The following is a list of legislative sessions of the Maryland General Assembly, the law-making branch of government of the U.S. state of Maryland. The Assembly traces its history back to the establishment of the Province of Maryland as an English colony in 1634. The Assembly was prorogued in 1774, but its members gathered at the Annapolis Convention to declare independence from the British crown, join the Continental Congress, and draft the Maryland Constitution of 1776. Maryland ratified the United States Constitution on April 28, 1788.
Sessions Colonial sessions
+NumberNameStart dateEnd date 1 Proprietary Assembly1634/1635 2 Freemen's Assembly January 25, 1637/1638 March 24, 1637/1638 3 Proprietary Assembly February 25, 1638/1639 March 19, 1638/1639 4 Proprietary Assembly October 12, 1640 October 24, 1640 5 Proprietary Assembly August 2, 1641 August 12, 1641 6 Freemen's Assembly March 21, 1641/1642 March 23, 1641/1642 7 Proprietary Assembly August 2, 1641 August 12, 1641 8 Freemen's Assembly September 5, 1642 September 13, 1642 9 Proprietary Assembly February 11, 1644/1645 N/A 10 Proprietary Assembly Fall of 1646 11 Proprietary Assembly December 29, 1646 January 2, 1647 12 Freemen's Assembly January 7, 1647/1648 March 4, 1647/1648 13 Proprietary Assembly April 2, 1649 April 21, 1649 14 Proprietary Assembly April 6, 1650 April 29, 19650 15 Proprietary Assembly1650/1651 16 Commonwealth Assembly June 24, 1652(?) June 28, 1652(?) 17 Commonwealth Assembly October 1654 October 20, 1654 18 Commonwealth Assembly September 24, 1657 September 24, 1657 19 Proprietary Assembly April 27, 1658 May 6, 1658 20 Proprietary Assembly February 28, 1659/1660 March 14, 1659/1660 21 Proprietary Assembly April 17, 1661 May 2, 1661 22 Proprietary Assembly April 1, 1662 April 12, 1662 23 Proprietary Assembly September 15, 1663 October 3, 1663 24 Proprietary Assembly September 13, 1664 September 21, 1664 25 Proprietary Assembly April 10, 1666 May 3, 1666 26 Proprietary Assembly April 13, 1669 May 8, 1669 27 Proprietary Assembly March 27, 1671 April 19, 1671 28 Proprietary Assembly October 10, 1671 October 19, 1671 29 Proprietary Assembly May 19, 1674 June 6, 1674 30 Proprietary Assembly February 12, 1674/1675 February 24, 1674/1675 31 Proprietary Assembly May 15, 1676 June 15, 1676 32 Proprietary Assembly October 20, 1678 November 14, 1678 33 Proprietary Assembly August 16, 1681 September 17, 1681 34 Proprietary Assembly April 25, 1682 May 13, 1682 35 Proprietary Assembly April 25, 1682 May 13, 1682 36 Proprietary Assembly October 26, 1682 November 17, 1682 37 Proprietary Assembly October 2, 1683 November 6, 1683 38 Proprietary Assembly April 1, 1684 April 26, 1684 39 Proprietary Assembly October 27, 1686 November 19, 1686 40 Proprietary Assembly November 14, 1688 December 8, 1688 41 Protestant Convention August 22, 1689 September 4, 1689 42 Protestant Convention April 1, 1690 April 4, 1690(?) 