List of Florida state legislatures
The legislature of the U.S. state of Florida has convened many times since statehood became effective on March 3, 1845.
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| Name[1] | Start date[2] | End date | Last election |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Constitution of 1838[citation needed] | |||
| ? | 1845[3] | ||
| Florida Constitution of 1861[citation needed] | |||
| 12th General Assembly[3] | 1862 | 1863 | |
| Florida Constitution of 1868[citation needed] | |||
| ? | |||
| Florida Constitution of 1885[citation needed] | |||
| 1887-1888 Florida Legislature | November 1886 | ||
| 1889-1890 Florida Legislature | November 1888 | ||
| 1891-1892 Florida Legislature | November 1890 | ||
| 1893-1894 Florida Legislature | November 1892 | ||
| 1895-1896 Florida Legislature | November 1894 | ||
| 1897-1898 Florida Legislature | November 1896 | ||
| 1899-1900 Florida Legislature | April 1, 1899[4] | November 1898 | |
| 1901-1902 Florida Legislature | April 1901[5] | November 1900 | |
| 1903-1904 Florida Legislature | April 1903 | November 1902 | |
| 1905-1906 Florida Legislature | April 1905 | November 1904 | |
| 1907-1908 Florida Legislature | April 1907 | November 1906 | |
| 1909-1910 Florida Legislature | April 1909 | November 1908 | |
| 1911-1912 Florida Legislature | April 1911 | November 1910 | |
| 1913-1914 Florida Legislature | April 1913 | November 1912 | |
| 1915-1916 Florida Legislature | April 1915 | November 1914 | |
| 1917-1918 Florida Legislature | April 1917 | November 1916 | |
| 1919-1920 Florida Legislature | April 1919 | November 1918 | |
| 1921-1922 Florida Legislature | April 1921 | November 1920 | |
| 1923-1924 Florida Legislature | April 1923 | November 1922 | |
| 1925-1926 Florida Legislature | April 1925 | November 1924 | |
| 1927-1928 Florida Legislature | April 1927 | November 1926 | |
| 1929-1930 Florida Legislature | April 1929 | November 1928 | |
| 1931-1932 Florida Legislature | April 1931 | November 1930 | |
| 1933-1934 Florida Legislature | April 1933 | November 1932 | |
| 1935-1936 Florida Legislature | April 1935 | November 1934 | |
| 1937-1938 Florida Legislature | April 1937 | November 1936 | |
| 1939-1940 Florida Legislature | April 1939 | November 1938 | |
| 1941-1942 Florida Legislature | April 1941 | November 1940 | |
| 1943-1944 Florida Legislature | April 1943 | November 1942 | |
| 1945-1946 Florida Legislature | April 1945[6] | November 1944 | |
| 1947-1948 Florida Legislature | April 1947 | November 1946 | |
| 1949-1950 Florida Legislature | April 1949[6] | November 1948 | |
| 1951-1952 Florida Legislature | April 1951[6] | November 1950 | |
| 1953-1954 Florida Legislature | April 1953[6] | November 1952 | |
| 1955-1956 Florida Legislature | April 1955[7] | November 1954 | |
| 1957-1958 Florida Legislature | April 1957 | November 1956 | |
| 1959-1960 Florida Legislature | April 1959 | November 1958 | |
| 1961-1962 Florida Legislature | April 1961 | November 1960 | |
| 1963-1964 Florida Legislature | April 1963 | November 1962 | |
| 1965-1966 Florida Legislature | April 1965 | November 1964 | |
| 1967-1968 Florida Legislature | April 1967 | November 1966 | |
| Florida Constitution of 1968[citation needed] | |||
| 1969-1970 Florida Legislature[8] | April 1969 | November 1968 | |
| 1971-1972 Florida Legislature[8] | April 1971 | November 1970 | |
| 1973-1974 Florida Legislature[8] | April 1973 | November 1972 | |
| 1975-1976 Florida Legislature[8] | April 1975 | November 1974 | |
| 1977-1978 Florida Legislature[8] | April 1977 | November 1976 | |
| 1979-1980 Florida Legislature[8] | April 1979 | November 1978[9] | |
| 1981-1982 Florida Legislature[8] | April 1981 | November 1980[9] | |
| 1983-1984 Florida Legislature[8] | April 1983 | November 1982[9] | |
| 1985-1986 Florida Legislature[8] | April 1985 | November 1984[9] | |
| 1987-1988 Florida Legislature[8] | April 1987 | November 1986[9] | |
| 1989-1990 Florida Legislature[8] | April 1989 | November 1988[9] | |
| 1991-1992 Florida Legislature[8] | March 1991 | November 1990[9] | |
