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

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Number  | Name  | Convened  | Adjourned  | Last election

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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 | December 6, 1830  | February 14, 1831  |
8  | 8th Illinois General Assembly | December 3, 1832  | March 2, 1833  |
9  | 9th Illinois General Assembly | 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[1] |
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[2] |
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 | 1947  | 1948  |
66  | 66th Illinois General Assembly | 1949  | 1950  |
67  | 67th Illinois General Assembly | 1951  | 1952  |
68  | 68th Illinois General Assembly | 1953  | 1954  |
69  | 69th Illinois General Assembly | 1955  | 1956  |
70  | 70th Illinois General Assembly | 1957  | 1958  |
71  | 71st Illinois General Assembly | 1959  | 1960  |
72  | 72nd Illinois General Assembly | 1961  | 1962  |
73  | 73rd Illinois General Assembly | 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 [3] |
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 [3] | November 2016: House, Senate
101  | 101st Illinois General Assembly | January 9, 2019  | January 13, 2021[4] | November 2018: House, Senate
102  | 102nd Illinois General Assembly | January 13, 2021  | January 10, 2023  | November 2020: House, Senate
103  | 103rd Illinois General Assembly | 2023  |  | November 2022: House, Senate
104  | 104th Illinois General Assembly |  |  | November 5, 2024:[5] House, Senate

## See also

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* 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

## References

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

## Further reading

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* 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

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* "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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