Maryland General Assembly

Maryland General Assembly
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Delegates
Term limits	None
Leadership
President of the Senate	Bill Ferguson (D) since January 8, 2020
Speaker of the House of Delegates	Adrienne Jones[1] (D) since May 1, 2019
Structure
Seats	188 47 senators 141 delegates
Senate political groups	Democratic (34)   Republican (13)
House of Delegates political groups	Democratic (102)   Republican (39)
Length of term	Both chambers: 4 years
Elections
Last Senate election	November 8, 2022
Last House of Delegates election	November 8, 2022
Next Senate election	November 3, 2026
Next House of Delegates election	November 3, 2026
Redistricting	Legislative control
Motto
Fatti maschi, parole femmine
Meeting place
Maryland State House Annapolis
Website
mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite

The Maryland General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland that convenes within the State House in Annapolis. It is a bicameral body: the upper chamber, the Maryland Senate, has 47 representatives, and the lower chamber, the Maryland House of Delegates, has 141 representatives. Members of both houses serve four-year terms. Each house elects its own officers, judges the qualifications and election of its own members, establishes rules for the conduct of its business, and may punish or expel its own members.

The General Assembly convenes its legislative session for 90 days each year to act on more than 2,300 bills including the state's annual budget, which it must pass before adjourning sine die. The General Assembly's 446th session convened on January 10, 2024.^[2]