38th Arizona State Legislature

38th Arizona State Legislature
← 37th 39th →
Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 1987 – December 31, 1988
Senate
Members	30
Party control	Republican (19–11)
House of Representatives
Members	60
Party control	Republican (36–24)
Sessions
1st January 12 – May 19, 1987 2nd January 11 – July 1, 1988
Special sessions
1st January 21 – January 25, 1987 2nd June 29 – July 1, 1987 3rd July 20 – July 22, 1987

The 38th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1987, to December 31, 1988, during the two years of Evan Mecham's term as Governor of Arizona, and the first year of Rose Mofford's term as governor after Mecham's impeachment. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans gained a seat in the Senate, giving them a 19-11 majority, while the Democrats gained to seats in the house, decreasing the Republican majority to 36–24.

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 12, 1987, and adjourned on May 19, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 11, 1988, and adjourned sine die on July 1.^{[1]: i [2]: i}

There were three Special Sessions, the first of which was convened on January 21, 1987, and adjourned on January 25;^[1]: 1523 the second convened on June 29, 1987, and adjourned sine die on July 1;^[1]: 1595 and the third convened on July 20, 1987, and adjourned sine die on July 22.^[1]: 1627

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.^[1]: vii

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.^{[1]: viii–ix}