List of Rhode Island General Assemblies

The following is a list of terms of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the legislature of the state of Rhode Island in the United States. Rhode Island became part of the United States in 1790. The first state consitution was effected in 1843.[1]

Prior to around 1904, the legislature met in "five State Houses that were located in different towns in Rhode Island": Bristol, East Greenwich, Newport, Providence, and South Kingstown.[2] "In November, 1900, the Constitution was amended in favor of one session of the General Assembly each year, to commence at Providence on the first Tuesday in January of each year." Since around 1904, the legislature meets in the State House building in Providence.[3]

Before 1912, elections took place annually.[1] "On November 7, 1911, the Constitution was amended, establishing biennial elections for...members of the General Assembly."[3]

List of legislatures

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Prior to 1913

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Year Session Last election
1798 May, June, October[4]
1799 February, May, June, October[4] April 1799[5]
1800 February, May, June, October[4]
1801 May, June, October[4]
1802 May, June, October[4]
1803 February, May, October[4]
Rhode Island Constitution of 1842 [citation needed]
1865[6]
1882-1883 [7] April 1882 [7]
1888-1889? 1888[8]
1890-1891? 1890[8]
1895-1896? April 1895[9]
April 1900 [1]
1901 began in January[10] April 1901[10]
1910 November 1909[11]
1911 [2]

1913-present

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Year Session Last election
1913–1914 November 5, 1912[1]
1925-1926[12]
1927-1928[12]
1929-1930[12]
1931-1932[12]
1933-1934[12]
1935-1936[12]
1937-1938[12]
1939-1940[12]
1941-1942[12]
1943-1944[12]
1945-1946[12]
1947-1948[12]
1949-1950[12]
1951-1952[12]
1953-1954[12]
1955-1956[12]
1957-1958[12]
1959-1960[12]
1961-1962[12]
1963-1964[12]
1969-1970[12]
1971-1972[12]
1973-1974[12]
1975-1976[12]
Rhode Island Constitution of 1986 [citation needed]
1989–1990 November 1988[13]
1991–1992 November 1990[13]
1993–1994 November 1992[13]
1995–1996 November 1994[13]
1997–1998[14] January–June 1998[15] November 1996[13]
1999–2000 January–June 1999; January–June 2000[15] November 1998[13]
2001–2002 January–June 2001; January–June 2002[15] November 2000[13][16]
2003–2004 January–June 2003; January–June 2004[15] November 2002[13]
2005–2006 January–June 2005; January–June 2006[15] November 2004[13]
2007–2008 January–June, October 2007; January–June 2008[15] November 2006[13]
2009–2010 January 5 - June 11, 2010[17] November 2008[13]
2011–2012 January 4 - July 1, special session in October, 2011; January 3 - June 13, 2012[17] November 2010[13]
2013–2014 January 1 - July 5, 2013; January 7 - June 23, 2014[17] November 2012[13]
2015–2016[18] January 6 - June 25, 2015; January 5 - June 18, 2016[17] November 2014[13]
2017–2018[19] January 3 - June 30, 2017; January 2 - June 25, 2018[17] November 2016[13]
2019–2020[20] January 1 - June 30, 2019; January 7 - August 30, 2020[17] November 2018[13]
2021–2022 January 5 - July 1, 2021; January 4 - June 23, 2022[17] November 2020: House, Senate
2023–2024 January 3 - June 16, 2023; January 2 - June 14, 2024[17] November 2022: House, Senate

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Chronology of some leading events in the history of the state", State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 1975–1976 Manual, hdl:2027/uiug.30112086376107 – via HathiTrust
  2. ^ "A Guide to Rhode Island Government & History" (PDF), sos.ri.gov, retrieved 2024-07-28
  3. ^ a b Thomas Williams Bicknell (1920), History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, New York: American Historical Society, p. 647
  4. ^ a b c d e f Charles Babbitt (1912), "Rhode Island", Hand-list of Legislative Sessions and Session Laws...of the United States and Its Possessions and of the Several States to May, 1912, Hand list of legislative sessions and session laws, State Library of Massachusetts, p. 456 – via HathiTrust
  5. ^ "Rhode Island", A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society and Tufts Archival Research Center, retrieved 2024-07-27
  6. ^ "Election returns: Rhode Island", Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1866, New York, p. 54, hdl:2027/nyp.33433081727301 – via HathiTrust
  7. ^ a b Manual with rules and orders for the use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1882-83, hdl:2027/uiug.30112108170181 – via HathiTrust, Constitution...Article VIII, of elections, section 1...senators, representatives...shall be elected at the town, city, or ward meetings, to be holden on the first Wednesday of April, annually; and shall severally hold their offices for one year, from the first Tuesday of May next succeeding, and until others are legally chosen
  8. ^ a b "Election returns: Rhode Island", Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1891, New York, p. 310, hdl:2027/nyp.33433081727343 – via HathiTrust
  9. ^ "General Assembly ticket, April, 1895", Providence Journal Almanac 1896, Providence Journal Co., p. 38, hdl:2027/nyp.33433081728366 – via HathiTrust
  10. ^ a b Greeley, Horace; Cleveland, John Fitch; Ottarson, F. J.; Schem, Alexander Jacob; McPherson, Edward; Rhoades, Henry Eckford (1901), "States and territories: general information", Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1901, New York, p. 408, Annual elections{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  11. ^ "Election calendar", Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year-book for 1908, 1907, p. 81, Rhode Island: annually
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Manual, with rules and orders, for the use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1976, pp. 9 v – via HathiTrust. Various dates
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Previous Election Results", elections.ri.gov, State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, retrieved 2024-07-27
  14. ^ "State of Rhode Island General Assembly", rilin.state.ri.us, archived from the original on 1997-07-01 – via Wayback Machine
  15. ^ a b c d e f "House Journals", rilegislature.gov, State of Rhode Island General Assembly, retrieved 2024-07-28
  16. ^ "List of Rhode Island state legislative elections", ballotpedia.org, retrieved 2024-07-28
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h "Rhode Island General Assembly", ballotpedia.org, retrieved 2024-07-27
  18. ^ "State of Rhode Island General Assembly", rilegislature.gov, archived from the original on 2016-12-08 – via Wayback Machine
  19. ^ "State of Rhode Island General Assembly", rilegislature.gov, archived from the original on 2018-12-01 – via Wayback Machine
  20. ^ "State of Rhode Island General Assembly", rilegislature.gov, archived from the original on 2020-12-15 – via Wayback Machine
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