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 constitution 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

Prior to 1913

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
1901	began in January[10]	April 1901[10]
1910		November 1909[11]
1911

1913-present

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

• List of speakers of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
• Elections in Rhode Island
• List of governors of Rhode Island
• Politics of Rhode Island
• Historical outline of Rhode Island
• Lists of United States state legislative sessions