Pennsylvania General Assembly

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Pennsylvania General Assembly
Coat of arms
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
Term limits	None
History
Founded	May 5, 1682; 341 years ago (1682-05-05)
Preceded by	Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly
New session started	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
Leadership
President of the Senate	Austin Davis (D) since January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)
Senate President Pro Tempore	Kim Ward (R) since January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
Senate Majority Leader	Joe Pittman (R) since January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
Speaker of the House	Joanna McClinton (D) since February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)
House Majority Leader	Matthew Bradford (D) since February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)
Structure
Seats	253
Senate political groups	Majority   Republican (28) Minority   Democratic (22)
House political groups	Majority   Democratic (102) Minority   Republican (100) Vacancy   Vacancy (1)
Length of term	Senate: 4 years House: 2 years
Salary	$102,844/year + per diem
Senators	50
State Representatives	203
Elections
Senate voting system	First-past-the-post
House voting system	First-past-the-post
Last Senate election	November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) (even-numbered districts)
Last House election	November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
Next Senate election	November 5, 2024 (2024-11-05) (odd-numbered districts)
Next House election	November 5, 2024 (2024-11-05)
Redistricting	politician commission
Motto
Virtue, Liberty and Independence
Meeting place
Pennsylvania State Capitol Harrisburg
Website
www.legis.state.pa.us
Constitution
Constitution of Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The legislature convenes in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. In colonial times (1682–1776), the legislature was known as the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly and was unicameral. Since the Constitution of 1776, the legislature has been known as the General Assembly. The General Assembly became a bicameral legislature in 1791. As of 2024, it is the only state legislature in the country in which Democrats and Republicans each control one chamber.^[1]