60th Legislative Assembly

The 60th Legislative Assembly consisted of a Senate with 47 senators and a House of Representatives with 94 representatives. The 60th Legislative Assembly organized December 4-6, 2006, and convened in regular session from Wednesday, January 3, 2007, to Wednesday, April 25, 2007.

Generally, the senators from even-numbered districts were elected to four-year terms at the 2004 general election and the senators from odd-numbered districts were elected to four-year terms at the November 2006 general election.

Two representatives are elected from each of 47 senatorial districts. Generally, the representatives from even-numbered districts were elected to four-year terms at the 2004 general election and the representatives from odd-numbered districts were elected to four-year terms at the November 2006 general election.

There were 941 bills (522 in the House and 419 in the Senate), 105 concurrent resolutions (65 in the House and 40 in the Senate), and 2 memorial resolutions introduced during the regular session. Of the total 1,048 bills and resolutions introduced, 311 House bills, 264 Senate bills, 44 House concurrent resolutions, 33 Senate concurrent resolutions, and 1 House and 1 Senate memorial resolution passed. The Governor signed 573 bills into law. He vetoed two bills. One was an item veto that did not affect the entire bill. Thus, 574 of the 575 bills have, or will, become law.