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'''State legislatures''' are the source of most laws in the United States. Historically, until the early 1960s, less than half of state legislatures met every year. The vast majority (31 out of 50) met only biennially - every other year. But there was a massive expansion in the 1970s, during the battle over ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, that resulted in the number of state legislatures meeting annually growing from 19 to 41. Today 46 out of 50 state legislatures meet every year, and only Montana, Nevada, North Dakota and Texas meet biannually (all in odd-numbered years).<ref>http://www.ncsl.org/research/about-state-legislatures/annual-versus-biennial-legislative-sessions.aspx</ref>
'''State legislatures''' are the source of most laws in the United States. Historically, until the early 1960s, less than half of state legislatures met every year. The vast majority (31 out of 50) met only biennially - every other year. But there was a massive expansion in the 1970s, during the battle over ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, that resulted in the number of state legislatures meeting annually growing from 19 to 41. Today 46 out of 50 state legislatures meet every year, and only Montana, Nevada, North Dakota and Texas meet biannually (all in odd-numbered years).<ref>http://www.ncsl.org/research/about-state-legislatures/annual-versus-biennial-legislative-sessions.aspx</ref>
Four other states -- Minnesota, North Carolina, Tennessee and Vermont -- divide their time between two years.
Four other states—Minnesota, North Carolina, Tennessee and Vermont—divide their time between two years.
As of the beginning of 2011, state legislatures had the following compositions:<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/20/AR2010112003695.html</ref>
As of the beginning of 2011, state legislatures had the following compositions:<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/20/AR2010112003695.html</ref>
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[[Category:state legislatures]]
[[Category:State legislatures]]