List of Illinois state legislatures

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 7th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] December 6, 1830 February 14, 1831
8 8th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] December 3, 1832 March 2, 1833
9 9th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] December 1, 1834 (?) February 17, 1835 (?)
10 10th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] December 5, 1836 March 6, 1837 (?)
11 11th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] December 3, 1838 March 14, 1839
12 12th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] December 7, 1840 (?) April 20, 1841
13 13th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] December 5, 1842 May 1, 1843
14 14th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] December 2, 1844 May 5, 1845
15 15th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] December 7, 1846 April 19, 1847
Illinois Constitution of 1848
16 16th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 1, 1849 June 14, 1849
17 17th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 6, 1851 April 22, 1851
18 18th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 3, 1853 April 16, 1853
19 19th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 1, 1855 September 20, 1855
20 20th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 5, 1857 (?), 1857
21 21st Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 3, 1859 July 1, 1859
22 22nd Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 7, 1861 March 14, 1861
23 23rd Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 5, 1863 July 15, 1863
24 24th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 2, 1865 March 17, 1865
25 25th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 7, 1867 April 17, 1867
26 26th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 4, 1869 September 10, 1869
Illinois Constitution of 1870
27 27th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 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 30th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January (?), 1877 June 29, 1877
31 31st Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 8, 1879 May 31, 1879
32 32nd Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 5, 1881 May 30, 1881
33 33rd Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 3, 1883 June 18, 1883
34 34th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 7, 1885 June 26, 1885
35 35th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 5, 1887 June 15, 1887
36 36th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 9, 1889 July 1890[3]
37 37th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 7, 1891 June 12, 1891
38 38th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 4, 1893 June 16, 1893
39 39th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 9, 1895 June 14, 1895
40 40th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 6, 1897 June 4, 1897
41 41st Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 4, 1899 April 14, 1899
42 42nd Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 9, 1901 May 4, 1901
43 43rd Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 7, 1903 May 7, 1903
44 44th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] January 4, 1905 May 6, 1905
45 45th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 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 61st Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1939 1940
62 62nd Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1941 1942
63 63rd Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1943 1944
64 64th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1945 1946
65 65th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1947 1948
66 66th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1949 1950
67 67th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1951 1952
68 68th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1953 1954
69 69th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1955 1956
70 70th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1957 1958
71 71st Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1959 1960
72 72nd Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1961 1962
73 73rd Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1963 1964
74 74th Illinois General Assembly 1965 1966
75 75th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1967 1968
76 76th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1969 1970
Illinois Constitution of 1970
77 77th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1971 1972 [4]
78 78th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1973 1974
79 79th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1975 1976
80 80th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1977 1978
81 81st Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1979 1980
82 82nd Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1981 1982
83 83rd Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1983 1984
84 84th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1985 1986
85 85th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1987 1988
86 86th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1989 1990
87 87th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1991 1992
88 88th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1993 1994
89 89th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1995 1996
90 90th Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1997 1998
91 91st Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 1999 2000
92 92nd Illinois General Assembly [Wikidata] 2001 2002
93 93rd Illinois General Assembly 2003 2004
94 94th Illinois General Assembly 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 [4] 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:[6] House, Senate

See also

References

  1. ^ "Laws of Illinois". Library. Western Illinois University. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Laws of Illinois". Library. Western Illinois University. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "Illinois: 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. ^ a b "Previous General Assemblies". Ilga.gov. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  5. ^ "Dates of 2019 state legislative sessions". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  6. ^ Illinois General Assembly, retrieved 2024-08-06

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)
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  • Illinois Blue Books – via Illinois Digital Archives, 1861-
  • "Illinois Resources: Statutes & Legislation". Research Guides: U.S. States. Georgetown University Law Library.
  • "Guide to Law Online: U.S. Illinois: Legislative", guides.loc.gov, Washington DC: Library of Congress
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