36th Arizona State Legislature
The 36th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1983 to December 31, 1984, during the first two years of Bruce Babbitt's second full term as Governor of Arizona. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans increased their lead in the Senate by two seats, giving them an 18–12 edge in the upper house, while the Democrats gained four seats in the lower house, although the Republicans still held a 39–21  majority. Sessions. The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 10, 1983, and adjourned on April 27, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 9, 1984 and adjourned "sine die" on May 4. There were three Special Sessions during this legislature. The first convened on October 3, 1983 and adjourned "sine die" on January 19, 1984; the second convened on June 24, 1984 and adjourned on July 5; the third convened later that same month on July 20 and adjourned "sine die" later that same day. State Senate. Members . The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. House of Representatives. Members. The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. The ** denotes that Hull was the incumbent representative from the 19th district, who moved to the 18th district The *** denotes that Davis was the incumbent representative from the 25th district, who moved to the 20th district The **** denotes that Kenney and Rockwell were the incumbent representatives from the 21st district, who moved to the 25th district