List of Maryland General Assembly sessions explained

The following is a list of legislative sessions of the Maryland General Assembly, the law-making branch of government of the U.S. state of Maryland. Maryland became part of the United States on April 28, 1788.

Sessions

Colonial sessions

!Number^[1] !Name!Start date!End date

1	Proprietary Assembly	1634/1635
2	Freemen's Assembly	January 25, 1637/1638	March 24, 1637/1638
3	Proprietary Assembly	February 25, 1638/1639	March 19, 1638/1639
4	Proprietary Assembly	October 12, 1640	October 24, 1640
5	Proprietary Assembly	August 2, 1641	August 12, 1641
6	Freemen's Assembly	March 21, 1641/1642	March 23, 1641/1642
7	Proprietary Assembly	August 2, 1641	August 12, 1641
8	Freemen's Assembly	September 5, 1642	September 13, 1642
9	Proprietary Assembly	February 11, 1644/1945	N/A
10	Proprietary Assembly	Fall of 1646
11	Proprietary Assembly	December 29, 1646	January 2, 1647
12	Freemen's Assembly	January 7, 1647/1648	March 4, 1647/1648
13	Proprietary Assembly	April 2, 1649	April 21, 1649
14	Proprietary Assembly	April 6, 1650	April 29, 19650
15	Proprietary Assembly	1650/1651
16	Commonwealth Assembly	June 24, 1652(?)	June 28, 1652(?)
17	Commonwealth Assembly	October 1654	October 20, 1654
18	Commonwealth Assembly	September 24, 1657	September 24, 1657
19	Proprietary Assembly	April 27, 1658	May 6, 1658
20	Proprietary Assembly	February 28, 1659/1660	March 14, 1659/1660
21	Proprietary Assembly	April 17, 1661	May 2, 1661
22	Proprietary Assembly	April 1, 1662	April 12, 1662
23	Proprietary Assembly	September 15, 1663	October 3, 1663
24	Proprietary Assembly	September 13, 1664	September 21, 1664
25	Proprietary Assembly	April 10, 1666	May 3, 1666
26	Proprietary Assembly	April 13, 1669	May 8, 1669
27	Proprietary Assembly	March 27, 1671	April 19, 1671
28	Proprietary Assembly	October 10, 1671	October 19, 1671
29	Proprietary Assembly	May 19, 1674	June 6, 1674
30	Proprietary Assembly	February 12, 1674/1675	February 24, 1674/1675
31	Proprietary Assembly	May 15, 1676	June 15, 1676
32	Proprietary Assembly	October 20, 1678	November 14, 1678
33	Proprietary Assembly	August 16, 1681	September 17, 1681
34	Proprietary Assembly	April 25, 1682	May 13, 1682
35	Proprietary Assembly	April 25, 1682	May 13, 1682
36	Proprietary Assembly	October 26, 1682	November 17, 1682
37	Proprietary Assembly	October 2, 1683	November 6, 1683
38	Proprietary Assembly	April 1, 1684	April 26, 1684
39	Proprietary Assembly	October 27, 1686	November 19, 1686
40	Proprietary Assembly	November 14, 1688	December 8, 1688
41	Protestant Convention	August 22, 1689	September 4, 1689
42	Protestant Convention	April 1, 1690	April 4, 1690(?)
43	Protestant Convention	September 29, 1690	October 6, 1690
44	Protestant Convention	April 12, 1691(?)	April 25, 1691
45	Protestant Convention	August 1691	September 10, 1691
46	Protestant Convention	April 9, 1692	April 9, 1692
47	Royal Assembly	May 10, 1692	June 9, 1692
48	Royal Assembly	September 20, 1693	September 26, 1693
49	Royal Assembly	September 20, 1694	October 18, 1694
50	Royal Assembly	February 28, 1694/1695	March 1, 1694/1695
51	Royal Assembly	May 8, 1695	May 22, 1695
52	Royal Assembly	October 2, 1695	October 19, 1695
53	Royal Assembly	April 30, 1696	May 14, 1696
