40th Arizona State Legislature

40th Arizona State Legislature
39th 41st
The facade of the Arizona Capitol building in bright daylight
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 1991 – December 31, 1992
Senate
Members30
PresidentPeter Rios
Temporary PresidentA. V. "Bill" Hardt
Party controlDemocrat (17–13)
House of Representatives
Members60
Speaker{{{speaker}}}
Party controlRepublican (33–27)
Sessions
1stJanuary 14 – June 22, 1991
2ndJanuary 13 – July 1, 1992
Special sessions
1stJanuary 31 – February 2, 1991
2ndSeptember 17 – September 17, 1991
3rdNovember 1 – November 7, 1991
4thDecember 2 – December 16, 1991
5thFebruary 17 – February 22, 1992
6thFebruary 17 – May 17, 1992
7thMarch 17 – March 31, 1992
8thApril 8 – June 27, 1992
9thMay 4 – July 1, 1992

The 40th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 1991, to December 31, 1992, during the first two years of Fife Symington's first term as governor. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Democrats flipped control in the Senate, gaining four seats and creating a Democratic majority of 17–13. The Democrats also gained two seats in the house, decreasing the Republican majority to 33–27.