List of Alabama state legislatures

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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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Legislatures

SessionConvenedAdjourned# of legislative days # of bills introduced# of bills passed
1819October 1819 [1] December 1819
1959May 5, 1959November 12, 195936 [2] 1,725 [2] 659 [2]
1959February 3, 1959February 20, 19598 (extra session) [2] 152 [2] 95 [2]
1959June 24, 1959August 24, 195924 (extra session) [2] 232 [2] 132 [2]
1998January 1, 1998April 27, 199830 [3] 1,698 [3] 577 [3]
1999March 2, 1999June 9, 199930 [3] 1,352 [3] 377 [3]
2000February 1, 2000May 15, 200030 [4] 1,571 [4] 514 [4]
2001February 6, 2001May 21, 200130 [4] 1,589 [4] 273 [4]
2003January 3, 2003June 16, 200327 [5] 1,322 [5] 258 [5]
2005February 1, 2005May 16, 200530 [6] 1,237 [6] 138 [6]
2010January 12, 2010 [7] April 22, 2010
2012February 7, 2012May 16, 2012301,370 [8] 376 [8]
2014January 14, 2014April 3, 201430 [9] 1,103 [9] 268 [9]
2015March 3, 2015June 4, 201529 [10] 1,210 [10] 357 [10]
2016February 2, 2016May 4, 201630 [11] 1,005 [11] 277 [11]
2018January 9, 2018 [12] March 29, 2018
2019March 5, 2019 [13] June 18, 2019
2020February 4, 2020May 18, 2020
2021February 2, 2021May 17, 202130
2022January 11, 2022April 7, 202230
2023March 7, 2023

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