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Legislative Time Capsule - 50th Legislature (1937-1938)

Session Dates (All Sessions)

  Convened Adjourned Calendar Days Legislative Days - House Legislative Days - Senate
1937
1/5/1937 4/22/1937 108 79 73
1937 1st Special Session
Enact tax program not passed during regular session. Matters considered: Taxation and appropriations.
5/24/1937 7/23/1937 61 44 41

Legislation (All Sessions)

  House - Bills Introduced Senate - Bills Introduced Laws Resolutions
1937 1772 1535 493   Search 22
1937 1st Special Session 289 196 98   Search 1

Leadership         

Speaker of the House Harold Henry Barker  (Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus)
House Majority Leader Roy Emery Dunn  (Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus)
Carl J. Eastvold, Jr.  (Nonpartisan Election)
House Minority Leader Unknown - See full list
President of the Senate This position was handled multiple ways historically - See full list
Senate Majority Leader Charles Noah Orr  (Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus)
Senate Minority Leader Unknown - See full list

Number of Seats

  • House: 131
  • Senate: 67

Election Results

- Selected election results are available at this page.

House Committees

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