List of Georgia state legislatures

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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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Legislatures

SessionSession dates# of legislative days # of bills introduced# of bills passed
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
154 January 9, 2017 – March 30, 2017
January 8, 2018 – March 29, 2018
155 January 14, 2019 – April 2, 2019
January 13, 2020 – June 26, 2020
156 January 11, 2021 – March 31, 2021
157 January 9, 2023 – present

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