List of Georgia state legislatures explained

The General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia, has convened many times since statehood became effective on January 2, 1778.

Legislatures

!Number!Name!Start date!End date!Session details !Last election

Georgia Constitution of 1777
1	1st Georgia General Assembly	1777		May 8, 1777 – June 17, 1777 ??? -September 16, 1777
2		1778		January 6, 1778 – March 1, 1778 May 2—?, 1778 October 30— November 15, 1778
3		1779		January 5, 1779-? July ?—July 24, 1779 Nov. 4(?)- ?, 1779
4		1780		January 4, 1780 - February 5, 1780
5		1781		August 17, 1781 - August 22, 1781
6		1782		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		1783		January 1, 1783 - Feb. 18. May 1—May 6, Ex. May 15—June 14, Ann. Adj. July 1—Aug. 1 1783, Ex.
8		1784		Jan. 6 - Feb. 26, 1784 July 5—July 13, 1784 Adj. Oct. 6—Oct. 14, 1784, Adj.
9		1785		Jan. 4, 1785 - Feb. 22, 1785
10		1786		Jan. 3—Feb. 14, 1786 July 17—Aug. 15, 1786
11		1787		Jan. 2—Feb. 11, 1787 July 3—Oct. 31, 1787
12		1788		Jan. 1—Feb. 1, 1788 July 22—Aug. 6, 1788, Ex Nov. 4—Nov. 13, 1788
13		1789		January 6, 1789 - February 4, 1789
Georgia Constitution of 1789
14		1789		Nov. 2—Dec. 24, 1789 June 7–11, 1790, Ex.
15		1790		Nov. 1, 1790 - Dec. 11, 1790
16		1791		Nov. 7, 1791 - Dec. 24, 1791
17		1792		Nov. 5—Dec. 20 (?), 1792
18		1793		Nov. 4-Dec. 20, 1793
19		1794		Nov. 3, 1794— Jan. 8, 1795
20		1795		Jan. 12—Feb. 22, 1796
21		1796		Jan. 10—Feb. 11, 1797
22		1797		Jan. 9—Feb. 3, 1798
Georgia Constitution of 1798
23		1798		Jan. 8—Feb. 18, 1799
24		1799		Nov. 4—Dec. 6, 1799
25		1800		Nov. 3—Dec. 2, 1800
26		1801		Nov. 2—Dec. 5, 1801 June 10—June 16, 1802 (Ex)
27		1802		Nov. 1—Nov. 27, 1802 Apr. 18—May 11, 1803 (Ex.)
28		1803		Nov. 8—Dec. 11, 1803 May 14—May 19, 1804 (Ex)
29		1804		Nov. 5—Dec. 13, 1804
30		1805		Nov. 4—Dec. 7, 1805 June 9—June 26, 1806 Ex.
31		1806		Nov. 3—Dec. 6., 1806
32		1807		Nov. 2—Dec. 10, 1807 May 9—May 22, 1808 (Ex)
33		1808		Nov. 7—Dec. 21, 1808
34		1809		Nov. 6—Dec. 14, 1809
35		1810		Nov. 5—Dec. 14, 1810
36		1811		Nov. 4—Dec. 14, 1811
37		1812		Nov. 2—Dec. 10, 1812
38		1813		Nov. 1—Dec. 4, 1813
39		1814		Oct. 17—Nov. 23, 1814
40		1815		Nov. 6—Dec. 16, 1815
41		1816		Nov. 4—Dec. 18, 1816
42		1817		Nov. 3—Dec. 20, 1817
43		1818		Nov. 2—Dec. 19, 1818
44		1819		Nov. 1—Dec. 20, 1819
45		1820		Nov. 6—Dec. 20, 1820 Apr. 30—May 15, 1821 Ex.
46		1821		Nov. 5—Dec. 22, 1821
47		1822		Nov. 4—Dec. 24, 1822
48		1823		Nov. 3—Dec. 20, 1823
49		1824		Nov. 1—Dec. 18, 1824 May 23—June 11, 1825 Ex
50		1825		Nov. 7—Dec. 22, 1825
51		1826		Nov. 6—Dec. 22, 1826
52		1827		Nov. 5—Dec. 24, 1827
53		1828		Nov. 3—Dec. 20, 1828
54		1829		Nov. 2—Dec. 21, 1829
55		1830		Oct. 18—Dec. 23, 1830
56		1831		Nov. 7—Dec. 24, 1831
57		1832		Nov. 5—Dec. 22, 1832
58		1833		Nov. 4—Dec. 21, 1833
59		1834		Nov. 3—Dec. 20, 1834
60		1835		Nov. 2—Dec. 22, 1835
61		1836		Nov. 7-Dec. 24, 1836
62		1837		Nov. 6—Dec. 25, 1837
