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Legislative Time Capsule - 62nd Legislature (1961-1962)

Session Dates (All Sessions)

  Convened Adjourned Calendar Days Legislative Days - House Legislative Days - Senate
1961
1/3/1961 4/17/1961 105 75 75
1961 1st Special Session
To provide for basic appropriation and revenue measures, and other matters of importance not enacted during the regular session. Matters considered: Adopted 100 laws relating to professional corporations, unfair trade practices, license plates, agricultural seed, elections, claims, consolidation and investment of swampland and permanent school fund, retirement, uniform traffic tickets, soil conservation, sanitary districts, investment of state funds, salaries, state indebtedness, appropriations for buildings and general operation of state government, and numerous local laws. House session adjourned 6/7/1961.		 4/24/1961 6/8/1961 46 33 33
1961 2nd Special Session
To consider congressional reapportionment, aid to the blind, and other matters of importance. Matters considered: Amended certain provisions relating to income tax, divided state into eight new congressional districts, and gave aid to blind. 		12/18/1961 12/19/1961 2 2 2

Legislation (All Sessions)

  House - Bills Introduced Senate - Bills Introduced Laws Resolutions
1961 1948 1801 757   Search 8
1961 1st Special Session 294 255 100   Search 0
1961 2nd Special Session 35 18 3   Search 0

Session Resources

Vetoes (All Sessions)

  Full Bills Vetoed
(including pockets)		 Pocket Vetoes Bills with Line Item Vetoes [# of lines vetoed] TOTAL
Full Bills Vetoed + Lines Vetoed		 TOTAL
Full Bills Vetoed + Bills with Lines Vetoed
1961 4 3 0   [0] 4 4
1961 1st Special Session 0 0 0   [0] 0 0
1961 2nd Special Session 0 0 0   [0] 0 0

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Election Results

- Selected election results are available at this page.

Party Control of the House of Representatives (All Sessions)

Date Event Note Total Seats C/R/IR L/DFL Other Margin
1/3/1961 Convenes [Total seats possible = 135] 131 58 73 0 15
C=Conservative  R=Republican  IR=Independent Republican  L=Liberal  DFL=Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Party Control of the Senate (All Sessions)

Date Event Note Total Seats C/R/IR L/DFL Other Margin
1/3/1961 Convenes [Total seats possible = 67] 67 43 24 0 19
C=Conservative  R=Republican  IR=Independent Republican  L=Liberal  DFL=Democratic-Farmer-Labor

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Governor (Full List)

Elmer Andersen (Republican)