54	Royal Assembly	July 1, 1696	July 10, 1696
55	Royal Assembly	September 16, 1696	October 2, 1696
56	Royal Assembly	May 26, 1697	June 11, 1697
57	Royal Assembly	March 10, 1697/1698	April 4, 1698
58	Royal Assembly	October 20, 1698	November 12, 1698
59	Royal Assembly	June 29, 1699	July 22, 1699
60	Royal Assembly	April 26, 1700	May 9, 1700
61	Royal Assembly	May 8, 1701	May 17, 1701
62	Royal Assembly	March 16, 1701/1702	March 25, 1702
63	Royal Assembly	June 25, 1702	June 26, 1702
64	Royal Assembly	October 26, 1703	October 29, 1703
65	Royal Assembly	April 26, 1704	May 3, 1704
66	Royal Assembly	September 5, 1704	October 3, 1704
67	Royal Assembly	December 5, 1704	December 9, 1704
68	Royal Assembly	May 15, 1705	May 25, 1705
69	Royal Assembly	April 2, 1706	April 19, 1706
70	Royal Assembly	March 26, 1707	April 15, 1707
71	Royal Assembly	September 27, 1708	October 5, 1708
72	Royal Assembly	November 29, 1708	December 17, 1708
73	Royal Assembly	October 26, 1709	November 11, 1709
74	Royal Assembly	October 24, 1710	November 4, 1710
75	Royal Assembly	October 23, 1711	November 3, 1711
76	Royal Assembly	October 28, 1712	November 15, 1712
77	Royal Assembly	October 27, 1713	November 14, 1713
78	Royal Assembly	June 22, 1714	July 3, 1714
79	Royal Assembly	October 5, 1714	October 9, 1714
80	Royal Assembly	April 26, 1715	June 3, 1715
81	Proprietary Convention	April 24, 1716	April 24, 1716
82	Proprietary Assembly	July 17, 1716	August 10, 1716
83	Proprietary Assembly	May 28, 1717	June 8, 1717
84	Proprietary Assembly	April 22, 1718	May 10, 1718
85	Proprietary Assembly	May 14, 1719	June 6, 1719
86	Proprietary Assembly	April 5, 1720	April 22, 1720
87	Proprietary Assembly	October 11, 1720	October 27, 1720
88	Proprietary Assembly	July 18, 1721	August 5, 1721
89	Proprietary Assembly	April 5, 1720	April 22, 1720
90	Proprietary Assembly	October 9, 1722	November 3, 1722
91	Proprietary Assembly	September 23, 1723	October 26, 1723
92	Proprietary Assembly	October 6, 1724	November 4, 1724
93	Proprietary Assembly	October 6, 1725	November 6, 1725
94	Proprietary Assembly	March 15, 1725/1726	March 23, 1725/1726
95	Proprietary Assembly	July 12, 1726	July 25, 1726
96	Proprietary Assembly	October 10, 1727	October 30, 1727
97	Proprietary Assembly	October 3, 1728	October 30, 1728
98	Proprietary Assembly	July 10, 1729	August 8, 1729
99	Proprietary Assembly	May 21, 1730	June 16, 1730
100	Proprietary Assembly	July 13, 1731	July 29, 1731
101	Proprietary Assembly	August 19, 1731	September 6, 1731
102	Proprietary Assembly	July 11, 1732	August 8, 1732
103	Proprietary Assembly	March 13, 1732/1733	April 12, 1733
104	Proprietary Convention	March 19, 1733/1734	March 25, 1734
105	Proprietary Assembly	March 20, 1734/1735	April 24, 1735
106	Proprietary Convention	March 19, 1735/1736	April 10, 1736
107	Proprietary Assembly	April 20, 1736	May 6, 1736
108	Proprietary Assembly	April 26, 1737	May 28, 1737
109	Proprietary Assembly	August 11, 1737	August 17, 1737
110	Proprietary Convention	May 3, 1738	May 27, 1738
111	Proprietary Convention	May 1, 1739	June 12, 1739
112	Proprietary Assembly	April 23, 1740	June 5, 1740
113	Proprietary Assembly	July 7, 1740	July 29, 1740
114	Proprietary Assembly	May 26, 1741	June 22, 1741
