1801 June 10—June 16, 1802 (Ex) | |||
| 27th | Nov. 1—Nov. 27, 1802 Apr. 18—May 11, 1803 (Ex.) | |||
| 28th | Nov. 8—Dec. 11, 1803 May 14—May 19, 1804 (Ex) | |||
| 29th | Nov. 5—Dec. 13, 1804 | |||
| 30th | Nov. 4—Dec. 7, 1805 June 9—June 26, 1806 Ex. | |||
| 31st | Nov. 3—Dec. 6., 1806 | |||
| 32nd | Nov. 2—Dec. 10, 1807 May 9—May 22, 1808 (Ex) | |||
| 33rd | Nov. 7—Dec. 21, 1808 | |||
| 34th | Nov. 6—Dec. 14, 1809 | |||
| 35th | Nov. 5—Dec. 14, 1810 | |||
| 36th | Nov. 4—Dec. 14, 1811 | |||
| 37th | Nov. 2—Dec. 10, 1812 | |||
| 38th | Nov. 1—Dec. 4, 1813 | |||
| 39th | Oct. 17—Nov. 23, 1814 | |||
| 40th | Nov. 6—Dec. 16, 1815 | |||
| 41st | Nov. 4—Dec. 18, 1816 | |||
| 42nd | Nov. 3—Dec. 20, 1817 | |||
| 43rd | Nov. 2—Dec. 19, 1818 | |||
| 44th | Nov. 1—Dec. 20, 1819 | |||
| 45th | Nov. 6—Dec. 20, 1820 Apr. 30—May 15, 1821 Ex. | |||
| 46th | Nov. 5—Dec. 22, 1821 | |||
| 47th | Nov. 4—Dec. 24, 1822 | |||
| 48th | Nov. 3—Dec. 20, 1823 | |||
| 49th | Nov. 1—Dec. 18, 1824 May 23—June 11, 1825 Ex | |||
| 50th | Nov. 7—Dec. 22, 1825 | |||
| 51st | Nov. 6—Dec. 22, 1826 | |||
| 52nd | Nov. 5—Dec. 24, 1827 | |||
| 53rd | Nov. 3—Dec. 20, 1828 | |||
| 54th | Nov. 2—Dec. 21, 1829 | |||
| 55th | Oct. 18—Dec. 23, 1830 | |||
| 56th | Nov. 7—Dec. 24, 1831 | |||
| 57th | Nov. 5—Dec. 22, 1832 | |||
| 58th | Nov. 4—Dec. 21, 1833 | |||
| 59th | Nov. 3—Dec. 20, 1834 | |||
| 60th | Nov. 2—Dec. 22, 1835 | |||
| 61st | Nov. 7-Dec. 24, 1836 | |||
| 62nd | Nov. 6—Dec. 25, 1837 | |||
| 63rd | Nov. 5—Dec. 29, 1838 | |||
| 64th | Nov. 4—Dec. 21, 1839 | |||
| 65th | Nov. 2—Dec. 23, 1840 | |||
| 66th | Nov. 1—Dec. 9, 1841 | |||
| 67th | Nov. 7—Dec. 27, 1842 | |||
| 68th | Nov. 6—Dec. 23, 1843 | |||
| 69th | Nov. 3—Dec. 24, 1845 | |||
| 70th | Nov. 1—Dec. 30, 1847 | |||
| 71st | Nov. 5—Dec. 20, 1849 Jan. 14—Feb. 23, 1850 | |||
| 72nd | Nov. 3—Dec. 22, 1851 Dec. 26—Jan. 22, 1852 | |||
| 73rd | Nov. 7—Dec. 21, 1853 Jan. 9—Feb. 17, 1854 | |||
| 74th | Nov. 5—Dec. 20, 1855 Jan. 14—Mar. 1, 1856 | |||
| 75th | Nov. 4—Dec. 22, 1857 Nov. 3—Dec. 11, 1858 | |||
| 76th | Nov. 2—Dec. 16, 1859 Nov. 7—Dec. 19, 1860 | |||
| 77th | Nov. 6—Dec. 14, 1861 Nov. 6—Dec. 13, 1862 Mar. 25—Apr. 18, 1863 Ex. | |||
| 78th | Nov. 5—Dec. 14, 1863 Mar. 10—Mar. 19, 1864 Ex. Nov. 3—Nov. 18, 1864 Feb. 15—Mar. 11, 1865 Ex. | |||
| 79th | Dec. 4—Dec. 15, 1865 Jan. 15—Mar. 13, 1866 Nov. 6—Dec. 14, 1866 | |||
| 80th | July 4—Oct. 6, 1868 Ex. Jan. 13—Mar. 18, 1869 Jan. 10—Oct. 25, 1870 Ex. | |||
| 81st | Nov. 1—Dec. 15, 1871 Jan 10—Jan 19, 1872 July 17—Aug. 24, 1872 Adj. | |||
| 82nd | Jan. 8—Feb. 18, 1873 Jan. 14—Feb. 26, 1874 | |||
| 83rd | Jan. 13—Mar. 1, 1875 Jan. 12—Feb. 24, 1876 | |||
| 84th | Jan. 10—Feb. 22, 1877 | |||
| 85th | Nov. 6—Dec. 13, 1878 July 2—Oct. 15, 1879 Adj. | |||
| 86th | Nov. 3—Dec. 4, 1880 July 6—Sept. 27, 1881 Adj. | |||
