62nd Legislative Assembly

The 62nd Legislative Assembly will consist of a Senate with 47 senators and a House of Representatives with 94 representatives. The 62nd Legislative Assembly will organize December 6-8, 2010, and will convene in regular session Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

Generally, the senators from odd-numbered districts will be elected to four-year terms at the 2010 general election and the senators from even-numbered districts were elected to four-year terms at the November 2008 general election.

Two representatives are elected from each of 47 senatorial districts. Generally, the representatives from odd-numbered districts will be elected to four-year terms at the 2010 general election and the representatives from even-numbered districts were elected to four-year terms at the November 2008 general election.

There were 841 bills (472 in the House and 369 in the Senate), 77 concurrent resolutions (51 in the House and 26 in the Senate), and 2 memorial resolutions introduced during the regular session. Of the total 920 bills and resolutions introduced, 272 House bills, 242 Senate bills, 36 House concurrent resolutions, 22 Senate concurrent resolutions, and 1 House memorial resolution and 1 Senate memorial resolution passed. The Governor signed 514 bills into law. He vetoed two bills. The vetoes were all item vetoes that did not affect the entire bill. Thus, 514 bills have, or will, become law.