The legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi has convened many times since statehood became effective on December 10, 1817.
Legislatures
Source for session numbers until 1965 and dates between 1942 and 2021: +NameSessionnumberStart dateEnd dateLast election Mississippi Constitution of 18171st Mississippi Legislature1 October 6, 1817February 6, 1818 September 18172nd Mississippi Legislature2January 1819February 18193rd Mississippi Legislature3January 3, 1820February 12, 18204th Mississippi Legislature4January 1, 1821February 12, 18215th Mississippi Legislature5November 5, 1821November 24, 18215bJune 3, 1822June 30, 18226th Mississippi Legislature6December 23, 1822January 21, 18237th Mississippi Legislature7December 22, 1823January 23, 18248th Mississippi Legislature8January 3, 1825February 1, 18259th Mississippi Legislature9January 2, 1826January 31, 182610th Mississippi Legislature10January 1, 1827February 8, 182711th Mississippi Legislature11January 7, 1828January 30, 182812th Mississippi Legislature12January 5, 1829February 6, 182913th Mississippi Legislature13January 4, 1830February 13, 183014th Mississippi Legislature14November 15, 1830December 16, 183015th Mississippi Legislature15November 21, 1831December 20, 183116th Mississippi Legislature16January 7, 1833March 2, 183317th Mississippi Legislature17November 18, 1833December 25, 183318January 19, 1835January 30, 1835 Mississippi Constitution of 18321836–1838 Mississippi Legislature19January 1836February 183620January 1837January 183721April 1837May 18371838–1840 Mississippi Legislature22January 1838February 183823January 1839February 18391840–1842 Mississippi Legislature24January 1840February 184025January 1841February 18411842–1844 Mississippi Legislature26January 1842February 184227July 1843July 18431844–1846 Mississippi Legislature28January 1844February 18441846–1848 Mississippi Legislature29January 1846March 18461848–1850 Mississippi Legislature30January 1848March 18481850–1852 Mississippi Legislature31January 1850March 185032November 1850November 18501852–1854 Mississippi Legislature33January 1852March 185234October 1852October 18521854–1856 Mississippi Legislature35January 1854March 18541856–1857 Mississippi Legislature36January 1856March 185637December 1856February 18571857–1859 Mississippi Legislature38November 1857November 185739November 1858December 18581859–1861 Mississippi Legislature40November 1859February 186041November 1860November 186042January 1861January 186143July 1861August 18611861–1863 Mississippi Legislature44November 1861January 186245December 1862January 18631863–1865 Mississippi Legislature46November 1863December 186347March 1864April 186448August 1864August 186449February 1865March 18651865–1867 Mississippi Legislature50October 1865December 186551October 1866October 186652January 1867February 1867 Mississippi Constitution of 18681870–1872 Mississippi Legislature53January 1870July 187054January 1871May 18711872–1874 Mississippi Legislature55January 1872April 187256January 1873April 187357October 1873October 18731874–1876 Mississippi Legislature58January 1874April 187459December 1874December 187460January 1875March 187561July 1875July 18751876–1878 Mississippi Legislature62January 1876April 187663January 1877February 18771878–1880 Mississippi Legislature64January 1878March 18781880–1882 Mississippi Legislature65January 1880March 18801882–1884 Mississippi Legislature66January 1882March 18821884–1886 Mississippi Legislature67January 1884March 18841886–1888 Mississippi Legislature68January 1886March 18861888–1890 Mississippi Legislature69January 1888March 18881890-1892 Mississippi Legislature70January 7, 1890February 24, 1890 Mississippi Constitution of 18901892–1896 Mississippi Legislature7172 1896–1900 Mississippi Legislature737475 1900–1904 Mississippi Legislature76January 2, 1900March 12, 190077January 7, 1902March 5, 1902 1904–1908 Mississippi Legislature78January 5, 1904March 22, 190479January 2, 1906April 21, 1906 1908–1912 Mississippi Legislature80January 7, 1908March 21, 190881January 4, 1910April 16, 191082November 1, 1911November 15, 1911 1912–1916 Mississippi Legislature83January 2, 1912March 16, 191284June 10, 1913June 14, 191385January 6 1914March 28, 1914 1916–1920 Mississippi Legislature86January 1916April 191687September 1917October 191788January 1918March 1918 1920–1924 Mississippi Legislature89January 1920April 192090January 1922April 1922 1924–1928 Mississippi Legislature91January 1924April 192492January 1926March 1926 1928–1932 Mississippi Legislature93January 1928April 192894October 1928December 192895June 1929September 192996January 1930May 193097September 1931October 1931 1932–1936 Mississippi Legislature98January 1932May 193299December 1932December 1932100January 1934April 1934101October 1935December 1935 1936–1940 Mississippi Legislature102January 1936March 1936103September 1936September 1936104November 1936December 1936105January 1938April 1938106July 1938August 1938 1940–1944 Mississippi Legislature107January 1940May 1940108January 6, 1942March 23, 1942 1944–1948 Mississippi Legislature109110111January 8, 1946112March 4, 1947113 1948–1952 Mississippi Legislature114January 6, 1948April 14, 1948115November 14, 1949December 17, 1949116January 3, 1950April 20, 1950 1952–1956 Mississippi Legislature117January 8, 1952April 17, 1952118November 3, 1953December 28, 1953119January 5, 1954May 6, 1954120September 7, 1954September 30, 1954121January 11, 1955April 7, 1955 1956–1960 Mississippi Legislature122January 3, 1956April 6, 1956123November 5, 1957December 14, 1957124January 7, 1958May 10, 1958125December 2, 1959December 24, 1959 1960–1964 Mississippi Legislature126January 5, 1960May 11, 1960127August 23, 1961August 25, 1961128October 17, 1961October 21, 1961129January 2, 1962June 2, 1962130September 18, 1962October 6, 1962131November 13, 1962December 21, 1962132February 25, 1963March 2, 1963 1964–1968 Mississippi Legislature133January 7, 1964June 12, 1964134June 23, 1964July 15, 1964135June 14, 1965July 10, 1965 1968–1972 Mississippi Legislature 1972–1976 Mississippi Legislature 1976–1980 Mississippi Legislature 1980–1984 Mississippi Legislature 1984–1988 Mississippi Legislature 1988–1992 Mississippi Legislature 1992 Mississippi Legislature 1993–1996 Mississippi Legislature 1996–2000 Mississippi Legislature 2000–2004 Mississippi Legislature 2004–2008 Mississippi Legislature 2003 Mississippi elections 2008–2012 Mississippi Legislature 2007 Mississippi elections 2012–2016 Mississippi Legislature November 2011 2016–2020 Mississippi Legislature November 2015 2020–2024 Mississippi Legislature November 2019 2024–2028 Mississippi Legislature January 2024 November 2023: House, Senate
See also List of former members of the Mississippi State Senate List of speakers of the Mississippi House of Representatives List of presidents pro tempore of the Mississippi State Senate List of governors of Mississippi Politics of Mississippi Elections in Mississippi Mississippi State Capitol Historical outline of Mississippi Lists of United States state legislative sessions
References
Further reading
External links
Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Mississippi Legislature Digital Public Library of America. Assorted materials related to Mississippi Legislature Internet Archive. Assorted items related to Mississippi Legislature