List of Illinois state legislatures explained

The Illinois General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois, has convened many times since statehood became effective on December 3, 1818.

Legislatures

! Number! Name! Convened! Adjourned! Last election

Illinois Constitution of 1818
1	1st Illinois General Assembly	October 4, 1818	March 31, 1819
2	2nd Illinois General Assembly	December 4, 1820	February 15, 1821
3	3rd Illinois General Assembly	December 2, 1822	February 18, 1823
4	4th Illinois General Assembly	November 15, 1824	January 15, 1825
5	5th Illinois General Assembly	December 4, 1826	February 19, 1827
6	6th Illinois General Assembly	December 1, 1828	January 23, 1829^[1]
7		December 6, 1830	February 14, 1831
8		December 3, 1832	March 2, 1833
9		December 1, 1834 (?)	February 17, 1835 (?)
10		December 5, 1836	March 6, 1837 (?)
11		December 3, 1838	March 14, 1839
12		December 7, 1840 (?)	April 20, 1841
13		December 5, 1842	May 1, 1843
14		December 2, 1844	May 5, 1845
15		December 7, 1846	April 19, 1847
Illinois Constitution of 1848
16		January 1, 1849	June 14, 1849
17		January 6, 1851	April 22, 1851
18		January 3, 1853	April 16, 1853
19		January 1, 1855	September 20, 1855
20		January 5, 1857	(?), 1857
21		January 3, 1859	July 1, 1859
22		January 7, 1861	March 14, 1861
23		January 5, 1863	July 15, 1863
24		January 2, 1865	March 17, 1865
25		January 7, 1867	April 17, 1867
26		January 4, 1869	September 10, 1869
Illinois Constitution of 1870
27		January 4, 1871	May 8, 1872^[2]
28	28th Illinois General Assembly	January 8, 1873	March 31, 1874
29	29th Illinois General Assembly	January 6, 1875	April 15, 1875
30		January (?), 1877	June 29, 1877
31		January 8, 1879	May 31, 1879
32		January 5, 1881	May 30, 1881
33		January 3, 1883	June 18, 1883
34		January 7, 1885	June 26, 1885
35		January 5, 1887	June 15, 1887
36		January 9, 1889	July 1890^[3]
37		January 7, 1891	June 12, 1891
38		January 4, 1893	June 16, 1893
39		January 9, 1895	June 14, 1895
40		January 6, 1897	June 4, 1897
41		January 4, 1899	April 14, 1899
42		January 9, 1901	May 4, 1901
43		January 7, 1903	May 7, 1903
44		January 4, 1905	May 6, 1905
45		January 9, 1907	October 8, 1907
46	46th Illinois General Assembly	January 6, 1909	June 4, 1909
47	47th Illinois General Assembly	January 4, 1911	June 1, 1911
48	48th Illinois General Assembly	January 8, 1913	June 13, 1913
49	49th Illinois General Assembly	January 6, 1915	June 30, 1915
50	50th Illinois General Assembly	January 3, 1917	June 29, 1917
51	51st Illinois General Assembly	January 8, 1919	June 30, 1919
52	52nd Illinois General Assembly	1921	1922
53	53rd Illinois General Assembly	1923	1924
54	54th Illinois General Assembly	1925	1926
55	55th Illinois General Assembly	1927	1928
56	56th Illinois General Assembly	1929	1930
57	57th Illinois General Assembly	1931	1932
58	58th Illinois General Assembly	1933	1934
59	59th Illinois General Assembly	1935	1936
60	60th Illinois General Assembly	1937	1938
61		1939	1940
62		1941	1942
63		1943	1944
64		1945	1946
65		1947	1948
66		1949	1950
67		1951	1952
68		1953	1954
69		1955	1956
70		1957	1958
71		1959	1960
72		1961	1962
73		1963	1964
74	74th Illinois General Assembly	1965	1966
75		1967	1968
76		1969	1970
Illinois Constitution of 1970
77		1971	1972 ^[4]
78		1973	1974
79		1975	1976
80		1977	1978
81		1979	1980
82		1981	1982
83		1983	1984
84		1985	1986
85		1987	1988
86		1989	1990
87		1991	1992
88		1993	1994
89		1995	1996
90		1997	1998
91		1999	2000
92		2001	2002
93	93rd Illinois General Assembly	2003	2004
94		2005	2006
95	95th Illinois General Assembly	January 14, 2007	January 14, 2009	November 2006: House
96	96th Illinois General Assembly	2009	2010	November 2008: House, Senate
97	97th Illinois General Assembly	2011	2012	November 2010: House, Senate
98	98th Illinois General Assembly	2013	2014	November 2012: House, Senate
99	99th Illinois General Assembly	2015	2016	November 2014: House, Senate
100	100th Illinois General Assembly	January 11, 2017	January 9, 2018	November 2016: House, Senate
101	101st Illinois General Assembly	January 9, 2019	January 13, 2021^[5]	November 2018: House, Senate
102	102nd Illinois General Assembly	January 13, 2021	January 10, 2023	November 2020: House, Senate
103	103rd	2023		November 2022: House, Senate
104	104th			November 5, 2024: House, Senate

See also

• List of speakers of the Illinois House of Representatives
• List of presidents of the Illinois Senate
• List of governors of Illinois
• List of lieutenant governors of Illinois
• List of Illinois secretaries of state
• Illinois State Capitol
• Historical outline of Illinois
• Lists of United States state legislative sessions

Further reading

• David A. Joens, "John W. F. Thomas and the Election of the First African American to the Illinois General Assembly," Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society 94 (2001)

External links

• , 1861-
• Web site: Illinois Resources: Statutes & Legislation . . Research Guides: U.S. States .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Laws of Illinois . Library . Western Illinois University . April 26, 2024.
2. Web site: Laws of Illinois . Library . Western Illinois University . April 26, 2024.
3. Book: Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1890 . Illinois: Legislative Session . . D. Appleton and Company . New York . 1891 . https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015023260428&seq=490&view=2up .
4. Web site: Previous General Assemblies . Ilga.gov . March 17, 2019 .
5. Web site: Dates of 2019 state legislative sessions . Ballotpedia.org . March 17, 2019 .