Tennessee General Assembly

Tennessee General Assembly
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
Term limits	None
History
Founded	June 1, 1796; 227 years ago (1796-06-01)
New session started	January 14, 2025
Leadership
Speaker of the Senate	Randy McNally (R) since January 9, 2017
Speaker of the House	Cameron Sexton (R) since August 23, 2019
Structure
Seats	132 voting members: 33 Senators 99 Representatives
Senate political groups	Republican (27)   Democratic (6)
House political groups	Republican (75)   Democratic (24)
Length of term	Senate: 4 years House: 2 years
Salary	$24,316/year + per diem, employee benefits, travel reimbursement[1]
Elections
Senate voting system	First-past-the-post
House voting system	First-past-the-post
Last Senate election	November 8, 2022
Last House election	November 8, 2022
Next Senate election	November 5, 2024
Next House election	November 5, 2024
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
Tennessee State Capitol Nashville
Website
www.capitol.tn.gov
Constitution
Constitution of Tennessee

The Tennessee General Assembly (TNGA) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is a part-time bicameral legislature consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Speaker of the Senate carries the additional title and office of Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee. In addition to passing a budget for state government plus other legislation, the General Assembly appoints three state officers specified by the state constitution. It is also the initiating body in any process to amend the state's constitution.