| 87th | Nov. 1—Dec. 8, 1882 May 9—May 10, 1883 Ex. July 4—Sept. 26, 1883 Ann. Adj. | |||
| 88th | Nov. 5—Dec. 20, 1884 July 8—Oct. 15, 1885 Adj. | |||
| 89th | Nov. 3—Dec. 22, 1886 July 6—Oct. 20, 1887 Adj. | |||
| 90th | Nov. 7—Dec. 22, 1888 July 3—Nov. 9, 1889 Adj | |||
| 91st | Nov. 5—Dec. 22, 1890 July 8—Oct. 15, 1891 Adj | |||
| 92nd | Oct. 26—Dec. 17, 1892 Oct. 25—Dec. 13, 1893 | |||
| 93rd | Oct. 24—Dec. 12, 1894 Oct. 23—Dec. 11, 1895 | |||
| 94th | Oct. 28—Dec. 19, 1896 Feb. 3—Feb. 3, 1897 Adj Oct. 17—Dec. 16, 1897 | |||
| 95th | Oct. 26—Oct. 17, 1898 Oct. 25—Dec. 16, 1899 | |||
| 96th | Oct. 24—Dec. 15, 1900 Oct. 23—Dec. 13, 1901 | |||
| 97th | Oct. 22—Dec. 12, 1902 June 24—Aug. 12, 1903 June 22—Aug. 11, 1904 | |||
| 98th | June 28—Aug. 18, 1905 June 27—Aug. 15, 1906 | |||
| 99th | June 26—Aug. 17, 1907 June 24—Aug. 12, 1908 Aug. 25—Sept. 19, 1908 Ex. | |||
| 100th | June 23—Aug. 11, 1909 June 22—Aug. 10, 1910 | |||
| 101st | June 28—Aug. 17, 1911 Jan. 24—Jan. 25, 1912 Ex June 26—Aug. 14, 1912 | |||
| 102nd | June 25—Aug. 14, 1913 June 24—Aug. 12, 1914 | |||
| 103rd | June 23—Aug. 11, 1915 Nov. 3—Nov. 25, 1915 Ex June 28—Aug. 16, 1916 Mar. 20—Mar. 28, 1917 Ex | |||
| 104th | June 27—Aug. 15, 1917 June 26—Aug. 14, 1918 | |||
| 105th | June 25—Aug. 13, 1919 June 23—Aug. 11, 1920 | |||
| 106th | June 22—Aug. 10, 1921 June 28—Aug. 17, 1922 | |||
| 107th | June 27—Aug. 15, 1923 Nov. 7—Dec. 14, 1924 Ex June 25—Aug. 13, 1924 | |||
| 108th | June 24-Aug. 22, 1925 Feb. 24—Mar. 18 1926 Ex. Mar. 19—Apr. 15, 1926 Ex. | |||
| 109th | June 22-August 20, 1927 | |||
| 110th | June 26—Aug. 24, 1929 Jan. 6—Mar. 26, 1931 Ex. | |||
| 111th | June 24—Aug. 22, 1931 | |||
| 112th | June 24—Aug. 22, 1933 Jan. 9—Jan. 18, 1933 Special | |||
| 113th | Jan. 14—Jan. 23, 1935 Jan. 24—Mar. 28, 1935 | |||
| 114th | Jan. 11—Jan. 18, 1937 Jan. 25—Mar. 25, 1937 Nov. 22, 1937—Feb. 12, 1938, Ex. | |||
| 115th | Jan. 9—Jan. 18, 1939 (Ten days) Jan. 19—Mar. 18, 1939 (Regular) | |||
| 116th | Jan. 13—Jan. 22, 1941 (Ten days) Jan. 23—Mar. 22, 1941 Regular | |||
| 117th | Jan. 11—Jan. 15, 1943 (Special) Jan. 18—Mar. 18, 1943 (Regular) Sept. 27—Oct. 1, 1943 (Ex.) Jan. 3—Jan. 7, 1943 (Ex.) | |||
| 118th | Jan. 8—Mar. 3, 1945 May 29—June 1, 1945 Ex. Jan. 14—Jan. 28, 1946 | |||
| 119th | Jan. 13—Mar. 22, 1947 Sept. 27—Oct. 1, 1948 Ex. Nov. 16—Nov. 17, 1948 Ex. | |||
| 120th | Jan. 10—Feb. 19, 1949 July 18—July 28, 1949 Ex. Jan. 16—Feb. 13, 1950 | |||
| 121st | Jan. 8—Feb. 16, 1951 Jan. 14—Feb. 14, 1952 | |||
| 122nd | Jan. 12—Feb. 25, 1953 Nov. 16—Dec. 10, 1953 | |||
| 123rd | Jan. 10—Feb. 18, 1955 June 6—June 17, 1955 (Ex) Jan. 9—Feb. 17, 1956 | |||
| 124th | Jan. 14—Feb. 22, 1957 Jan. 13—Feb. 21, 1958 | |||
| 125th | Jan. 12—Feb. 20, 1959 Jan. 11—Feb. 19, 1960 | |||
| 126th | Jan. 9—Feb. 2, 1961 Feb. 20—Mar. 6, 1961 Jan. 8—Feb. 16, 1962 Apr. 16—Apr. 27, 1962 (Ex) Sept 27—Oct. 8, 1962 (2nd Ex) | |||
