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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.

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