1933
The Council of State Governments founded by Henry Toll
1933
Henry Toll named executive director of CSG
1935
Volume I of
The Book of the States
published
1935
CSG becomes secretariat to National Association of Attorneys General and National Association of Secretaries of State
1936
The first Commission on Interstate Cooperation created
1937
Eastern Regional Conference (ERC) established
1938
Sen. T.V. Smith (Ill.) selected as CSG's first chairman
1938
The Washington, D.C. office opens
1938
The Governors Conference adopts CSG's secretariat services
1938
Frank Bane named executive director of CSG
1940
Suggested State Legislation program launched
1945
Midwestern Legislative Conference (MLC) established
1946
The first volume of Suggested State Legislation published
1947
The forerunner of the CSG Leadership Directories first published as a supplement to The Book of the States
1947
The Southern Conference established
1947
The Legislative Service Conference created (renamed National Legislative Conference in 1955)
1947
Western Regional Conference established in San Francisco
1958
State Government News first published
1958
Brevard Crihfield named executive director of CSG
1959
The Southern office begins staffing both the Southern Conference and Southern Governors' Conference
1959
Alaska and Hawaii joins the Western Regional Conference
1962
Midwestern Governors Conference established
1966
National Conference of Lieutenant Governors (now known as National Lieutenant Governors Association) affiliates with CSG
1969
CSG headquarters moves from Chicago to Lexington, Ky.
1970
The Southern Conference changes its name to the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC)
1975
National Governors’ Conference changes its name to National Governors Association (NGA) and disaffiliates from CSG
1975
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) disaffiliates from CSG
1975
National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) disaffiliates from CSG
1975
CSG launches Innovations Transfer Program (now Innovations Awards Program)
1976
National Association of State Treasurers (NAST) affiliates with CSG
1977
Herbert L. Wiltsee named executive director of CSG
1978
William J. Page Jr. named executive director of CSG
1978
National Conference of State General Services Officers (NCSGSO) affiliates with CSG
1980
Frank H. Bailey named executive director of CSG
1983
Carl W. Stenberg named executive director of CSG
1983
National Association of Secretaries of State re-affiliates with CSG
1983
CSG Associates Program established
1984
National Association of State Personnel Executives (NASPE) affiliates with CSG
1986
The Toll Fellows Program established
1986
Midwestern Legislative Conference moves its office from Chicago to Lombard, Ill.
1987
National Association of State Facilities Administrators (NASFA) affiliates with CSG
1987
American Probation & Parole Association (APPA) affiliates with CSG
1989
Daniel M. Sprague named executive director of CSG
1990
National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) affiliates with CSG
1990
ERC begins recruiting international affiliate members
1990
Northeast Recycling Council created
1992
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico joins ERC
1992
State Trends & Forecasts (later renamed Solutions) publication series begins
1993
CSG instituted annual international exchanges
1994
CSG 21st Century Foundation formed
1995
MLC Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development (BILLD) established
1995
CSG holds States’ Federalism Summit
1996
Western Office changes its name to Council of State Governments (CSG)-
WEST
1999
Eastern Trade Council (ETC) created
1999
Northeast States Association for Agricultural Stewardship created
2000
CSG-Headquarters begins its trends mission projects
2000
Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission established
2000
State International Development Organization (SIDO) affiliates with CSG
2000
CSG-WEST Western Legislative Academy established
2001
CSG-WEST moves its office from San Francisco to Sacramento
2002
Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision activates
2002
The Book of the States becomes an annual publication
2002
Border Legislative Conference created by CSG-WEST in partnership with Southern Legislative Conference
2002
National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL) affiliates with CSG
2003
Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) affiliates with CSG
2004
National Association of State Chief Administrators (NASCA), formerly NCSGSO, re-affiliates with CSG
2004
State Government News changes its name to State News
2004
The National Center for Interstate Compacts established
2005
ERC Robert J. Thompson Eastern Leadership Academy established
2006
CSG Justice Center formed
2007
SLC Center for the Advancement of Leadership Skills established
2007
CSG launches Center for State Governance Transformation
2008
CSG celebrates its 75th anniversary
