List of Minnesota state legislatures


This article lists the legislative sessions of the Minnesota Legislature, the bicameral governing body of the U.S. state of Minnesota, which is composed of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate. The legislature has convened many times since statehood became effective on May 11, 1858. It continues to operate under the Minnesota State Constitution of 1858. Sessions are numbered consecutively, with each biennium marked by a new legislature. The list provides an overview of each session, including the dates they were convened and adjourned and the preceding elections. The legislature meets at the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul.
Prior to statehood, there were 8 territorial legislatures.

Legislatures

NameStart dateEnd dateLast election
1st Minnesota Legislature1857
2nd Minnesota Legislature1859
3rd Minnesota Legislature1861
4th Minnesota Legislature1862
5th Minnesota Legislature1863
6th Minnesota Legislature1864
7th Minnesota Legislature1865
8th Minnesota Legislature1866
9th Minnesota Legislature1867
10th Minnesota Legislature1868
11th Minnesota Legislature1869
12th Minnesota Legislature1870
13th Minnesota Legislature1871
14th Minnesota Legislature1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1881
1883
1885
1887
1889
1891November 1890: Senate
1893
1895November 1894: Senate
1897
1899November 1898: Senate
1901
1903November 1902: Senate
1905
1907November 1906: Senate
1909
1911November 1910: House, Senate
1913
1915
1917
1919
1921
1923
1925
1927
1929
1931
1933
1935
1937
1939
1941
1943
1945
1947
1949
1951
1953
1955
1957
1959
1961
1963
1965
1967
1969
67th Minnesota Legislature1971
1973
69th Minnesota Legislature1975November 1974: House
70th Minnesota Legislature1977November 1976: House, Senate
71st Minnesota Legislature1979November 1978: House
72nd Minnesota Legislature1981November 1980: House, Senate
73rd Minnesota Legislature1983November 1982: House, Senate
74th Minnesota Legislature1985November 1984: House
75th Minnesota Legislature1987November 1986: House, Senate
76th Minnesota Legislature1989November 1988: House
77th Minnesota Legislature1991November 1990: House, Senate
78th Minnesota Legislature1993November 1992: House, Senate
79th Minnesota Legislature1995November 1994: House
80th Minnesota Legislature1997November 1996: House, Senate
81st Minnesota Legislature1999November 1998: House
82nd Minnesota Legislature2001November 2000: House, Senate
83rd Minnesota Legislature2003November 2002: House, Senate
84th Minnesota Legislature2005November 2004: House
85th Minnesota Legislature2007November 2006: House, Senate
86th Minnesota Legislature2009November 2008: House
87th Minnesota Legislature2011November 2010: House, Senate
88th Minnesota Legislature2013November 2012: House, Senate
89th Minnesota Legislature2015November 2014: House
90th Minnesota Legislature2017November 2016: House, Senate
91st Minnesota Legislature2019November 2018: House
92nd Minnesota Legislature2021November 2020: House, Senate
93rd Minnesota Legislature2023November 2022: House, Senate
94th Minnesota Legislature2025November 5, 2024: House