115	Proprietary Assembly	September 21, 1742	October 29, 1742
116	Proprietary Assembly	May 1, 1744	June 4, 1744
117	Proprietary Assembly	August 5, 1745	September 28, 1745
118	1st Proprietary Convention	March 12, 1745/1746	March 29, 1746
119	Proprietary Assembly	June 17, 1746	July 8, 1746
120	Proprietary Assembly	November 6, 1746	November 12, 1746
121	Proprietary Assembly	May 16, 1747	July 11, 1747
122	2nd Proprietary Convention	December 22, 1747	December 23, 1747
123	Proprietary Assembly	May 10, 1748	June 11, 1748
124	Proprietary Convention	May 9, 1749	May 11, 1749
125	Proprietary Assembly	May 24, 1749	June 24, 1749
126	Proprietary Assembly	April 20, 1736	May 6, 1736
127	Proprietary Assembly	May 15, 1751	June 8, 1751
128	Proprietary Assembly	December 7, 1751	December 14, 1751
129	Proprietary Assembly	June 3, 1752	June 23, 1752
130	Proprietary Assembly	October 2, 1753	November 17, 1753
131	Proprietary Assembly	February 26, 1754	March 9, 1754
132	Proprietary Assembly	May 8, 1754	May 30, 1754
133	Proprietary Assembly	July 17, 1754	July 25, 1754
134	Proprietary Assembly	December 12, 1754	December 24, 1754
135	Proprietary Assembly	February 22, 1755	March 26, 1755
136	Proprietary Assembly	June 23, 1755	July 8, 1755
137	Proprietary Assembly	February 23, 1756	May 22, 1756
138	Proprietary Assembly	September 14, 1756	October 9, 1756
139	Proprietary Assembly	April 8, 1757	May 9, 1757
140	Proprietary Assembly	September 28, 1757	December 16, 1757
141	Proprietary Convention	February 13, 1758	March 9, 1758
142	Proprietary Assembly	September 28, 1757	December 16, 1757
143	1st Proprietary Convention	October 23, 1758	November 4, 1758
144	Proprietary Assembly	November 22, 1758	December 23, 1758
145	2nd Proprietary Convention	April 4, 1759	April 17, 1759
146	Proprietary Assembly	March 22, 1760	April 11, 1760
147	Proprietary Assembly	September 26, 1760	October 15, 1760
148	3rd Proprietary Convention	April 13, 1761	May 6, 1761
149	Proprietary Assembly	March 17, 1762	April 24, 1762
150	Proprietary Assembly	October 4, 1763	November 26, 1763
151	Proprietary Assembly	September 23, 1765	September 28, 1765
152	Proprietary Assembly	November 1, 1765	December 20, 1765
153	Proprietary Assembly	May 9, 1766	May 27, 166
154	Proprietary Assembly	November 1, 1766	December 6, 1766
155	Proprietary Assembly	May 24, 1768	June 22, 1768
156	Proprietary Assembly	November 17, 1769	December 20, 1769
157	Proprietary Assembly	September 25, 1770	November 2, 1770
158	Proprietary Assembly	November 5, 1770	November 21, 1770
159	Proprietary Assembly	October 2, 1771	November 30, 1771
160	Proprietary Assembly	June 15, 1773	July 3, 1773
161	Proprietary Convention	October 13, 1773	October 29, 1773
162	Proprietary Assembly	November 16, 1773	December 23, 1773
163	Proprietary Assembly	March 23, 1774	April 19, 1774
165	1st Convention	June 22, 1774	June 25, 1774
166	2nd Convention	November 21, 1774	November 25, 1774
167	3rd Convention	December 8, 1774	December 12, 1774
168	4th Convention	April 24, 1775	May 3, 1775
169	5th Convention	July 26, 1775	August 14, 1775
170	6th Convention	December 7, 1775	January 18, 1776
171	7th Convention	May 8, 1776	May 25, 1776
172	8th Convention	June 21, 1776	July 6, 1776
173	9th Convention	August 14, 1776	November 11, 1776

