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The legislature of the U.S. state of Alabama has convened many times since statehood became effective on December 14, 1819.
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Session | Convened | Adjourned | # of legislative days | # of bills introduced | # of bills passed |
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1819 | October 1819 [1] | December 1819 | |||
1959 | May 5, 1959 | November 12, 1959 | 36 [2] | 1,725 [2] | 659 [2] |
1959 | February 3, 1959 | February 20, 1959 | 8 (extra session) [2] | 152 [2] | 95 [2] |
1959 | June 24, 1959 | August 24, 1959 | 24 (extra session) [2] | 232 [2] | 132 [2] |
1998 | January 1, 1998 | April 27, 1998 | 30 [3] | 1,698 [3] | 577 [3] |
1999 | March 2, 1999 | June 9, 1999 | 30 [3] | 1,352 [3] | 377 [3] |
2000 | February 1, 2000 | May 15, 2000 | 30 [4] | 1,571 [4] | 514 [4] |
2001 | February 6, 2001 | May 21, 2001 | 30 [4] | 1,589 [4] | 273 [4] |
2003 | January 3, 2003 | June 16, 2003 | 27 [5] | 1,322 [5] | 258 [5] |
2005 | February 1, 2005 | May 16, 2005 | 30 [6] | 1,237 [6] | 138 [6] |
2010 | January 12, 2010 [7] | April 22, 2010 | |||
2012 | February 7, 2012 | May 16, 2012 | 30 | 1,370 [8] | 376 [8] |
2014 | January 14, 2014 | April 3, 2014 | 30 [9] | 1,103 [9] | 268 [9] |
2015 | March 3, 2015 | June 4, 2015 | 29 [10] | 1,210 [10] | 357 [10] |
2016 | February 2, 2016 | May 4, 2016 | 30 [11] | 1,005 [11] | 277 [11] |
2018 | January 9, 2018 [12] | March 29, 2018 | |||
2019 | March 5, 2019 [13] | June 18, 2019 | |||
2020 | February 4, 2020 | May 18, 2020 | |||
2021 | February 2, 2021 | May 17, 2021 | 30 | ||
2022 | January 11, 2022 | April 7, 2022 | 30 | ||
2023 | March 7, 2023 |
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