List of Kansas state legislatures

The legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas has convened many times since statehood became effective on January 29, 1861. It continues to operate under the amended 1859 Constitution of Kansas.^[1]

Legislatures

Name[2]	Start date[2]	End date[2]	Last election
	1861 [3]
	January 12, 1864
	1875 [4]
	1881 [4]
	January 8, 1889 [4][5]
	1891 [6]
	1893 [4]
	1895[4]
	1897[4]
	1899[4][7]
	1901[4]		November 6, 1900[8]
	1903[4]		November 4, 1902[8]
	1905[4]
	1907 [4]
	1915 [9]
	1919 [10]
	1937 [11]
	January 14, 1941 [4]
	1947 [12]
	1957 [13]
1961-1962 Kansas Legislature	1961	1962
1963-1964 Kansas Legislature	1963	1964
1965-1966 Kansas Legislature	1965	1966
1967-1968 Kansas Legislature	1967	1968
1969-1970 Kansas Legislature	1969	1970
1971-1972 Kansas Legislature	1971	1972
1973-1974 Kansas Legislature	1973	1974
1975-1976 Kansas Legislature	1975	1976 [14]
1977-1978 Kansas Legislature	1977	1978
1979-1980 Kansas Legislature	1979	1980
1981-1982 Kansas Legislature	1981	1982
1983-1984 Kansas Legislature	1983	1984
1985-1986 Kansas Legislature	1985	1986
1987-1988 Kansas Legislature	1987	1988
1989-1990 Kansas Legislature	1989	1990
1991-1992 Kansas Legislature	1991	1992
1993-1994 Kansas Legislature	1993	1994
1995-1996 Kansas Legislature	1995	1996
1997-1998 Kansas Legislature	1997	1998
1999-2000 Kansas Legislature	1999	2000
2001-2002 Kansas Legislature	2001 [15]	2002
2003-2004 Kansas Legislature	2003	2004
2005-2006 Kansas Legislature	2005	2006
2007-2008 Kansas Legislature	2007	2008
2009-2010 Kansas Legislature	2009	2010
2011-2012 Kansas Legislature	2011	2012	November 2, 2010[16]
2013-2014 Kansas Legislature	2013	2014	November 6, 2012[16]
2015-2016 Kansas Legislature	2015	2016	November 4, 2014[16]
2017-2018 Kansas Legislature	2017	2018	November 8, 2016[16]
2019-2020 Kansas Legislature	2019	2020	November 6, 2018[16]
2021-2022 Kansas Legislature	2021	2022	November 3, 2020:[16] House, Senate
2023-2024 Kansas Legislature	2023	2024	November 8, 2022:[16] House
2025-2026 Kansas Legislature	2025	2026	November 5, 2024:[16] House, Senate

Important dates in Kansas's history Flag of Kansas

July–August 1541 Coronado explores Kansas April 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Treaty signed May 30, 1854 Kansas Territory organized July 29, 1859 Constitution adopted by convention January 29, 1861 Kansas becomes 34th state August 21, 1863 Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence Spring 1879 Exodusters February 19, 1881 First state to Constitutionally prohibit alcohol 1890s Populist Revolt July 1951 Great Flood of 1951 May 17, 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka More...

See also

• List of speakers of the Kansas House of Representatives
• List of governors of Kansas
• Politics of Kansas
• Elections in Kansas
• Kansas State Capitol
• Timeline of Kansas history
• Lists of United States state legislative sessions

References

1. Francis Newton Thorpe, ed. (1909), "Constitution of Kansas, 1859", The Federal and State Constitutions, Colonial Charters, and other Organic Laws of the States and Territories now or heretofore forming the United States of America, Washington: Government Printing Office – via HathiTrust
2. "Legislative Historical Data", kslegislature.org, retrieved 2024-08-04. 1961-2024
3. Rules of the Senate and House of representatives of the state of Kansas, for the year 1861 – via HathiTrust
4. House journal: proceedings of the House of Representatives of the state of Kansas – via HathiTrust
5. Directory of the Kansas State Senate 1889 – via HathiTrust
6. Kansas Legislature: Handbook, 1891, Topeka – via HathiTrust
7. "Kansas: Legislative Session", Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events...1899 – via HathiTrust
8. Kansas Election Statistics, 1899-2010, retrieved 2024-08-04 – via Kansas State Library
9. "Legislative Directory", Official Directory: State of Kansas...1915 – via HathiTrust
10. "Legislative Directory", Directory of state boards, commissions and officers, State of Kansas, 1919 – via HathiTrust
11. State of Kansas: Legislative Directory, 1937 – via Internet Archive
12. State of Kansas: Legislative Directory, 1947 – via Internet Archive
13. State of Kansas: Legislative Directory, 1957 – via Internet Archive
14. Legislative Directory of the Sixty-Sixth Legislature, Kansas Secretary of State, 1976 – via HathiTrust
15. "Kansas Legislature", kslegislature.org, archived from the original on 2002-08-02 – via Wayback Machine
16. "Kansas State Legislature", ballotpedia.org, retrieved 2024-08-04

External links

• Kansas State Library:
  • Government Information: Legislature
  • Journals of the Kansas Senate and House of Representatives, 1861–1862, 1913-1976
• Digital Public Library of America. Assorted materials related to Kansas Legislature
• Internet Archive. Assorted items related to the Kansas Legislature
• "Kansas Legislative History Research Guide". Washburn University School of Law.
• "Kansas Resources: Statutes & Legislation". Research Guides: U.S. States. Georgetown University Law Library.
• "Guide to Law Online: U.S. Kansas: Legislative", guides.loc.gov, Washington DC: Library of Congress