List of Maryland General Assembly sessions

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[1] 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[1] Name Start date[1] 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[2]
196 196th Maryland General Assembly May 12, 1788 May 27, 1788
197 197th Maryland General Assembly November 3, 1788 December 23, 1788 1788[2]
198 198th Maryland General Assembly November 2, 1789 December 25, 1789 1789[2]
199 199th Maryland General Assembly November 1, 1790 December 22, 1790 1790[2]
200 200th Maryland General Assembly November 7, 1791 December 30, 1791 1791[2]
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[2]
203 203rd Maryland General Assembly November 4, 1793 December 29, 1793 1793[2]
204 204th Maryland General Assembly November 3, 1794 December 27, 1794 1794[2]
205 205th Maryland General Assembly November 2, 1795 December 24, 1795 1795[2]
206 206th Maryland General Assembly November 7, 1796 December 31, 1796 1796[2]
207 207th Maryland General Assembly November 6, 1797 January 21, 1798 1797[2]
208 208th Maryland General Assembly November 5, 1798 January 20, 1799 1798[2]
209 209th Maryland General Assembly November 4, 1799 January 3, 1800 1799[2]
? November 1801[3]
? January 1, 1890[4] March 31, 1890[4]
? 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
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See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Proceedings, Acts and Public Documents of the General Assembly". Archives of Maryland Online. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Maryland", A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society and Tufts Archival Research Center, retrieved August 4, 2024
  3. ^ Votes and proceedings of the Senate of the State of Maryland...1801 – via HathiTrust
  4. ^ a b "Maryland: Legislative Session". Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1890. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1891. p. 516 – via HathiTrust.

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