The legislature of the U.S. state of Virginia has convened many times since statehood became effective on June 25, 1788.

Legislatures

+NameSession detailsLast election Virginia Constitution of 1776 1776 Virginia General Assembly 1777–1778 Virginia General Assembly 1778 Virginia General Assembly 1779 Virginia General Assembly 1780–1781 Virginia General Assembly 1781–1782 Virginia General Assembly 1782 Virginia General Assembly 1783 Virginia General Assembly 1784–1785 Virginia General Assembly 1785–1786 Virginia General Assembly 1786–1787 Virginia General Assembly 1787–1788 Virginia General Assembly 1788 Virginia General Assembly June 23, 1788 - June 30, 1788October 20, 1788 - December 30, 1788 1788 1789 Virginia General Assembly October 19, 1789 - December 19, 1789 1789 1790 Virginia General Assembly October 18, 1790 - December 29, 1790 1790 1791 Virginia General Assembly October 17, 1791 - December 20, 1791 1791 1792 Virginia General Assembly October 1, 1792 - December 28, 1792 1792 1793 Virginia General Assembly October 21, 1793 - December 12, 1793 1793 1794 Virginia General Assembly November 11, 1794 - December 27, 1794 1794 1795 Virginia General Assembly November 10, 1795 - December 29, 1795 1795 1796 Virginia General Assembly November 8, 1796 - December 27, 1796 1796 1797–1798 Virginia General Assembly December 4, 1797 - January 25, 1798 1797 1798–1799 Virginia General Assembly December 3, 1798 - January 26, 1799 1798 1799–1800 Virginia General Assembly December 2, 1799 - January 28, 1800 1799 1800–1801 Virginia General Assembly December 1, 1800 - January 23, 1801 1800 1801–1802 Virginia General Assembly December 7, 1801 - February 2, 1802 1801 1802–1803 Virginia General Assembly December 6, 1802 - January 29, 1803 1802 1803–1804 Virginia General Assembly December 5, 1803 - February 3, 1804 1803 1804–1805 Virginia General Assembly December 3, 1804 - February 1, 1805 1804 1805–1806 Virginia General Assembly December 2, 1805 - February 6, 1806 1805 1806–1807 Virginia General Assembly December 1, 1806 - January 22, 1807 1806 1807–1808 Virginia General Assembly December 7, 1807 - February 10, 1808 1807 1808–1809 Virginia General Assembly December 5, 1808 - February 18, 1809 1808 1809–1810 Virginia General Assembly December 4, 1809 - February 9, 1810 1809 1810–1811 Virginia General Assembly December 3, 1810 - February 14, 1811 1810 1811–1812 Virginia General Assembly December 2, 1811 - February 21, 1812 1811 1812–1813 Virginia General Assembly November 30, 1812 - February 23, 1813 1812 1813–1814 Virginia General Assembly May 17, 1813 - May 26, 1813December 6, 1813 - February 16, 1814 1813 1814–1815 Virginia General Assembly October 10, 1814 - January 19, 1815 1814 1815–1816 Virginia General Assembly December 4, 1815 - February 28, 1816 1815 1816–1817 Virginia General Assembly November 11, 1816 - February 22, 1817 1816 1817–1818 Virginia General Assembly December 1, 1817 - February 26, 1818 1817 1818–1819 Virginia General Assembly December 7, 1818 - March 13, 1819 1818 1819–1820 Virginia General Assembly December 6, 1819 - February 25, 1820 1819 1820–1821 Virginia General Assembly December 4, 1820 - March 6, 1821 1820 1821–1822 Virginia General Assembly December 3, 1821 - March 4, 1822 1821 1822–1823 Virginia General Assembly December 2, 1822 - February 25, 1823 1822 1823–1824 Virginia General Assembly December 1, 1823 - March 10, 1824 1823 1824–1825 Virginia General Assembly November 29, 1824 - February 18, 1825 1824 1825–1826 Virginia General Assembly December 5, 1825 - March 9, 1826 1825 1826–1827 Virginia General Assembly December 4, 1826 - March 9, 1827 1826 1827–1828 Virginia General Assembly December 3, 1827 - March 1, 1828 1827 1828–1829 Virginia General Assembly December 1, 1828 - February 28, 1829 1828 1829–1830 Virginia General Assembly December 7, 1829 - February 23, 1830 1829 Virginia Constitution of 1830 1830–1831 Virginia General Assembly December 6, 1830 - April 19, 1831 1830 1831–1832 Virginia General Assembly December 