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Legislative Time Capsule - 63rd Legislature (1963-1964)

Session Dates (All Sessions)

  Convened Adjourned Calendar Days Legislative Days - House Legislative Days - Senate
1963
1/8/1963 5/23/1963 136 100 102

Legislation (All Sessions)

  House - Bills Introduced Senate - Bills Introduced Laws Resolutions
1963 2010 1893 888   Search 7

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
1963 6 2 0   [0] 6 6

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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
1/8/1963 Convenes [Total seats possible = 135] 135 80 54 1 26
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
1/8/1963 Convenes [Total seats possible = 67] 67 43 24 0 19
2/19/1964 Death Sen. Homer Carr (Liberal Caucus, 59) died. 66 43 23 0 20
4/27/1964 Death Sen. Raymond Bares (Liberal Caucus, 27) died in a car accident. 65 43 22 0 21
5/13/1964 Resignation Sen Richard Ferrario (Liberal Caucus, 60) resigned. 64 43 21 0 22
8/1/1964 Death Sen. Gordon H. Butler, Sr. (Conservative Caucus, 61) died. 63 42 21 0 21
11/3/1964 Special election Francis E. La Brosse (Liberal Caucus) won the special election in District 59 on November 3, 1964. He was sworn in on January 5, 1965. 67 44 23 0 21
11/3/1964 Special election Keith F. Hughes (Conservative Caucus) won the special election in District 27 on November 3, 1964. He was sworn in on January 5, 1965. 67 44 23 0 21
11/3/1964 Special election Arne C. Wanvick (Liberal Caucus) won the special election in District 60 on November 3, 1964. He was sworn in on January 5, 1965. 67 44 23 0 21
11/3/1964 Special election Raymond J. Higgins (Conservative Caucus) won the special election in District 61 on November 3, 1964. He was sworn in on January 5, 1965. 67 44 23 0 21
C=Conservative  R=Republican  IR=Independent Republican  L=Liberal  DFL=Democratic-Farmer-Labor

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Governor (Full List)

Karl Rolvaag (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) Elmer Andersen (Republican)