63		1838		Nov. 5—Dec. 29, 1838
64		1839		Nov. 4—Dec. 21, 1839
65		1840		Nov. 2—Dec. 23, 1840
66		1841		Nov. 1—Dec. 9, 1841
67		1842		Nov. 7—Dec. 27, 1842
68		1843		Nov. 6—Dec. 23, 1843
69		1845		Nov. 3—Dec. 24, 1845
70		1847		Nov. 1—Dec. 30, 1847
71		1849		Nov. 5—Dec. 20, 1849 Jan. 14—Feb. 23, 1850
72		1851		Nov. 3—Dec. 22, 1851 Dec. 26—Jan. 22, 1852
73		1853		Nov. 7—Dec. 21, 1853 Jan. 9—Feb. 17, 1854
74		1855		Nov. 5—Dec. 20, 1855 Jan. 14—Mar. 1, 1856
75		1857		Nov. 4—Dec. 22, 1857 Nov. 3—Dec. 11, 1858
76		1859		Nov. 2—Dec. 16, 1859 Nov. 7—Dec. 19, 1860
Georgia Constitution of 1861
77		1861		Nov. 6—Dec. 14, 1861 Nov. 6—Dec. 13, 1862 Mar. 25—Apr. 18, 1863 Ex.
78		1863		Nov. 5—Dec. 14, 1863 Mar. 10—Mar. 19, 1864 Ex. Nov. 3—Nov. 18, 1864 Feb. 15—Mar. 11, 1865 Ex.
79		1865		Dec. 4—Dec. 15, 1865 Jan. 15—Mar. 13, 1866 Nov. 6—Dec. 14, 1866
80	80th Georgia General Assembly	1868		July 4—Oct. 6, 1868 Ex. Jan. 13—Mar. 18, 1869 Jan. 10—Oct. 25, 1870 Ex.
81		1871		Nov. 1—Dec. 15, 1871 Jan 10—Jan 19, 1872 July 17—Aug. 24, 1872 Adj.
82		1873		Jan. 8—Feb. 18, 1873 Jan. 14—Feb. 26, 1874
83		1875		Jan. 13—Mar. 1, 1875 Jan. 12—Feb. 24, 1876
84		1877		Jan. 10—Feb. 22, 1877
Georgia Constitution of 1877
85		1878		Nov. 6—Dec. 13, 1878 July 2—Oct. 15, 1879 Adj.
86		1880		Nov. 3—Dec. 4, 1880 July 6—Sept. 27, 1881 Adj.
87		1882		Nov. 1—Dec. 8, 1882 May 9—May 10, 1883 Ex. July 4—Sept. 26, 1883 Ann. Adj.
88		1884		Nov. 5—Dec. 20, 1884 July 8—Oct. 15, 1885 Adj.
89		1886		Nov. 3—Dec. 22, 1886 July 6—Oct. 20, 1887 Adj.
90		1888		Nov. 7—Dec. 22, 1888 July 3—Nov. 9, 1889 Adj
91	91st Georgia General Assembly	1890		Nov. 5—Dec. 22, 1890 July 8—Oct. 15, 1891 Adj	October 1890 ^[1]
92		1892		Oct. 26—Dec. 17, 1892 Oct. 25—Dec. 13, 1893
93		1894		Oct. 24—Dec. 12, 1894 Oct. 23—Dec. 11, 1895
94		1896		Oct. 28—Dec. 19, 1896 Feb. 3—Feb. 3, 1897 Adj Oct. 17—Dec. 16, 1897
95		1898		Oct. 26—Oct. 17, 1898 Oct. 26—Dec. 16, 1899
96		1900		Oct. 24—Dec. 15, 1900 Oct. 23—Dec. 13, 1901
97		1902		Oct. 22—Dec. 12, 1902 June 24—Aug. 12, 1903 June 22—Aug. 11, 1904
98		1905		June 28—Aug. 18, 1905 June 27—Aug. 15, 1906
99		1907		June 26—Aug. 17, 1907 June 24—Aug. 12, 1908 Aug. 25—Sept. 19, 1908 Ex.
100		1909		June 23—Aug. 11, 1909 June 22—Aug. 10, 1910
101		1911		June 28—Aug. 17, 1911 Jan. 24—Jan. 25, 1912 Ex June 26—Aug. 14, 1912
102		1913		June 25—Aug. 14, 1913 June 24—Aug. 12, 1914
103		1915		June 23—Aug. 11, 1915 Nov. 3—Nov. 25, 1915 Ex June 28—Aug. 16, 1916 Mar. 20—Mar. 28, 1917 Ex
104		1917		June 27—Aug. 15, 1917 June 26—Aug. 14, 1918
105		1919		June 25—Aug. 13, 1919 June 23—Aug. 11, 1920
106		1921		June 22—Aug. 10, 1921 June 28—Aug. 17, 1922
107		1923		June 27—Aug. 15, 1923 Nov. 7—Dec. 14, 1924 Ex June 25—Aug. 13, 1924
108		1925		June 24-Aug. 22, 1925 Feb. 24—Mar. 18 1926 Ex. Mar. 19—Apr. 15, 1926 Ex.
109		1927		June 22-August 20, 1927
110		1929		June 26—Aug. 24, 1929 Jan. 6—Mar. 26, 1931 Ex.
111		1931		June 24—Aug. 22, 1931
112		1933		June 24—Aug. 22, 1933 Jan. 9—Jan. 18, 1933 Special
