List of Massachusetts General Courts

The legislature of the U.S. state of Massachusetts is known as the General Court. It has a 40-member upper house (Massachusetts Senate) and a 160-member lower house (Massachusetts House of Representatives). Descended from the colonial legislature, the first Massachusetts General Court met in October 1780 and consisted of one-year elected terms for both houses. This was expanded to two-year terms starting with the 142nd General Court in January 1921.

Legislatures

1780-1899

Members of the Committee on Railroads, 1892

1900-2000

Massachusetts politicians in the mid-1980s: house speaker George Keverian at podium. Back row: senate president William M. Bulger, state representative John McDonough, mayor Raymond L. Flynn, two unidentified men, state representative William Galvin, governor Michael S. Dukakis

2001-current

References

^ Composition of the State of Massachusetts House of Representatives (PDF), Mass.gov, retrieved April 8, 2020
^ ^a ^b ^c Kaitlin Connolly (January 5, 2016), "Short-Lived Biennial Legislative Session System in Massachusetts", State Library of Massachusetts blog

External links

"Journals of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts, 1715-1922". Sec.state.ma.us. Massachusetts Archives Division.
"Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts" – via State Library of Massachusetts. (digitized published directories)
"Massachusetts General Court". Ballotpedia.org.
"Massachusetts Resources: Statutes & Legislation". Research Guides: U.S. States. Georgetown University Law Library.
"Session Laws: Massachusetts". HeinOnline. New York: William S. Hein & Co., Inc. (subscription required)
"search: Massachusetts General Court". Digital Commonwealth: Massachusetts Collections Online. (bibliographic catalog of works related to the General Court)
Index to reports of the Massachusetts Legislative Research Council: 1900-1988, 1988-1994

[1] Composition of the State of Massachusetts House of Representatives (PDF), Mass.gov, retrieved April 8, 2020

[short2016-2] Kaitlin Connolly (January 5, 2016), "Short-Lived Biennial Legislative Session System in Massachusetts", State Library of Massachusetts blog

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v t e Government of Massachusetts
Legislative	General Court Senate (Members, President) House of Representatives (Members, Speaker)
Executive	Governor (List) Lt. Governor Attorney General Auditor Secretary of the Commonwealth Treasurer and Receiver-General Office for Administration and Finance Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Department of Higher Education Emergency Management Agency Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Department of Environmental Protection Department of Revenue Office of Health and Human Services Office of Housing and Economic Development Office of Labor and Workforce Development Department of Mental Health Department of Public Health Office of Public Safety and Security Department of Public Utilities Department of Transportation Department of Youth Services
Judicial	Boston Municipal Court District Court Superior Court Land Court Juvenile Court Housing Court Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Appeals Court (Judges) Supreme Judicial Court Essex Probate and Family Court Middlesex Probate and Family Court
Independent agencies	Board of Library Commissioners Commission Against Discrimination Commission on the Status of Women Disabled Persons Protection Commission Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board Massachusetts District Attorneys Massachusetts Inspector General Office of Campaign and Political Finance Office of the Comptroller Massachusetts Sheriffs State Ethics Commission
Law	Constitution General Laws Code of Massachusetts Regulations Abortion Alcohol Cannabis Capital punishment Crime Elder law Gambling Gun laws LGBT rights Taxation

List of Massachusetts General Courts

Contents

Legislatures

1780-1899

1900-2000

2001-current

See also

References

Further reading

External links

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