List of Alaska State Legislatures
Encyclopedia
The legislature
of the U.S. state
of Alaska
has convened 27 times since statehood became effective on January 3, 1959.
|-
! Legislature !! Date life began !! Date life ended !! # of legis-
lative days !! # of bills
introduced !! # of bills
passed
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| First
> January 26, 1959
January 22, 1961
146
733
| Second
January 23, 1961
January 27, 1963
155
794
| Third January 28, 1963
January 24, 1965
164
836
| Fourth January 25, 1965
January 22, 1967
159
868
| Fifth January 23, 1967
January 26, 1969
169
1,158
| Sixth January 27, 1969
January 10, 1971
242
1,479
| Seventh January 11, 1971
January 7, 1973
282
1,269
| Eighth January 8, 1973
January 19, 1975
217
1,435
| Ninth January 20, 1975
January 9, 1977
281
1,696
| Tenth January 10, 1977
January 14, 1979
302
1,628
| Eleventh January 15, 1979
January 11, 1981
263
1,629
| Twelfth January 12, 1981
January 16, 1983
312
1,793
| Thirteenth January 17, 1983
January 13, 1985
314
1,276
| Fourteenth January 14, 1985
January 18, 1987
269
1,199
| Fifteenth January 19, 1987
January 8, 1989
246
1,087
| Sixteenth January 9, 1989
January 20, 1991
257
1,159
| Seventeenth January 21, 1991
January 10, 1993
256
1,087
| Eighteenth January 11, 1993
January 15, 1995
252
933
| Nineteenth January 16, 1995
January 12, 1997
273
903
| Twentieth January 13, 1997
January 18, 1999
250
856
| Twenty-First January 19, 1999
January 7, 2001
254
768
| Twenty-Second January 8, 2001
January 20, 2003
256
928
| Twenty-Third January 21, 2003
January 9, 2005
246
968
| Twenty-Fourth
January 10, 2005
January 15, 2007
324
846
| Twenty-Fifth
January 16, 2007
January 19, 2009
302
745
| Twenty-Sixth
January 20, 2009
January 16, 2011
182
739
|-
| Twenty-Seventh > January 17, 2011
current
Senate
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
has convened 27 times since statehood became effective on January 3, 1959.
Past legislatures
! Legislature !! Date life began !! Date life ended !! # of legis-
lative days !! # of bills
introduced !! # of bills
passed
|-
| First
1st Alaska State Legislature
The 1st Alaska State Legislature served during 1959 and 1960. All of its members were elected on November 25, 1958, when Alaska was in its last days as a territory.-Terms:...
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| Second
2nd Alaska State Legislature
-Sessions:*1st session: January 23, 1961–April 7, 1961*2nd session: January 23, 1962–April 12, 1962-Make-up:-Members:-Sessions:*1st session: January 23, 1961–April 7, 1961*2nd session: January 23, 1962–April 12, 1962-Make-up:...
| Third
| Fourth
| Fifth
| Sixth
| Seventh
| Eighth
| Ninth
| Tenth
| Eleventh
| Twelfth
| Thirteenth
| Fourteenth
| Fifteenth
| Sixteenth
| Seventeenth
| Eighteenth
| Nineteenth
| Twentieth
| Twenty-First
| Twenty-Second
| Twenty-Third
| Twenty-Fourth
24th Alaska State Legislature
The 24th Alaska State Legislature served during 2005 and 2006. 9 members of the Alaska Senate were elected on November 5, 2002. The remaining senators and all members of the Alaska House of Representatives were elected on November 2, 2004.-Sessions:...
| Twenty-Fifth
25th Alaska State Legislature
-Sessions:*First session: January 16, 2007–May 16, 2007*Second session: January 15, 2008–April 13, 2008*Special session: June 3, 2008–August 7, 2008-Composition:-Leadership:...
| Twenty-Sixth
26th Alaska State Legislature
The 26th Alaska State Legislature was elected in November 2008.-Sessions:* First session: January 20, 2009–May 19, 2009* Special session: August 10, 2009* Second session: January 19, 2010–April 18, 2010...
Current legislature
| Twenty-Seventh >
Alaska Senate
The Alaska Senate is the upper house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The Senate consists of twenty members, each of whom represents an equal amount of districts with populations of about 31,347 people . Senators serve four-year terms, without term...