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Plugged In, Tuning Up (March 2001)
OVERVIEW OF STATE LEGISLATURES
(Courtesy of National Conference of State Legislatures)
| State |
Session Meetings |
Legislator Service |
House Members |
Senate Members |
| Alabama |
Annual |
Part-time |
105 |
35 |
| Alaska |
Annual |
Part-time |
40 |
20 |
| Arizona | Annual |
Part-time | 60 |
30 |
| Arkansas |
Biennial | Part-time |
100 | 35 |
| California |
Annual | Full-time |
80 |
40 |
| Colorado |
Annual | Part-time |
65 |
35 |
| Connecticut |
Annual | Part-time |
151 |
36 |
| Delaware |
Annual | Part-time |
41 |
21 |
| Florida | Annual |
Part-time | 120 |
40 |
| Georgia | Annual |
Part-time | 180 |
56 |
| Hawaii | Annual |
Part-time | 51 |
25 |
| Idaho | Annual |
Part-time | 70 |
35 |
| Illinois |
Annual | Full-time |
118 |
59 |
| Indiana | Annual |
Part-time | 100 |
50 |
| Iowa | Annual |
Part-time | 100 |
50 |
| Kansas | Annual |
Part-time | 125 |
40 |
| Kentucky |
Annual | Part-time |
100 |
38 |
| Louisiana |
Annual | Part-time |
105 |
39 |
| Maine | Annual |
Part-time | 151 |
35 |
| Maryland |
Annual | Part-time |
141 |
47 |
| Massachusetts |
Annual | Full-time |
160 |
40 |
| Michigan |
Annual | Full-time |
110 |
38 |
| Minnesota |
Annual | Part-time |
134 |
67 |
| Mississippi |
Annual | Part-time |
122 |
52 |
| Missouri |
Annual | Part-time |
163 |
34 |
| Montana | Biennial | Part-time |
100 |
50 |
| Nebraska |
Annual | Part-time |
n/a |
49 |
| Nevada | Biennial | Part-time |
42 |
21 |
| New Hampshire |
Annual | Part-time |
400 |
24 |
| New Jersey |
Annual | Full-time |
80 |
40 |
| New Mexico |
Annual | Part-time |
70 |
42 |
| New York |
Annual | Full-time |
150 |
61 |
| North Carolina |
Annual | Part-time |
120 |
50 |
| North Dakota |
Biennial |
Part-time |
98 | 49 |
| Ohio | Annual |
Full-time | 99 |
33 |
| Oklahoma |
Annual | Part-time |
101 |
48 |
| Oregon | Biennial | Part-time |
60 |
30 |
| Pennsylvania |
Annual | Full-time |
203 |
50 |
| Rhode Island |
Annual | Part-time |
100 |
50 |
| South Carolina |
Annual | Part-time |
124 |
46 |
| South Dakota |
Annual | Part-time |
70 |
35 |
| Tennessee |
Annual | Part-time |
99 |
33 |
| Texas | Biennial | Part-time |
150 |
31 |
| Utah | Annual |
Part-time | 75 |
29 |
| Vermont | Annual |
Part-time | 150 |
30 |
| Virginia |
Annual | Part-time |
100 |
40 |
| Washington |
Annual | Part-time |
98 |
49 |
| West Virginia |
Annual | Part-time |
100 |
34 |
| Wisconsin |
Annual | Full-time |
99 |
33 |
| Wyoming | Annual |
Part-time | 60 |
30 |
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