| 1993-1994 Florida Legislature[8] | March 1993 | November 1992[9] | |
| 1995-1996 Florida Legislature[8] | March 1995 | November 1994[9] | |
| 1997-1998 Florida Legislature[8] | March 1997[10] | November 1996[9] | |
| 1999-2000 Florida Legislature[8] | March 1999 | November 1998[9] | |
| 2001-2002 Florida Legislature[8] | March 2001[11] | November 2000[9] | |
| 2003-2004 Florida Legislature[8] | March 2003 | November 2002[9] | |
| 2005-2006 Florida Legislature[8] | March 2005 | November 2004[9] | |
| 2007-2008 Florida Legislature[8] | March 2007 | November 2006[9] | |
| 2009-2010 Florida Legislature[8] | March 2009 | November 2008[9] | |
| 2011-2012 Florida Legislature[8] | March 2011 | November 2010[12][9] | |
| 2013-2014 Florida Legislature[8] | March 2013 | November 2012:[12][9] House | |
| 2015-2016 Florida Legislature[8] | March 2015 | November 2014:[12][9] House | |
| 2017-2018 Florida Legislature[8] | March 2017[12] | November 2016:[12][9] House | |
| 2019-2020 Florida Legislature[8] | March 2019[12] | November 2018:[12] House, Senate | |
| 2021-2022 Florida Legislature[8] | March 2021 | November 2020:[12] House, Senate | |
| 2023-2024 Florida Legislature[8] | March 2023 | November 2022:[12] House, Senate | |
| 2025-2026 Florida Legislature | March 2025 | November 2024:[12] House, Senate | |
See also
[edit]- List of speakers of the Florida House of Representatives
- List of presidents of the Florida Senate
- List of governors of Florida
- Florida State Capitol
- Timeline of Florida history
- Lists of United States state legislative sessions
References
[edit]- ^ "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845-2024" (PDF), myfloridahouse.gov, retrieved August 16, 2024
- ^ William C. Havard (1957), Your Florida legislature, Civic Information Series, University of Florida – via HathiTrust
- ^ a b "Session Laws: Florida". HeinOnline. New York: William S. Hein & Co., Inc. Retrieved March 23, 2019. (subscription required)
- ^ "Florida: Legislative Session", Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events...1899 – via HathiTrust
- ^ "States and territories: general information", Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1901, New York, p. 407 – via Internet Archive,
Annual elections
- ^ a b c d Rules and committees of the House of Representatives of the State of Florida – via HathiTrust. 1945-1953
- ^ Florida's government and the ... legislature 1955 – via HathiTrust
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Senate Handbooks", flsenate.gov, retrieved August 16, 2024. 1970-2024
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Election Results Archive", dos.fl.gov, Florida Department of State, retrieved August 16, 2024. 1978-present
- ^ "Online Sunshine: The Official Guide to the State of Florida Legislature", leg.state.fl.us, archived from the original on October 10, 1997 – via Wayback Machine
- ^ "Online Sunshine: The Official Guide to the State of Florida Legislature", leg.state.fl.us, archived from the original on November 20, 2002 – via Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Florida State Legislature". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Pat Murphy (1917), Legislative blue book, 1917. "Through green glasses," being a historical sketch of legislatures of Florida for thirty years – via Internet Archive
- Sessions of the Florida Senate: From Statehood, 1845 - Present, 2013
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Florida Legislature.
- Florida Legislature. House journals, 1820s-present
- HathiTrust. Assorted items related to the Florida Legislature
- Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services. Legislative History
- "Florida Legislative History". University of Florida Levin College of Law. (library guide)
- "Florida Resources: Statutes & Legislation". Research Guides: U.S. States. Georgetown University Law Library.
- "Guide to Law Online: U.S. Florida: Legislative", guides.loc.gov, Washington DC: Library of Congress
- Digital Public Library of America. Assorted materials related to Florida Legislature