43 Protestant Convention September 29, 1690 October 6, 1690 44 Protestant Convention April 12, 1691(?) April 25, 1691 45 Protestant Convention August 1691 September 10, 1691 46 Protestant Convention April 9, 1692 April 9, 1692 47 Royal Assembly May 10, 1692 June 9, 1692 48 Royal Assembly September 20, 1693 September 26, 1693 49 Royal Assembly September 20, 1694 October 18, 1694 50 Royal Assembly February 28, 1694/1695 March 1, 1694/1695 51 Royal Assembly May 8, 1695 May 22, 1695 52 Royal Assembly October 2, 1695 October 19, 1695 53 Royal Assembly April 30, 1696 May 14, 1696 54 Royal Assembly July 1, 1696 July 10, 1696 55 Royal Assembly September 16, 1696 October 2, 1696 56 Royal Assembly May 26, 1697 June 11, 1697 57 Royal Assembly March 10, 1697/1698 April 4, 1698 58 Royal Assembly October 20, 1698 November 12, 1698 59 Royal Assembly June 29, 1699 July 22, 1699 60 Royal Assembly April 26, 1700 May 9, 1700 61 Royal Assembly May 8, 1701 May 17, 1701 62 Royal Assembly March 16, 1701/1702 March 25, 1702 63 Royal Assembly June 25, 1702 June 26, 1702 64 Royal Assembly October 26, 1703 October 29, 1703 65 Royal Assembly April 26, 1704 May 3, 1704 66 Royal Assembly September 5, 1704 October 3, 1704 67 Royal Assembly December 5, 1704 December 9, 1704 68 Royal Assembly May 15, 1705 May 25, 1705 69 Royal Assembly April 2, 1706 April 19, 1706 70 Royal Assembly March 26, 1707 April 15, 1707 71 Royal Assembly September 27, 1708 October 5, 1708 72 Royal Assembly November 29, 1708 December 17, 1708 73 Royal Assembly October 26, 1709 November 11, 1709 74 Royal Assembly October 24, 1710 November 4, 1710 75 Royal Assembly October 23, 1711 November 3, 1711 76 Royal Assembly October 28, 1712 November 15, 1712 77 Royal Assembly October 27, 1713 November 14, 1713 78 Royal Assembly June 22, 1714 July 3, 1714 79 Royal Assembly October 5, 1714 October 9, 1714 80 Royal Assembly April 26, 1715 June 3, 1715 81 Proprietary Convention April 24, 1716 April 24, 1716 82 Proprietary Assembly July 17, 1716 August 10, 1716 83 Proprietary Assembly May 28, 1717 June 8, 1717 84 Proprietary Assembly April 22, 1718 May 10, 1718 85 Proprietary Assembly May 14, 1719 June 6, 1719 86 Proprietary Assembly April 5, 1720 April 22, 1720 87 Proprietary Assembly October 11, 1720 October 27, 1720 88 Proprietary Assembly July 18, 1721 August 5, 1721 89 Proprietary Assembly April 5, 1720 April 22, 1720 90 Proprietary Assembly October 9, 1722 November 3, 1722 91 Proprietary Assembly September 23, 1723 October 26, 1723 92 Proprietary Assembly October 6, 1724 November 4, 1724 93 Proprietary Assembly October 6, 1725 November 6, 1725 94 Proprietary Assembly March 15, 1725/1726 March 23, 1725/1726 95 Proprietary Assembly July 12, 1726 July 25, 1726 96 Proprietary Assembly October 10, 1727 October 30, 1727 97 Proprietary Assembly October 3, 1728 October 30, 1728 98 Proprietary Assembly July 10, 1729 August 8, 1729 99 Proprietary Assembly May 21, 1730 June 16, 1730 100 Proprietary Assembly July 13, 1731 July 29, 1731 101 Proprietary Assembly August 19, 1731 September 6, 1731 102 Proprietary Assembly July 11, 1732 August 8, 1732 103 Proprietary Assembly March 13, 1732/1733 April 12, 1733 104 Proprietary Convention March 19, 1733/1734 March 25, 1734 105 Proprietary Assembly March 20, 1734/1735 April 24, 1735 106 Proprietary Convention March 19, 1735/1736 April 10, 1736 107 Proprietary Assembly April 20, 1736 May 6, 1736 108 Proprietary Assembly April 26, 1737 May 28, 1737 109 Proprietary Assembly August 11, 1737 August 17, 1737 110 Proprietary Convention May 3, 1738 May 27, 1738 111 Proprietary Convention May 1, 1739 June 12, 1739 112 Proprietary Assembly April 23, 1740 June 5, 1740 113 Proprietary Assembly July 7, 1740 July 29, 