59th Legislative Assembly

The 59th Legislative Assembly consists of a Senate with 47 senators and a House of Representatives with 94 representatives. The 59th Legislative Assembly organized December 6-8, 2004, and met in regular session from Tuesday, January 4, 2005, through Saturday, April 23, 2005.

Generally, the senators from odd-numbered districts were elected to four-year terms at the November 2002 general election and the senators from even-numbered districts were elected to four-year terms at the 2004 general election.

Two representatives are elected from each of 47 senatorial districts. Generally, the representatives from odd-numbered districts were elected to four-year terms at the November 2002 general election and the representatives from even-numbered districts were elected to four-year terms at the 2004 general election.

There were 944 bills (531 in the House and 413 in the Senate), 100 concurrent resolutions (60 in the House and 40 in the Senate), and two memorial resolutions introduced during the regular session. Of the total 1046 bills and resolutions introduced, 333 House bills, 282 Senate bills, 42 House concurrent resolutions, 32 Senate concurrent resolutions, and one House and one Senate memorial resolution passed. The Governor signed 612 bills into law. He vetoed six bills, and all of the vetoes were sustained. Three vetoes were item vetoes and did not affect the entire bill. Thus, 612 of the 615 bills have, or will, become law.