PROFILE OF LEGISLATIVE BRANCH


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WISCONSIN LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS, 1848-1985*


                 Actual Opening            Length of Session      Measures
Introduced      Vetoes4
                 and Adjournment      Calendar   Meeting Days3          
   Jt.          Bills Over- Laws5
Year                 Date'              Days2      (8)      (A)     Bills
  Res. Res. Vetoed ridden Enacted
1848 ......... 6/5 to 8/21                78        58       59      217
     0     0      0      0     155
1849 ......... 1/10to 4/2                 83        69       65      428
     0     0      1      1     220
1850 ......... 1/9 to 2/11                34        29       29      438
     0     0      1      0     284
1851 ......... 1/8 to 3/17                69        59       59       707
    0     0      9      0     407
1852 ......... 1/14 to 4/19               97        78       78       813
    0     0      2      1     504
1853 ......... 1/12 to 4/4;6/6 to 7/13   183       100      104     1,145
    0     0      3      0     521
1854 ......... 1/11to 4/3                 83        66       66       880
    0     0      2      0     437
1855 ......... 1/10to 4/2                 83        79       79       955
    0     0      6      0     500
1856 ......... 1/9 to 3/31;9/3 to 10/14  125        94      103     1,242
    0     0      1      0     688
1857 ......... 1/14 to 3/9                55        46       46       895
    0     0      0      0     517
1858 ......... 1/13 to 3/31;4/10 to 5/17 116        95       97     1,364
  157   342     28      0     436
1859 ......... 1/12 to 3/21               69        58       57       986
  113   143      9      0     680
1860 ......... 1/11to 4/2                 83        66       67     1,024
   69   246      2      0     489
1861 ......... 1/9 to 4/17                99        81       80       857
  100   235      2      0     387
1861SS ....... 5/15to 5/27                13        11       11        28
   24    23      0      0      13
1862 ......... 1/8 to 4/7;6/3 to 6/17    105        86       88     1,008
  125   207     27      8     514
1862SS ....... 9/10to 9/26                17        15       15        43
   25    37      0      0      17
1863 ......... 1/14 to 4/2                79        65       67       895
  101   157      7      1     383
1864 ......... 1/13 to 4/4                83        68       69       835
   66   141      0      0     509
1865 ......... 1/11to 4/10                90        73       72     1,132
   82   190      2      0     565
1866 ......... 1/10to 4/2                 93        75       74     1,107
   64   208      5      0     733
1867 ......... 1/9 to 4/11                93        71       72     1,161
   97   161      2      0     790
1868 ......... 1/8 to 3/6                 59        46       45       987
   73   119      2      0     692
1869 ......... 1/13 to 3/11               58        40       43       887
   52    81     12      1     657
1870 ......... 1/12 to 3/17               65        51       51     1,043
   54    89      2      0     666
1871 ........1/11to 3/25                  74        58       60     1,066
   55    82      4      0     671
1872 ......... 1/10to 3/26                77        61       60       709
   79   124      2      0     322
1873 ......... 1/8 to 3/20                72        49       55       611
   62   122      4      0     308
1874 ......... 1/14 to 3/12               58        50       49       688
   91    111     2      0     349
1875 ......... 1/13 to 3/6                53        44       42       637
   39    93      2      0     344
1876 ......... 1/12 to 3/14               63        50       50       715
   57   115      2      0     415
1877 ......... 1/10to 3/8                 51        41       41       720
   59    95      4      0     384
1878 ......... 1/9 to 3/21                72        55       55       735
   79   134      2      0     342
1878SS ....... 6/4 to 6/7                  4         4        4         6
   14    10      0      0       5
1879 ......... 1/8 to 3/5                 57        43       43       610
   49   105      0      0     256
1880 ......... 1/14 to 3/17               64        50       49       669
   58    93      3      0     323
1881 ......... 1/12 to 4/14               83        63       64       780
