Pennsylvania General Assembly | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
Term limits | None |
History | |
Founded | May 5, 1682 |
Preceded by | Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly |
New session started | January 1, 2019 |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 253 |
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Senate political groups | Majority caucus
Minority caucus
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House political groups | Majority caucus
Minority caucus
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Length of term | Senate: 4 years House: 2 years |
Salary | $88,610/year + per diem |
Senators | 50 |
State Representatives | 203 |
Elections | |
First-past-the-post | |
First-past-the-post | |
Senate last election | November 3, 2020 (odd-numbered districts) |
House last election | November 3, 2020 |
Senate next election | November 8, 2022 (even-numbered districts) |
House next election | November 8, 2022 |
Redistricting | politician commission |
Motto | |
Virtue, Liberty and Independence | |
Meeting place | |
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Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg | |
Website | |
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Constitution | |
Constitution of Pennsylvania |
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the legislature of Pennsylvania. It has two parts: the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (lower house) and the Pennsylvania State Senate (upper house). Before this legislature started, there was the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly. This was unicameral, which means it had only one house. It has been called the general assembly since 1776, and has been bicameral (has two houses) since 1791.
Both houses meet in the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They are both controlled by the Republican Party as of 2020.
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