| 127th | Jan. 14–25, 1963 Feb. 11—Mar. 15, 1963 Jan. 13—Feb. 21, 1964 May 4—June 25, 1964 | |||
| 128th | Jan. 11–22, 1965 Feb. 8—Mar. 12, 1965 Jan. 10—Feb. 18, 1966 | |||
| 129th | Jan. 9-20, 1967 Feb. 13—Mar. 17, 1967 Jan. 8-19, 1968 Jan. 29—Feb. 16, 1968 Feb. 26—Mar. 2, 1968 Mar. 4–8, 1968 | |||
| 130th | Jan. 13—Jan. 24, 1969 Feb. 10—Mar. 21, 1969 June 12—June 13, 1969 Jan. 12—Feb. 21, 1970 | |||
| 131st | Jan. 11—Jan. 22, 1971 Feb. 8—Mar. 12, 1971 Sept. 24—Oct. 8, 1971 Jan. 10—Feb. 4, 1972 Feb. 21—Mar. 9, 1972 | |||
| 132nd | Jan. 8—Jan. 19, 1973 Feb. 12—Mar. 16, 1973 Jan. 14—Feb. 22, 1974 (Recessed) Feb. 26, 1974 (Reconvened & Adjourned) | |||
| 133rd | Jan. 13-Jan. 24, 1975 (Recessed); Feb. 10-Mar. 3, 1975 Adj.; Mar. 7, 1975 Adj.; Mar. 10-Mar. 13, 1975 Adj.; Mar. 18-Mar. 21, 1975 Adj.; Mar. 24-Mar. 25, 1975 Adj. Sine Die; June 23-July 3, Adj. Spec. Sess. Jan. 12-Jan. 23, 1976 (Recessed); Feb. 2-Feb. 13, 1976; Feb. 16-Feb. 20; Feb. 23-Feb. 28, 1976; Mar. 1-Mar. 5, Adj. Sine Die | |||
| 134th | Jan. 10–18, 1977 Jan. 31-March. 10, 1977 Jan. 9-20 1978 Feb. 6-March 7, 1978, Adj. Sine Die | |||
| 135th | January 8 - March 27, 1979 January 14 - March 8, 1980 | |||
| 136th | January 12 - March 25, 1981 January 11 - March 26, 1982 August 3–8, 1982 | |||
| 137th | January 10 - March 4, 1983 January 9 - February 29, 1984 | |||
| 138th | January 14 - March 8, 1985 January 13 - March 7, 1986 | |||
| 139th | January 12 - March 12, 1987 January 11 - March 7, 1988 | |||
| 140th | January 9 - March 15, 1989 January 8 - March 9, 1990 | |||
| 141st | January 14 - March 15, 1991 August 9 - September 15, 1991 January 11 - March 31, 1992 | |||
| 142nd | January 11 - March 23, 1993 January 10 - March 16, 1994 | |||
| 143rd | January 9 -March 17, 1995 January 8, March 18, 1996 | |||
| 144th | January 13 - March 28, 1997 January 12 - March 19, 1998 | |||
| 145th | January 11 - March 24, 1999 January 10 - March 22, 2000 | |||
| 146th | January 8 - March 21, 2001 January 14 - April 12, 2002 | |||
| 147th | January 13 - April 25, 2003 January 12 - May 7, 2004 | |||
| 148th | January 10 - March 31, 2005 September 6–10, 2005 January 9 - March 30, 2006 | |||
| 149th | January 8 - April 16, 2007 January 14 - April 4, 2008 | |||
| 150th | January 12 - April 3, 2009 January 11 - April 29, 2010 | |||
| 151st | January 10 - April 14, 2011 January 9 - March 29, 2012 | |||
| 152nd | January 14, 2013 – March 29, 2013 January 13, 2014 – March 21, 2014 | |||
| 153rd | January 12, 2015 - April 2, 2015 January 11, 2016 - March 24, 2016 | |||
| 154th | January 9, 2017 – March 30, 2017 January 8, 2018 – March 29, 2018 | |||
| 155th | January 14, 2019 – April 2, 2019 January 13, 2020 – June 26, 2020 | |||
| 156th | January 11, 2021 – March 31, 2021 | |||
| 157th [1] | January 9, 2023 – 2024 |
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