5, 1831 - March 21, 1832 1831 1832–1833 Virginia General Assembly December 3, 1832 - March 9, 1833 1832 1833–1834 Virginia General Assembly December 2, 1833 - March 14, 1834 1833 1834–1835 Virginia General Assembly December 1, 1834 - March 12, 1835 1834 1835–1836 Virginia General Assembly December 7, 1835 - March 24, 1836 1835 1836–1837 Virginia General Assembly December 5, 1836 - March 31, 1837June 12, 1837 - June 24, 1837 1836 1838 Virginia General Assembly January 1, 1838 - April 9, 1838 1837 1839 Virginia General Assembly January 7, 1839 - April 10, 1839 1838 1839–1840 Virginia General Assembly December 2, 1839 - March 19, 1840 1839 1840–1841 Virginia General Assembly December 1, 1840 - March 22, 1841 1840 1841–1842 Virginia General Assembly December 6, 1841 - March 26, 1842 1841 1842–1843 Virginia General Assembly December 5, 1842 - March 28, 1843 1842 1843–1844 Virginia General Assembly December 4, 1843 - February 15, 1844 1843 1844–1845 Virginia General Assembly December 2, 1844 - February 22, 1845 1844 1845–1846 Virginia General Assembly December 1, 1845 - March 6, 1846 1845 1846–1847 Virginia General Assembly December 7, 1846 - March 23, 1847 1846 1847–1848 Virginia General Assembly December 6, 1847 - April 5, 1848 1847 1848–1849 Virginia General Assembly December 4, 1848 - March 19, 1849May 28, 1849 - August 17, 1849 1848 1849–1850 Virginia General Assembly December 3, 1849 - March 22, 1850 1849 1850–1851 Virginia General Assembly December 2, 1850 - March 31, 1851 1850 Virginia Constitution of 1851 1852–1853 Virginia General Assembly January 12, 1852 - June 7, 1852November 22, 1852 - April 11, 1853 1851 1853–1854 Virginia General Assembly December 5, 1853 - March 4, 1854 1853 1855–1856 Virginia General Assembly December 3, 1855 - March 19, 1856 1855 1857–1858 Virginia General Assembly December 7, 1857 - March 6, 1858 1857 1859–1861 Virginia General Assembly December 5, 1859 - April 2, 1860January 7, 1861 - April 4, 1861 1859 1861–1863 Virginia General Assembly December 2, 1861 - March 31, 1862April 1, 1862 - May 19, 1862September 15, 1862 - October 6, 1862January 7, 1863 - March 31, 1863 1861 1863–1865 Virginia General Assembly September 7, 1863 - November 2, 1863December 7, 1863 - March 10, 1864December 7, 1864 - March 15, 1865 Virginia Constitution of 1864 1865–1867 Virginia General Assembly December 4, 1865 - March 3, 1866December 3, 1868 - March 2, 1867March 4, 1867 - April 29, 1867 1865 1869–1871 Virginia General Assembly October 5, 1869 - October 20, 1869February 8, 1870 - July 11, 1870October 1, 1870 - November 10, 1870December 7, 1870 - March 31, 1871 Virginia Constitution of 1870 1871–1873 Virginia General Assembly December 6, 1871 - March 26, 1872March 27, 1872 - April 5, 1872December 4, 1872 - April 2, 1873 1871 1874–1875 Virginia General Assembly January 1, 1874 - April 30, 1874December 2, 1874 - March 31, 1875 1873 1875–1877 Virginia General Assembly December 1, 1875 - March 29, 1876December 6, 1876 - April 4, 1877 1875 1877–1879 Virginia General Assembly December 5, 1877 - March 14, 1878December 4, 1878 - April 2, 1879 1877 1879–1880 Virginia General Assembly December 3, 1879 - March 9, 1880 1879 1881–1882 Virginia General Assembly December 7, 1881 - March 6, 1882March 7, 1882 - April 22, 1882 1881 1883–1884 Virginia General Assembly December 5, 1883 - March 19, 1884August 13, 1884 - December 1, 1884 1883 1885–1887 Virginia General Assembly December 2, 1885 - March 6, 1886March 16, 1887 - May 24, 1887 1885 1887–1888 Virginia General Assembly December 7, 1887 - March 5, 1888 1887 1889–1890 Virginia General Assembly December 4, 1889 - March 6, 1890 November 1889 1891–1892 Virginia General Assembly December 2, 1891 - March 4, 1892 November 1891 1893–1894 Virginia General Assembly December 6, 1893 - March 8, 1894 November 1893 1895–1896 Virginia General Assembly December 4, 1895 - March 5, 1896 November 1895 1897–1898 Virginia General Assembly December 1, 1897 - March 4, 1898 November 1897 1899–1900 Virginia