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.

Legislatures


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

References

^ "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845-2024" (PDF), myfloridahouse.gov, retrieved 2024-08-16
^ 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 2024-08-16. 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 2024-08-16. 1978-present
^ "Online Sunshine: The Official Guide to the State of Florida Legislature", leg.state.fl.us, archived from the original on 1997-10-10 – via Wayback Machine
^ "Online Sunshine: The Official Guide to the State of Florida Legislature", leg.state.fl.us, archived from the original on 2002-11-20 – via Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Florida State Legislature". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-08-06.

External links

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

[1] "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845-2024" (PDF), myfloridahouse.gov, retrieved 2024-08-16

[2] William C. Havard (1957), Your Florida legislature, Civic Information Series, University of Florida – via HathiTrust

[hein-3] "Session Laws: Florida". HeinOnline. New York: William S. Hein & Co., Inc. Retrieved March 23, 2019. (subscription required)

[Appleton1899-4] "Florida: Legislative Session", Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events...1899 – via HathiTrust

[Tribune1901-5] "States and territories: general information", Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1901, New York, p. 407 – via Internet Archive, Annual elections

[rules-6] Rules and committees of the House of Representatives of the State of Florida – via HathiTrust. 1945-1953

[7] Florida's government and the ... legislature 1955 – via HathiTrust

[SenateHandbooks-8] ^ ^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 2024-08-16. 1970-2024

[Elections-9] ^ ^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 2024-08-16. 1978-present

[10] "Online Sunshine: The Official Guide to the State of Florida Legislature", leg.state.fl.us, archived from the original on 1997-10-10 – via Wayback Machine

[11] "Online Sunshine: The Official Guide to the State of Florida Legislature", leg.state.fl.us, archived from the original on 2002-11-20 – via Wayback Machine

[ballotpedia-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Florida State Legislature". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-08-06.

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