Pennsylvania General Assembly
Pennsylvania General Assembly | |
|---|---|
Coat of arms | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | May 5, 1682 |
| Preceded by | Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly |
New session started | January 7, 2025 |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 253 voting members
|
Senate political groups | Majority
Minority
|
House political groups | Majority
Minority
Vacant
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Length of term | Senate: 4 years House: 2 years |
| Salary | $102,844/year + per diem |
| Elections | |
Senate voting system | First-past-the-post |
House voting system | First-past-the-post |
Last Senate election | November 5, 2024 |
Last House election | November 5, 2024 |
Next Senate election | November 3, 2026 |
Next House election | November 3, 2026 |
| Redistricting | politician commission |
| Motto | |
| Virtue, Liberty and Independence | |
| Meeting place | |
| Pennsylvania State Capitol Harrisburg | |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of Pennsylvania | |
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is a bicameral body consisting of an upper house, the Pennsylvania State Senate, with 50 members, and a lower house, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, with 203 members. The legislature convenes in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg.
During 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.