List of Iowa General Assemblies

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This is a list of Iowa General Assemblies, the legislature of the U.S. state of Iowa. This list only covers regular sessions. [1]

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Territorial Assemblies

These are the meetings of the Iowa Territory legislature. The upper chamber was known as the council instead of the senate.

Territorial Assemblies
NumberConvenedAdjourned
1st Legislative Assembly of the Territory of IowaNovember 12, 1838January 25, 1839
2nd Legislative Assembly of the Territory of IowaNovember 4, 1839January 17, 1840
3rd Legislative Assembly of the Territory of IowaNovember 2, 1840January 15, 1841
4th Legislative Assembly of the Territory of IowaDecember 6, 1841February 18, 1842
5th Legislative Assembly of the Territory of IowaDecember 5, 1842February 17, 1843
6th Legislative Assembly of the Territory of IowaDecember 4, 1843February 16, 1844
7th Legislative Assembly of the Territory of IowaMay 5, 1845June 11, 1845
8th Legislative Assembly of the Territory of IowaDecember 1, 1845January 19, 1846

Post-Incorporation sessions

These are the sessions of the current legislature. Assemblies with 2 dates signify that there were 2 regular sessions.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Session dates – 1838-2024 (PDF), Iowa General Assembly, retrieved 2024-07-27
  2. ↑ "Iowa Legislature", legis.iowa.gov, retrieved 2024-08-08
  3. ↑ "Iowa: Legislative Session". Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1890. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1891 – via HathiTrust.
  4. ↑ Journal of the Senate of the 38th General Assembly of the State of Iowa, 1919. 1919.
  5. ↑ "Iowa General Assembly", ballotpedia.org, retrieved 2024-08-08
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