49th Arizona State Legislature

49th Arizona State Legislature
48th 50th
The facade of the Arizona Capitol building in bright daylight
Overview
Legislative bodyArizona State Legislature
JurisdictionArizona, United States
TermJanuary 1, 2009 – December 31, 2010
Senate
Members30
PresidentRobert Burns
Temporary PresidentThayer Verschoor
Party controlRepublican (18–12)
House of Representatives
Members60
SpeakerKirk Adams
Party controlRepublican (35–25)
Sessions
1stJanuary 12 – July 12, 2009
2ndJanuary 11 – April 29, 2010
Special sessions
1stJanuary 28 – January 31, 2009
2ndMay 21 – May 27, 2009
3rdJuly 6 – August 25, 2009
4thNovember 17 – November 23, 2009
5thDecember 17 – December 19, 2009
6thFebruary 1 – February 11, 2010
7thMarch 8 – March 16, 2010
8thMarch 29 – April 1, 2010
9thAugust 9 – August 11, 2010

The 49th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted in Phoenix from January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2010, during the final month of Janet Napolitano's second term in office, prior to her resignation to become United States Secretary of Homeland Security, and the first two years of her successor, Jan Brewer. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. The Republicans gained a seat in the Senate, increasing the majority to 18–12. The Republicans also gained two seats in the lower chamber, giving them a 35–25 majority.