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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 |
Titles of the OFFICIAL COMPILATIONS OF STATUTES in the Several states |
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