Until December 1999, there was also a Senat, or Senate, whose members were chosen by social and economic groups in Bavaria, but following a referendum in 1998, this institution was abolished.
1999年以前，州內還有一個參議院（Senat），其成員是從巴伐利亞的社會與經濟團體中挑選出來的，不過已經在1998年的一場公民投票中廢止。