113		1935		Jan. 14—Jan. 23, 1935 Jan. 24—Mar. 28, 1935
114		1937		Jan. 11—Jan. 18, 1937 Jan. 25—Mar. 25, 1937 Nov. 22, 1937—Feb. 12, 1938, Ex.
115		1939		Jan. 9—Jan. 18, 1939 (Ten days) Jan. 19—Mar. 18, 1939 (Regular)
116		1941		Jan. 13—Jan. 22, 1941 (Ten days) Jan. 23—Mar. 22, 1941 Regular
117		1942		Jan. 11—Jan. 15, 1943 (Special) Jan. 18—Mar. 18, 1943 (Regular) Sept. 27—Oct. 1, 1943 (Ex.) Jan. 3—Jan. 7, 1943 (Ex.)
118		1944		Jan. 8—Mar. 3, 1945 May 29—June 1, 1945 Ex. Jan. 14—Jan. 28, 1946
119		1947		Jan. 13—Mar. 22, 1947 Sept. 27—Oct. 1, 1948 Ex. Nov. 16—Nov. 17, 1948 Ex.
120		1949		Jan. 10—Feb. 19, 1949 July 18—July 28, 1949 Ex. Jan. 16—Feb. 13, 1950
121		1951		Jan. 8—Feb. 16, 1951 Jan. 14—Feb. 14, 1952
122		1953		Jan. 12—Feb. 25, 1953 Nov. 16—Dec. 10, 1953
123		1955		Jan. 10—Feb. 18, 1955 June 6—June 17, 1955 (Ex) Jan. 9—Feb. 17, 1956
124		1957		Jan. 14—Feb. 22, 1957 Jan. 13—Feb. 21, 1958
125		1959		Jan. 12—Feb. 20, 1959 Jan. 11—Feb. 19, 1960
126		1961		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)
127		1963		Jan. 14–25, 1963 Feb. 11—Mar. 15, 1963 Jan. 13—Feb. 21, 1964 May 4—June 25, 1964
128	128th Georgia General Assembly	1965		Jan. 11–22, 1965 Feb. 8—Mar. 12, 1965 Jan. 10—Feb. 18, 1966
129		1967		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
130		1969		Jan. 13—Jan. 24, 1969 Feb. 10—Mar. 21, 1969 June 12—June 13, 1969 Jan. 12—Feb. 21, 1970
131		1971		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
132		1973		Jan. 8—Jan. 19, 1973 Feb. 12—Mar. 16, 1973 Jan. 14—Feb. 22, 1974 (Recessed) Feb. 26, 1974 (Reconvened & Adjourned)
133		1975		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
134	134th Georgia General Assembly	1977		Jan. 10–18, 1977 Jan. 31-March. 10, 1977 Jan. 9-20 1978 Feb. 6-March 7, 1978, Adj. Sine Die
135	135th Georgia General Assembly	1979		January 8 - March 27, 1979 January 14 - March 8, 1980
136	136th Georgia General Assembly	1981		January 12 - March 25, 1981 January 11 - March 26, 1982 August 3–8, 1982
137	137th Georgia General Assembly	1983		January 10 - March 4, 1983 January 9 - February 29, 1984
1983 Georgia Constitution
138	138th Georgia General Assembly	1985		January 14 - March 8, 1985 January 13 - March 7, 1986
139	139th Georgia General Assembly	1987		January 12 - March 12, 1987 January 11 - March 7, 1988
140	140th Georgia General Assembly	1989		January 9 - March 15, 1989 January 8 - March 9, 1990
141		1991		January 14 - March 15, 1991 August 9 - September 15, 1991 January 11 - March 31, 1992
142	142nd Georgia General Assembly	1993		January 11 - March 23, 1993 January 10 - March 16, 1994
143	143rd Georgia General Assembly	1995		January 9 -March 17, 1995 January 8, March 18, 1996
144	144th Georgia General Assembly	1997		January 13 - March 28, 1997 January 12 - March 19, 1998	November 5, 1996
145	145th Georgia General Assembly	1999		January 11 - March 24, 1999 January 10 - March 22, 2000