  104   100      3      0     334
1882 ......... 1/11to 3/31                80        57       57       728
   57    90      6      0     330
1883 ......... 1/10to 4/4                 85        57       67       705
   75   100      2      0     360
1885 ......... 1/14 to 4/13               90        65       66       963
   97   108      8      0     471
1887 ......... 1/12 to 4/15               94        69       68     1,293
  114    60     10      0     553
1889 ......... 1/9 to 4/19               101        64       64     1,355
  136    82      5      1     529
1891 ......... 1/14 to 4/25              102        68       69     1,216
  137    91      8      1     483
1892SS ....... 6/28 to 7/1                 4         4        4         3
    7     7      0      0       1
1892SS ....... 10/17 tol10/27             11         9        9         8
    6    14      0      0       2
1893 ......... 1/11to 4/21               101        62       62     1,124
  135    86      6      0     312
1895 ......... 1/9 to 4/20               102        70       70     1,154
  139    88      0      0     387
1896SS ....... 2/18 to,2/28               11         8        8         3
   10    15      0      0       1
1897 ......... 1/13 to 4/21;8/17 to 8/20 182        75       76     1,077
  155    39     11      0     381
1899 ......... 1/11toS5/4                114        78       77       910
  113    40      4      0     357
1901 ......... 1/9 to 5/15               127        89       89     1,091
   81    39     22      0     470
1903 ......... 1/14 to 5/23              130        87       89     1,115
   65    81     23      0     451
1905 ......... 1/11to 6/21               162       114      117     1,357
  134   101     19      0     523
1905SSS....... 12/4 to 12/19              16        12       14        24
   15    26      0      0      17
1907 ......... 1/9 to 7/16               189       114      123     1,685
  205    84     26      1     677
1909 ......... 1/13 to 6/18              157       100      101     1,567
  213    49     24      0     550
1911 ......... 1/11 to 7/15              186       137      138     1,710
  267    37     15      0     665
1912SS ....... 4/30Oto 5/6                 7         6        6        41
    7     6      0      0      22
1913 ......... 1/8 to 8/9                214       138      147     1,847
  175    79     23      0     778
1915 ......... 1/13 to 8/24              224       147      148     1,560
  220    79     15      0     637
1916SS ....... 10/10 to 10/11              2         2        2         2
    8     4      0      0       2
1917 ......... 1/10to 7/16               188       130      133     1,439
  229   115     18      0     679
1918SS ....... 2/19 to 3/9                19        14       14        27
   22    28      2      0      16
1918SS ....... 9/24 to 9/25                2         2        2         2
    6     9      0      0       2
1919 ......... 1/8 to 7/30               204       107      106     1,350
  268   100     40      0     703
1919SS ....... 9/4 to 9/8                  5         4        3         7
    4     6      0      0       7
1920SS ....... 5/25 to 6/4                11         7        7        46
   10    22      2      0      32
1921 ......... 1/12 to 7/14              184       116      116     1,199
  207    93     41      1     591
1922SS ....... 3/22 to 3/28                7         4        4        10
    7    12      1      0       4
1923 ......... 1/10to 7/14               186       114      120     1,247
  215    93     52      0     449
1925 ......... 1/14 to 6/29              167       103      107     1,144
  200   115     73      0     454
1926SS ....... 4/15to 4/16                 2         2        2         1
    8    12      0      0       1
1927 ......... 1/12 to 8/13              214       121      128     1,341
  235   167     88      2     542
1928SS ....... 1/24 to 2/4                12         9        8        20
   35    23      0      0       5
1928SS ....... 3/6 to 3/13                 8         6        6        13
    9    17      0      0       2
1929 ......    1/9 to 9/20               255       137      135     1,366
  278   185     44      0     530
1931 ......    1/14 to 6/27              165        98      104     1,429
  291   160     36      0     487
1931SS ....... 11/24 to 2/5/32            74        48       42        99
   93    83      2      0      31