General Assembly December 6, 1899 - March 7, 1900 November 1899 1901–1904 Virginia General Assembly November 1901 Virginia Constitution of 1902 1904-1905 Virginia General Assembly January 13, 1904 - March 15, 1904 1903 1906-1907 Virginia General Assembly January 10, 1906 - March 15, 1906 1905 1908-1909 Virginia General Assembly January 8, 1908 - March 27, 1908 1907 1910-1911 Virginia General Assembly January 12, 1910 - March 17, 1910 1909 1912-1913 Virginia General Assembly January 10, 1912 - March 15, 1912 1911 1914-1915 Virginia General Assembly January 14, 1914 - March 20, 1914January 13, 1915 - March 19, 1915 1913 1916-1917 Virginia General Assembly January 12, 1916 - March 18, 1916 1915 1918-1919 Virginia General Assembly January 9, 1918 - March 22, 19181919 1917 1920-1921 Virginia General Assembly 1919 1922-1923 Virginia General Assembly 1921 1924-1925 Virginia General Assembly 1923 1926-1927 Virginia General Assembly 1925 1928-1929 Virginia General Assembly 1927 1930-1931 Virginia General Assembly 1929 1932-1933 Virginia General Assembly 1931 1934-1935 Virginia General Assembly 1933 1936-1937 Virginia General Assembly 1935 1938-1939 Virginia General Assembly 1937 1940-1941 Virginia General Assembly 1939 1942-1943 Virginia General Assembly 1941 1944-1945 Virginia General Assembly 1943 1946-1947 Virginia General Assembly 1945 1948-1949 Virginia General Assembly November 1947 1950-1951 Virginia General Assembly 1949 1952-1953 Virginia General Assembly November 1951 1954-1955 Virginia General Assembly 1953 1956-1957 Virginia General Assembly 1955 1958-1959 Virginia General Assembly 1957 1960-1961 Virginia General Assembly 1959 1962-1963 Virginia General Assembly 1961 1964-1965 Virginia General Assembly 1963 1966-1967 Virginia General Assembly 1965 1968-1969 Virginia General Assembly 1967 1970-1971 Virginia General Assembly 1969 1972-1973 Virginia General Assembly November 1971: Senate 1974-1975 Virginia General Assembly 1973 1976-1977 Virginia General Assembly November 1975: Senate 1978-1979 Virginia General Assembly 1977 1980-1981 Virginia General Assembly November 1979: Senate 1982-1983 Virginia General Assembly November 1981: House 1984-1985 Virginia General Assembly November 1983: Senate 1986-1987 Virginia General Assembly November 1985: House 1988-1989 Virginia General Assembly November 1987: House, Senate 1990-1991 Virginia General Assembly November 1989: House 1992-1993 Virginia General Assembly November 1991: House, Senate 1994-1995 Virginia General Assembly November 1993: House 1996-1997 Virginia General Assembly November 1995: House, Senate 1998-1999 Virginia General Assembly November 1997: House 2000-2001 Virginia General Assembly November 1999: House, Senate 2002-2003 Virginia General Assembly November 2001: House 2004-2005 Virginia General Assembly November 2003: House 2006-2007 Virginia General Assembly November 2005: House 2008-2009 Virginia General Assembly November 2007: House 2010-2011 Virginia General Assembly January 13 to March 13, 2010January 12-February 27, April 6, June 9-July 29, 2011 November 2009: House 2012-2013 Virginia General Assembly January 11-March 10, 2012January 9-February 25, 2013 November 2011: House 2014-2015 Virginia General Assembly January 8-March 10, 2014January 14-February 28, 2015 November 2013: House 2016-2017 Virginia General Assembly January 13-March 11, 2016January 11-February 25, 2017 November 2015: House, Senate 2018-2019 Virginia General Assembly January 10-March 10, 2018January 9-February 24, 2019 November 2017: House 2020-2021 Virginia General Assembly January 8-March 12, 2020January 13-February 8, 2021 November 2019: House, Senate 2022-2023 Virginia General Assembly January 12, 2022-2023 November 2021: House 2024-2025 Virginia General Assembly January 10, 2024-March 9 2024 January 8, 2025-February 22, 2025 November 7, 2023: House, Senate2026-2027 Virginia General AssemblyJanuary 14, 2026-March 14, 2026November 4, 2025: House

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