The legislative cycle is two years long. Within that two-year cycle, there are two kinds of legislative sessions: Regular sessions and extraordinary, or special, sessions. Regular sessions are mandated by the State Constitution and begin the second Monday in January each year. In the odd-numbered year, for example, 2005, the Regular session is 105 days; in the even-numbered year, for example, 2006, it is 60 days. Extraordinary sessions are called by the Governor to address specific issues, usually the budget. There can be any number of extraordinary sessions within the two-year cycle, and they can last no more than 30 days.

1st Regular Session: 1889 1st Extraordinary Session: 1890 2nd Regular Session: 1891 3rd Regular Session: 1893 4th Regular Session: 1895 5th Regular Session: 1897 6th Regular Session: 1899 7th Regular Session: 1901 7th Extraordinary Session: 1901 8th Regular: 1903 9th Regular: 1905 10th Regular: 1907 11th Regular: 1909 11th Extraordinary Session: 1909 12th Regular: 1911 13th Regular: 1913 14th Regular: 1915 15th Regular: 1917 16th Regular: 1919 16th Extraordinary Session: 1920 17th Regular: 1921 18th Regular: 1923 19th Regular: 1925 19th Extraordinary Session: 1925 20th Regular: 1927 21st Regular: 1929 22nd Regular: 1931 23rd Regular: 1933 23rd Extraordinary Session: 1933 24th Regular: 1935 25th Regular: 1937 26th Regular: 1939 27th Regular: 1941 28th Regular: 1943 28th Extraordinary Session: 1944 29th Regular Session: 1945 30th Regular: 1947 31st Regular: 1949 31st Extraordinary Session: 1950 32nd Regular: 1951 32nd 2nd Extraordinary Session: 1951 32nd Extraordinary Session: 1951 33rd Regular: 1953 33rd Extraordinary Session: 1953 34th Regular: 1955 34th Extraordinary Session: 1955 35th Regular: 1957 36th Regular: 1959 36th Extraordinary Session: 1959 37th Regular: 1961 37th Extraordinary Session: 1961 38th Regular: 1963

38th Extraordinary Session: 1963 39th Regular: 1965 39th Extraordinary Session: 1965 40th Regular: 1967 40th Extraordinary Session: 1967 41st Regular: 1969 41st Extraordinary Session: 1969 41st 2nd Extraordinary Session: 1970 42nd Regular: 1971 42nd Extraordinary Session: 1971 42nd 2nd Extraordinary Session: 1972 43rd Regular: 1973 43rd Extraordinary Session: 1973 43rd 2nd Extraordinary Session: 1973 43rd 3rd Extraordinary Session: 1974 * 43rd Reconvened: 1974 44th Regular: 1975 44th Extraordinary Session: 1975 44th 2nd Extraordinary Session: 1975 * 44th Reconvened: 1975 * 44th ReconvenedB: 1975 * 44th ReconvenedC: 1976 45th Regular: 1977 45th Extraordinary Session: 1977 46th Regular Session: 1979 46th Extraordinary Session: 1979 * 46th Reconvened: 1979 * 46th ReconvenedB: 1979 * 46th ReconvenedC: 1979 * 46th ReconvenedD: 1979 * 46th ReconvenedE: 1979 * 46th ReconvenedF: 1979 ** 46th Regular: 1980 47th Regular: 1981 47th Extraordinary Session: 1981 47th 2nd Extraordinary Session: 1981 47th Regular Session: 1982 47th Extraordinary Session: 1982 47th 2nd Extraordinary Session: 1982 48th Regular: 1983 48th Extraordinary Session: 1983 48th 2nd Extraordinary Session: 1983 48th 3rd Extraordinary Session: 1983 48th Regular: 1984 49th Regular: 1985 49th Extraordinary Session: 1985 49th Regular: 1986 49th Extraordinary Session: 1986 50th Regular Session: 1987 50th Extraordinary Session: 1987 50th 2nd Extraordinary Session: 1987 50th 3rd Extraordinary Session: 1987

50th Regular Session: 1988 50th Extraordinary Session: 1988 51st Regular: 1989 51st Extraordinary Session: 1989 51st 2nd Extraordinary Session: 1989 51st Regular: 1990 51st Extraordinary Session: 1990 51st 2nd Extraordinary Session: 1990 52nd Regular: 1991 52nd Extraordinary Session: 1991 52nd Regular: 1992 53rd Regular: 1993 53rd Extraordinary Session: 1993 53rd Regular Session: 1994 53rd Extraordinary Session: 1994 54th Regular Session: 1995 54th Extraordinary Session: 1995 54th 2nd Extraordinary Session: 1995 54th 3rd Extraordinary Session: 1995 54th Regular: 1996 55th Regular: 1997 55th Extraordinary Session: 1997 55th Regular: 1998 56th Regular: 1999 56th Extraordinary Session: 1999 56th Regular Session: 2000 56th Extraordinary Session: 2000 56th 2nd Extraordinary Session: 2000 57th Regular Session: 2001 57th Extraordinary Session: 2001 57th 2nd Extraordinary Session: 2001 57th 3rd Extraordinary Session: 2001 57th Regular: 2002 58th Regular: 2003 58th Extraordinary Session: 2003 58th 2nd Extraordinary Session: 2003 58th 3rd Extraordinary Session: 2003 58th Regular Session: 2004 59th Regular Session: 2005 59th Regular Session: 2006 60th Regular Session: 2007 60th 1st Special Election: 2007 60th Regular Session: 2008 61st Regular Session: 2009 61st Regular Session: 2010 61st 1st Special Session: 2010 61st 2nd Special Session: 2010 62nd Regular Session: 2011 62nd 1st Special Session: 2011 62nd 2nd Special Session: 2011 62nd Regular Session: 2012 62nd 1st Special Session: 2012 62nd 2nd Special Session: 2012

* Represents a special Reconvened date called by the Governor
** Annual Sessions were established pursuant to SHB 1126; 105 days in oddnumber years; 60 in even number years.

• The listing of Governor appointments start in 1979.
• Initiatives noted are to the Legislature.
• Partially vetoed, or amendend bills are added together with vetoed bills prior to1980.