35th Arizona State Legislature

35th Arizona State Legislature
← 34th 36th →
Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 1981 – December 31, 1982
Senate
Members	30
Party control	Republican (16–14)
House of Representatives
Members	60
Party control	Republican (43–17)
Sessions
1st January 12 – April 25, 1981 2nd January 11 – April 24, 1982
Special sessions
1st July 7 – September 4, 1981 2nd July 8 – July 25, 1981 3rd September 1 – September 3, 1981 4th November 9 – November 9, 1981 5th December 1, 1981 – January 11, 1982 6th December 1, 1981 – January 11, 1982 7th December 1 – December 7, 1981

The 35th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1981 to December 31, 1982, during the second two years of Bruce Babbitt's first full term as Governor of Arizona. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans maintained their 16–14 edge in the upper house, and gained a seat in the lower house, increasing their majority there to 43–17.

Sessions[]

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 12, 1981, and adjourned on April 25, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 11, 1982 and adjourned sine die on April 24.^{[1]: i [2]: i} There were seven Special Sessions during this legislature. The first convened on July 7, 1981 and adjourned sine die on September 4;^[1]: 1311 the second convened on July 8, 1981 and adjourned seventeen days later on July 25;^[1]: 1351 the third convened that same year on September 1 and adjourned sine die on September 3;^[1]: 1351 the fourth convened on November 9, 1981, at 9:00 in the morning, and adjourned that same day at 4:24 in the afternoon;^[1]: 1409 the fifth and sixth special sessions were held concurrently from December 1, 1981 through January 11, 1982;^[1]: 1447 the seventh and final special session convened on December 1, 1981 and adjourned later that month on December 7.^[1]: 1451

State Senate[]

Members[]

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.^[1]: vii

House of Representatives[]

Members[]

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.^{[1]: viii–ix}

The ** denotes that she died in office on July 30, 1981 and was replaced by the appointment of David M. Rodriguez

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