146	146th Georgia General Assembly	2001		January 8 - March 21, 2001 January 14 - April 12, 2002
147	147th Georgia General Assembly	2003		January 13 - April 25, 2003 January 12 - May 7, 2004
148	148th Georgia General Assembly	2005		January 10 - March 31, 2005 September 6–10, 2005 January 9 - March 30, 2006
149	149th Georgia General Assembly	2007		January 8 - April 16, 2007 January 14 - April 4, 2008
150	150th Georgia General Assembly	2009		January 12 - April 3, 2009 January 11 - April 29, 2010
151	151st Georgia General Assembly	2011		January 10 - April 14, 2011 January 9 - March 29, 2012	November 2, 2010: House, Senate
152	152nd Georgia General Assembly	2013		January 14, 2013 – March 29, 2013 January 13, 2014 – March 21, 2014	November 6, 2012
153	153rd Georgia General Assembly	2015		January 12, 2015 - April 2, 2015 January 11, 2016 - March 24, 2016	November 4, 2014
154	154th Georgia General Assembly	2017		January 9, 2017 – March 30, 2017 January 8, 2018 – March 29, 2018	November 8, 2016: House, Senate
155	155th Georgia General Assembly	2019		January 14, 2019 – April 2, 2019 January 13, 2020 – June 26, 2020	November 6, 2018: House, Senate
156	156th Georgia General Assembly	2021		January 11, 2021 – March 31, 2021	November 3, 2020: House, Senate
157	157th Georgia General Assembly^[2]	2023		January 9, 2023 – 2024	November 8, 2022: House, Senate
158		2025			November 5, 2024: House, Senate

Constitutional Conventions

• Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1776
• Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1789
• Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1798
• Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1861
• Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1865
• Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1867–1868
• Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1877^[3]
• Georgia Constitutional Commission of 1945
• Select Committee on Constitutional Revision (1977-1981)

See also

• List of speakers of the Georgia House of Representatives
• List of presidents of the Georgia State Senate
• List of governors of Georgia
• Constitution of Georgia (U.S. state)
• Politics of Georgia (U.S. state)
• Elections in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Georgia State Capitol
• Historical outline of the State of Georgia
• Lists of United States state legislative sessions

External links

• • Digital Public Library of America. Assorted materials related to (U.S. state)+General+Assembly* Georgia (U.S. state) General Assembly

Notes and References

1. Book: Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1890 . Georgia: Legislative Session . . D. Appleton and Company . New York . 1891 . https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015023260428&seq=428&view=1up . 366 .
2. Web site: Session Summary - 1st Session of the 157th Biennium of the General Assembly of Georgia, 2023 . Georgia General Assembly . Office of Legislative Counsel . 1 May 2024.
3. Web site: Georgia Constitution.