# List of Rhode Island General Assemblies

The following is a list of terms of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the legislature of the state of Rhode Island in the United States. Rhode Island became part of the United States in 1790. The first state constitution was effected in 1843.
Prior to around 1904, the legislature met in "five State Houses that were located in different towns in Rhode Island": Bristol, East Greenwich, Newport, Providence, and South Kingstown. "In November, 1900, the Constitution was amended in favor of one session of the General Assembly each year, to commence at Providence on the first Tuesday in January of each year." Since around 1904, the legislature meets in the State House building in Providence.
Before 1912, elections took place annually. "On November 7, 1911, the Constitution was amended, establishing biennial elections for...members of the General Assembly."

## List of legislatures
### Prior to 1913

| Year | Session | Last election |
| 1798 | May, June, October | |
| 1799 | February, May, June, October | April 1799 |
| 1800 | February, May, June, October | |
| 1801 | May, June, October | |
| 1802 | May, June, October | |
| 1803 | February, May, October | |
| Rhode Island Constitution of 1842 |||
| | | 1865 |
| 1882-1883 | | April 1882 |
| 1888-1889? | | 1888 |
| 1890-1891? | | 1890 |
| 1895-1896? | | April 1895 |
| | | April 1900 |
| 1901 | began in January | April 1901 |
| 1910 | | November 1909 |
| 1911 | | |

### 1913-present

| Year | Session | Last election |
| 1913–1914 | | November 5, 1912 |
| 1925-1926 | | |
| 1927-1928 | | |
| 1929-1930 | | |
| 1931-1932 | | |
| 1933-1934 | | |
| 1935-1936 | | |
| 1937-1938 | | |
| 1939-1940 | | |
| 1941-1942 | | |
| 1943-1944 | | |
| 1945-1946 | | |
| 1947-1948 | | |
| 1949-1950 | | |
| 1951-1952 | | |
| 1953-1954 | | |
| 1955-1956 | | |
| 1957-1958 | | |
| 1959-1960 | | |
| 1961-1962 | | |
| 1963-1964 | | |
| 1969-1970 | | |
| 1971-1972 | | |
| 1973-1974 | | |
| 1975-1976 | | |
| Rhode Island Constitution of 1986 |||
| 1989–1990 | | November 1988 |
| 1991–1992 | | November 1990 |
| 1993–1994 | | November 1992 |
| 1995–1996 | | November 1994 |
| 1997–1998 | January–June 1998 | November 1996 |
| 1999–2000 | January–June 1999; January–June 2000 | November 1998 |
| 2001–2002 | January–June 2001; January–June 2002 | November 2000 |
| 2003–2004 | January–June 2003; January–June 2004 | November 2002 |
| 2005–2006 | January–June 2005; January–June 2006 | November 2004 |
| 2007–2008 | January–June, October 2007; January–June 2008 | November 2006 |
| 2009–2010 | January 5 - June 11, 2010 | November 2008 |
| 2011–2012 | January 4 - July 1, special session in October, 2011; January 3 - June 13, 2012 | November 2010 |
| 2013–2014 | January 1 - July 5, 2013; January 7 - June 23, 2014 | November 2012 |
| 2015–2016 | January 6 - June 25, 2015; January 5 - June 18, 2016 | November 2014 |
| 2017–2018 | January 3 - June 30, 2017; January 2 - June 25, 2018 | November 2016 |
| 2019–2020 | January 1 - June 30, 2019; January 7 - August 30, 2020 | November 2018 |
| 2021–2022 | January 5 - July 1, 2021; January 4 - June 23, 2022 | November 2020: House, Senate |
| 2023–2024 | January 3 - June 16, 2023; January 2 - June 14, 2024 | November 2022: House, Senate |