47th Arizona State Legislature
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Arizona State Capitol (2014)
Overview
Legislative body	Arizona State Legislature
Jurisdiction	Arizona, United States
Term	January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2006
Senate
Members	30
President	Ken Bennett
Temporary President	Marilyn Jarrett
Party control	Republican (18–12)
House of Representatives
Members	60
Speaker	James P. Weiers
Party control	Republican (39–21)
Sessions
1st January 10 – May 13, 2005 2nd January 9 – June 22, 2006
Special sessions
1st January 24 – March 6, 2006

The 47th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 2005, to December 31, 2006, during the second two years of Janet Napolitano's first term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans gained a seat in the Senate, giving them an 18-12 majority. The Republicans maintained their majority in the lower chamber, 39–21, while the Democrats picked up the sole seat held by an Independent.

Sessions

The Legislature met for two regular sessions at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The first opened on January 10, 2005, and adjourned on May 13, while the Second Regular Session convened on January 9, 2006, and adjourned sine die on June 22. ^{[1]: i  [2]: i}

There was a single Special Session, which convened on January 24, 2006, and adjourned sine die on March 6. ^[3]: 1759

State Senate

Members

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

House of Representatives

Members

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

References

External links

• "Arizona State Legislature". Archived from the original on February 5, 2006 – via Wayback Machine.