Post-colonial sessions

!Number^[2] !Name!Start date!End date!Last election

174	174th Maryland General Assembly	February 5, 1777	April 20, 1777	?
175	175th Maryland General Assembly	October 21, 1777	December 23, 1777	?
176	176th Maryland General Assembly	March 13, 1778	April 22, 1778	?
177	177th Maryland General Assembly	June 1, 1778	June 23, 1778	?
178	178th Maryland General Assembly	October 19, 1778	December 15, 1778	?
179	179th Maryland General Assembly	March 2, 1779	March 25, 1779	?
180	180th Maryland General Assembly	July 15, 1779	August 15, 1779	?
181	181st Maryland General Assembly	November 1, 1779	December 30, 1779	?
182	182nd Maryland General Assembly	March 2, 1780	May 16, 1780	?
183	183rd Maryland General Assembly	June 7, 1780	July 5, 1780	?
184	184th Maryland General Assembly	October 17, 1780	February 2, 1781	?
185	185th Maryland General Assembly	May 10, 1781	June 27, 1781	?
186	186th Maryland General Assembly	November 5, 1781	January 22, 1782	?
187	187th Maryland General Assembly	April 25, 1782	June 15, 1782	?
188	188th Maryland General Assembly	November 4, 1782	January 15, 1783	?
189	189th Maryland General Assembly	April 21, 1783	June 1, 1783	?
190	190th Maryland General Assembly	November 3, 1783	December 26, 1783	?
191	191st Maryland General Assembly	November 1, 1784	January 22, 1785	?
192	192nd Maryland General Assembly	November 7, 1785	March 12, 1785	?
193	193rd Maryland General Assembly	November 6, 1786	January 20, 1787	?
194	194th Maryland General Assembly	April 10, 1787	May 26, 1787	?
195	195th Maryland General Assembly	November 5, 1787	December 17, 1787	1787
196	196th Maryland General Assembly	May 12, 1788	May 27, 1788
197	197th Maryland General Assembly	November 3, 1788	December 23, 1788	1788
198	198th Maryland General Assembly	November 2, 1789	December 25, 1789	1789
199	199th Maryland General Assembly	November 1, 1790	December 22, 1790	1790
200	200th Maryland General Assembly	November 7, 1791	December 30, 1791	1791
201	200th Maryland General Assembly (special session)	April 2, 1792	April 6, 1792
202	202nd Maryland General Assembly	November 5, 1792	December 23, 1792	1792
203	203rd Maryland General Assembly	November 4, 1793	December 29, 1793	1793
204	204th Maryland General Assembly	November 3, 1794	December 27, 1794	1794
205	205th Maryland General Assembly	November 2, 1795	December 24, 1795	1795
206	206th Maryland General Assembly	November 7, 1796	December 31, 1796	1796
207	207th Maryland General Assembly	November 6, 1797	January 21, 1798	1797
208	208th Maryland General Assembly	November 5, 1798	January 20, 1799	1798
209	209th Maryland General Assembly	November 4, 1799	January 3, 1800	1799
?		November 1801
?		January 1, 1890^[3]	March 31, 1890
?				November 2, 1982: House, Senate
?				November 4, 1986: House, Senate
?				November 6, 1990: House, Senate
408		1994
409		1995		November 8, 1994: House, Senate
410		1996
411		1997
412		1998
413		1999		November 3, 1998: House, Senate
414		2000
415		2001
416		2002
417		2003		November 5, 2002: House, Senate
418		2004
419		2004
420		2005
421		January 11, 2006
422	422nd Maryland General Assembly	June 14, 2006
423	423rd Maryland General Assembly	January 10, 2007		November 7, 2006: House, Senate
424	424th Maryland General Assembly	October 29, 2007
425	425th Maryland General Assembly	January 9, 2008
426	426th Maryland General Assembly	2009
427	427th Maryland General Assembly	2010
428	428th Maryland General Assembly	January 12, 2011		November 2, 2010: House, Senate
429		October 17, 2011
430		January 11, 2012
431		May 14, 2012
432		August 9, 2012
433		2013
434		2014
435		2015		November 4, 2014: House, Senate
436		2016
437		2017
438		2018
439		2019		November 6, 2018: House, Senate
440		2019
441		2020
442		2021
443		2021
444		2022
445		2023		November 8, 2022: House, Senate
446		2024
447		2025

See also

• List of speakers of the Maryland House of Delegates
• List of presidents of the Maryland Senate
• List of governors of Maryland
• Constitution of Maryland
• Politics of Maryland
• Elections in Maryland
• Maryland State Capitol
• Historical outline of Maryland
• Lists of United States state legislative sessions

External links

• Maryland General Assembly. Links to info about former legislators
• Maryland State Archives. Lists of past senators by district, 1777-ca.1999
• Digital Public Library of America. Assorted materials related to Maryland General Assembly
• HathiTrust. Assorted items related to the Maryland General Assembly

Notes and References

1. Web site: Proceedings, Acts and Public Documents of the General Assembly . Archives of Maryland Online . Maryland State Archives . August 5, 2024.
2. Web site: Proceedings, Acts and Public Documents of the General Assembly . Archives of Maryland Online . Maryland State Archives . August 5, 2024.
3. Book: Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1890 . Maryland: Legislative Session . . D. Appleton and Company . New York . 1891 . https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015023260428&seq=580 . 516 .