Until December 1999, there was also a Senat, or Senate, whose members were chosen by social and economic groups in Bavaria, but following a referendum in 1998, this institution was abolished.
Až do prosince 1999, existovala i druhá komora, senát, jehož členové byli vybráni společenskými a ekonomickými skupinami v Bavorsku, která byla referendem v roce 1998 zrušena.