1740 114 Proprietary Assembly May 26, 1741 June 22, 1741 115 Proprietary Assembly September 21, 1742 October 29, 1742 116 Proprietary Assembly May 1, 1744 June 4, 1744 117 Proprietary Assembly August 5, 1745 September 28, 1745 118 1st Proprietary Convention March 12, 1745/1746 March 29, 1746 119 Proprietary Assembly June 17, 1746 July 8, 1746 120 Proprietary Assembly November 6, 1746 November 12, 1746 121 Proprietary Assembly May 16, 1747 July 11, 1747 122 2nd Proprietary Convention December 22, 1747 December 23, 1747 123 Proprietary Assembly May 10, 1748 June 11, 1748 124 Proprietary Convention May 9, 1749 May 11, 1749 125 Proprietary Assembly May 24, 1749 June 24, 1749 126 Proprietary Assembly April 20, 1736 May 6, 1736 127 Proprietary Assembly May 15, 1751 June 8, 1751 128 Proprietary Assembly December 7, 1751 December 14, 1751 129 Proprietary Assembly June 3, 1752 June 23, 1752 130 Proprietary Assembly October 2, 1753 November 17, 1753 131 Proprietary Assembly February 26, 1754 March 9, 1754 132 Proprietary Assembly May 8, 1754 May 30, 1754 133 Proprietary Assembly July 17, 1754 July 25, 1754 134 Proprietary Assembly December 12, 1754 December 24, 1754 135 Proprietary Assembly February 22, 1755 March 26, 1755 136 Proprietary Assembly June 23, 1755 July 8, 1755 137 Proprietary Assembly February 23, 1756 May 22, 1756 138 Proprietary Assembly September 14, 1756 October 9, 1756 139 Proprietary Assembly April 8, 1757 May 9, 1757 140 Proprietary Assembly September 28, 1757 December 16, 1757 141 Proprietary Convention February 13, 1758 March 9, 1758 142 Proprietary Assembly September 28, 1757 December 16, 1757 143 1st Proprietary Convention October 23, 1758 November 4, 1758 144 Proprietary Assembly November 22, 1758 December 23, 1758 145 2nd Proprietary Convention April 4, 1759 April 17, 1759 146 Proprietary Assembly March 22, 1760 April 11, 1760 147 Proprietary Assembly September 26, 1760 October 15, 1760 148 3rd Proprietary Convention April 13, 1761 May 6, 1761 149 Proprietary Assembly March 17, 1762 April 24, 1762 150 Proprietary Assembly October 4, 1763 November 26, 1763 151 Proprietary Assembly September 23, 1765 September 28, 1765 152 Proprietary Assembly November 1, 1765 December 20, 1765 153 Proprietary Assembly May 9, 1766 May 27, 166 154 Proprietary Assembly November 1, 1766 December 6, 1766 155 Proprietary Assembly May 24, 1768 June 22, 1768 156 Proprietary Assembly November 17, 1769 December 20, 1769 157 Proprietary Assembly September 25, 1770 November 2, 1770 158 Proprietary Assembly November 5, 1770 November 21, 1770 159 Proprietary Assembly October 2, 1771 November 30, 1771 160 Proprietary Assembly June 15, 1773 July 3, 1773 161 Proprietary Convention October 13, 1773 October 29, 1773 162 Proprietary Assembly November 16, 1773 December 23, 1773 163 Proprietary Assembly March 23, 1774 April 19, 1774 165 1st Convention June 22, 1774 June 25, 1774 166 2nd Convention November 21, 1774 November 25, 1774 167 3rd Convention December 8, 1774 December 12, 1774 168 4th Convention April 24, 1775 May 3, 1775 169 5th Convention July 26, 1775 August 14, 1775 170 6th Convention December 7, 1775 January 18, 1776 171 7th Convention May 8, 1776 May 25, 1776 172 8th Convention June 21, 1776 July 6, 1776 173 9th Convention August 14, 1776 November 11, 1776
Post-colonial sessions