The following is a list of legislative terms of the South Carolina General Assembly, the law-making branch of government of the U.S. state of South Carolina. South Carolina became part of the United States on May 23, 1788.
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Number [1] [2] | Name [1] [2] | Start date [1] [2] | End date [1] | Last election |
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South Carolina Constitution of 1778 [nb 1] | ||||
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South Carolina Constitution of 1790 [nb 2] | ||||
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9 | 9th South Carolina General Assembly | 1791 | 1791 | |
10 | 10th South Carolina General Assembly | 1792 | 1794 | 1792 [5] |
11 | 11th South Carolina General Assembly | 1794 | 1795 | 1794 [5] |
12 | 12th South Carolina General Assembly | 1796 | 1797 | 1796 [5] |
13 | 13th South Carolina General Assembly | 1798 | 1799 | October 1798 [5] |
14 | 14th South Carolina General Assembly | 1800 | 1800 [5] | |
15 | 15th South Carolina General Assembly | 1802 | 1804 | 1802 [5] |
16 | 16th South Carolina General Assembly | 1804 | 1805 | 1804 [5] |
17 | 17th South Carolina General Assembly | 1806 | 1808 | 1806 [5] |
18 | 18th South Carolina General Assembly | 1808 | 1809 | 1808 [5] |
19 | 19th South Carolina General Assembly | 1810 | 1812 | 1810 [5] |
20 | 20th South Carolina General Assembly | 1812 | 1813 | 1812 [5] |
21 | 21st South Carolina General Assembly | 1814 | 1815 | 1814 [5] |
22 | 22nd South Carolina General Assembly | 1816 | 1817 | 1816 [5] |
23 | 23rd South Carolina General Assembly | 1818 | 1819 | 1818 [5] |
24 | 24th South Carolina General Assembly | 1820 | 1821 | 1820 [5] |
25 | 25th South Carolina General Assembly | 1822 | 1823 | 1822 [5] |
26 | 26th South Carolina General Assembly | 1824 | 1825 | 1824 [5] |
27 | 27th South Carolina General Assembly | 1826 | 1828 | |
28 | 28th South Carolina General Assembly | 1828 | 1829 | |
29 | 29th South Carolina General Assembly | 1830 | 1831 | |
30 | 30th South Carolina General Assembly | 1832 | 1833 | |
31 | 31st South Carolina General Assembly | 1834 | 1835 | |
32 | 32nd South Carolina General Assembly | 1836 | 1837 | |
33 | 33rd South Carolina General Assembly | 1838 | 1839 | |
34? | ca.1841 [6] | |||
35 | 35th South Carolina General Assembly | |||
36 | 36th South Carolina General Assembly | |||
37 | 37th South Carolina General Assembly | |||
38 | 38th South Carolina General Assembly | |||
39 | 39th South Carolina General Assembly | |||
40 | 40th South Carolina General Assembly | |||
41? | ca.1855 [7] | |||
South Carolina Constitution of 1861 | ||||
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South Carolina Constitution of 1865 [nb 3] | ||||
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South Carolina Constitution of 1868 [nb 4] | ||||
48? | May 1868 [9] | April 1868 [9] | ||
49? | November 1870 [9] | October 1870 [9] | ||
50 | 50th South Carolina General Assembly | |||
51 | 51st South Carolina General Assembly | |||
52 | 52nd South Carolina General Assembly | |||
53 | 53rd South Carolina General Assembly | |||
54 | 54th South Carolina General Assembly | |||
55 | 55th South Carolina General Assembly | |||
56 | 56th South Carolina General Assembly | |||
57 | 57th South Carolina General Assembly | |||
58 | 58th South Carolina General Assembly | |||
59? | ca.1890 [10] | |||
South Carolina Constitution of 1895 [nb 5] | ||||
63? | January 1897 [11] | November 1896 [11] | ||
64 | 64th South Carolina General Assembly | |||
65 | 65th South Carolina General Assembly | |||
66 | 66th South Carolina General Assembly | |||
67 | 67th South Carolina General Assembly | |||
68 | 68th South Carolina General Assembly | |||
