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| State | Legislature | Upper House | Lower House |
| Alabama | • LEGISLATURE (1817-1819) [as a Territory] • GENERAL ASSEMBLY (1819-1901) • LEGISLATURE (1901--) [Name changed upon the adoption of the State's 5th Constitution] | • Legislative Council (1817-1819) [as a Territory] • Senate (1819--) [currently 35 Senators by DISTRICT: 4-year terms] | • House of Representatives (1817--) [as both a Territory and a State] [currently 105 Representatives by DISTRICT: 4-year terms] |
| Alaska | • LEGISLATURE (1912--) [as both a Territory and a State] | • Senate (1912--) [as both a Territory and a State] | • House of Representatives (1912--) [as both a Territory and a State] |
| American Samoa | • Legislative Assembly (Fono) | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Arizona | • LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (1863-1912) [as a Territory] • LEGISLATURE (1912--) | • Council (1863-1912) [as a Territory] • Senate (1912--) | • House of Representatives (1863--) [as both a Territory and a State] |
| Arkansas | • GENERAL ASSEMBLY (1819--) [as both a Territory and a State] | • Legislative Council (1819-1836) [as a Territory] • Senate (1836--) | • House of Representatives (1819--) [as both a Territory and a State] |
| California | • LEGISLATURE (1850--) | • Senate (1850--) | • Assembly (1850--) |
| Colorado | • LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (1861-1876) [as a Territory] • General Assembly (1876--) | • Council (1861-1876) [as a Territory] • Senate (1876--) | • House of Representatives (1861--) [as a Territory and a State] |
| Connecticut | • GENERAL COURT (1638-1818) [CONNECTICUT operated under its colonial Charter of 1662 into Statehood; until 1784, also functioned as- in effect- the "court of Last Resort".] • GENERAL ASSEMBLY (1818--) | • Court of Assistants (--1784) [under the colonial Charter of 1662, also functioned as the Governor's Council (hence their name); from 1666 through 1715, also functioned as a "superior court" which tried major cases and exercised some appellate judicial jurisdiction] • Senate (1784--) [under Connecticut's colonial Charter of 1662 (in force till 1818), this body functioned as the "Supreme Court of Errors", the highest court in the State] | • General Assembly (--1818) [under Connecticut's colonial Charter of 1662] • House of Representatives (1818--) |
| Delaware | • GENERAL ASSEMBLY | • [Legislative] Council (1776-1792) • Senate (1792--) [Name changed with the adoption of the State's 2nd Constitution] | • [House of] Assembly (1776-1792) • House of Representatives (1792--) [Name changed with the adoption of the State's 2nd Constitution] |
| Florida | • General Assembly (1845-1868) [under State's 1st and 2nd Constitutions] • LEGISLATURE (1868--) [under State's 3rd, 4th and 5th Constitutions] | • Senate | • House of Representatives (1845-1868) [under State's 1st and 2nd Constitutions] • Assembly (1868-1887) [under State's 3rd Constitution] • House of Representatives (1887--) [under State's 4th and 5th Constitutions] |
| Georgia | • GENERAL ASSEMBLY | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Guam | • Legislature | ||
| Hawaii | • LEGISLATURE | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Idaho | • LEGISLATURE | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Illinois | • GENERAL ASSEMBLY | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Indiana | • GENERAL ASSEMBLY | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Iowa | • GENERAL ASSEMBLY | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Kansas | • LEGISLATURE | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Kentucky | • GENERAL ASSEMBLY | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Louisiana | • LEGISLATURE | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Maine | • LEGISLATURE | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Maryland | • GENERAL ASSEMBLY | • Senate | • House of Delegates |
| Massachusetts | • GENERAL COURT | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Michigan | • LEGISLATURE | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Minnesota | • LEGISLATURE | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Mississippi | • LEGISLATURE | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Missouri | • GENERAL ASSEMBLY | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Montana | • LEGISLATURE | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Nebraska | • Legislature | ||
| Nevada | • LEGISLATURE | • Senate | • Assembly |
| New Hampshire | • GENERAL COURT | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| New Jersey | • LEGISLATURE | • Senate | • General Assembly |
| New Mexico | • LEGISLATURE | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| New York | • LEGISLATURE | • Senate | • Assembly |
| North Carolina | • GENERAL ASSEMBLY | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| North Dakota | • LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Northern Marianas | • Legislature | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Ohio | • GENERAL ASSEMBLY | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Oklahoma | • LEGISLATURE | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Oregon | • LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Pennsylvania | • GENERAL ASSEMBLY | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Puerto Rico | • Legislative Assembly | • Senate | • Chamber of Representatives |
| Rhode Island | • GENERAL ASSEMBLY | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| South Carolina | • GENERAL ASSEMBLY | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| South Dakota | • LEGISLATURE | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Tennessee | • GENERAL ASSEMBLY | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Texas | • LEGISLATURE | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Utah | • LEGISLATURE | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Vermont | • GENERAL ASSEMBLY | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| Virgin Islands | • Senate | ||
| Virginia | • GENERAL ASSEMBLY | • Senate | • House of Delegates |
| Washington | • LEGISLATURE | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
| West Virginia | • LEGISLATURE | • Senate | • House of Delegates |
| Wisconsin | • LEGISLATURE | • Senate | • Assembly |
| Wyoming | • LEGISLATURE | • Senate | • House of Representatives |
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Titles of the OFFICIAL COMPILATIONS OF STATUTES in the Several states |
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