69 | 69th South Carolina General Assembly | |||
70 | 70th South Carolina General Assembly | |||
71 | 71st South Carolina General Assembly | 1916 | ||
72 [12] | 72nd South Carolina General Assembly | 1917 | 1916 | |
73 [13] | 73rd South Carolina General Assembly | 1919 | 1918 | |
74 [14] | 74th South Carolina General Assembly | 1921 | 1920 | |
75 | 75th South Carolina General Assembly | 1923 | 1922 | |
76 | 76th South Carolina General Assembly | 1925 | 1924 | |
77 | 77th South Carolina General Assembly | 1927 | 1926 | |
78 | 78th South Carolina General Assembly | 1929 | 1928 | |
79 | 79th South Carolina General Assembly | 1931 | 1930 | |
80 | 80th South Carolina General Assembly | 1933 | 1932 | |
81 | 81st South Carolina General Assembly | 1935 | 1934 | |
82 | 82nd South Carolina General Assembly | 1937 | 1936 | |
83 | 83rd South Carolina General Assembly | 1939 | 1938 | |
84 | 84th South Carolina General Assembly | 1941 | 1940 | |
85 | 85th South Carolina General Assembly | 1943 | 1942 | |
86 | 86th South Carolina General Assembly | 1945 | 1944 | |
87 | 87th South Carolina General Assembly | 1947 | 1946 | |
88 | 88th South Carolina General Assembly | 1949 | 1948 | |
89 | 89th South Carolina General Assembly | 1951 | 1950 | |
90 | 90th South Carolina General Assembly | 1953 | 1952 | |
91 | 91st South Carolina General Assembly | 1955 | 1954 | |
92 | 92nd South Carolina General Assembly | 1957 | 1956 | |
93 | 93rd South Carolina General Assembly | 1959 | 1958 | |
94 | 94th South Carolina General Assembly | 1961 | 1960 | |
95 | 95th South Carolina General Assembly | 1963 | 1962 | |
96 | 96th South Carolina General Assembly | 1965 | 1964 | |
97 | 97th South Carolina General Assembly | 1967 | 1966 | |
98 | 98th South Carolina General Assembly | 1969 | 1968 | |
99 | 99th South Carolina General Assembly | 1971 | 1970 | |
100 | 100th South Carolina General Assembly | 1973 | 1972 | |
101 | 101st South Carolina General Assembly | 1975 | 1974 | |
102 | 102nd South Carolina General Assembly | 1977 | 1976 | |
103 | 103rd South Carolina General Assembly | 1979 | 1978 | |
104 | 104th South Carolina General Assembly | 1981 | 1980 | |
105 | 105th South Carolina General Assembly | 1983 | 1982 | |
106 | 106th South Carolina General Assembly | 1985 | 1984 | |
107 | 107th South Carolina General Assembly | 1987 | 1986 | |
108 | 108th South Carolina General Assembly | 1989 | 1988 | |
109 [15] | 109th South Carolina General Assembly | 1991 | 1990 | |
110 [15] | 110th South Carolina General Assembly | 1993 | 1992 | |
111 [15] | 111th South Carolina General Assembly | 1995 | 1994 | |
112 [15] | 112th South Carolina General Assembly | 1997 | 1998 [16] | 1996 |
113 | 113th South Carolina General Assembly | 1999 | 1998 | |
114 | 114th South Carolina General Assembly | 2001 | 2000 | |
115 | 115th South Carolina General Assembly | 2003 | 2002 | |
116 | 116th South Carolina General Assembly | 2005 | 2004 | |
117 | 117th South Carolina General Assembly | 2007 | 2006 | |
118 | 118th South Carolina General Assembly | 2009 | November 2008: Senate | |
119 | 119th South Carolina General Assembly | 2011 | 2010 | |
120 | 120th South Carolina General Assembly | 2013 | November 2012: Senate | |
121 | 121st South Carolina General Assembly | 2015 | 2014 | |
122 | 122nd South Carolina General Assembly | 2017 | November 2016: House, Senate | |
123 | 123rd South Carolina General Assembly | 2019 | November 2018: House | |
124 | 124th South Carolina General Assembly | 2021 | November 2020: House, Senate | |
125 [17] | 125th South Carolina General Assembly | 2023 | November 2022: House | |
126 | 126th South Carolina General Assembly | 2025 | November 5, 2024: [18] House, Senate | |
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