List of U.S. state legislatures

List of U.S. state legislatures

Each State in the United States has a legislative branch as part of its form of civil government. Most of the fundamental details of the legislature are specified in the state constitution. 49 state legislatures are bicameral bodies, composed of a lower house (Assembly, House of Delegates or House of Representatives) and an upper house (Senate). The Nebraska Legislature is the lone unicameral body.

The exact names, dates, term limits (if any), term lengths, electoral districts, and other details are at the discretion of the individual states. The following shows the state, names, membership, parties and terms of each state's legislature.

Party summary

As of January 11, 2008, the party composition of the legislatures iscite web|author=NCSL|title=Chalk one up for the GOP|url=http://ncsl.typepad.com/the_thicket/2006/11/chalk_one_up_fo.html|accessyear=2006] :

Map key

Notes

*All 9 of the Democrats and 6 of the Republicans in the Alaska Senate form a governing coalition with the remaining 5 Republicans in opposition. [ [http://www.adn.com/front/story/8451289p-8345508c.html Bipartisan gang takes over Alaska state Senate] . Anchorage Daily News. November 29 2006.] [ [http://www.adn.com/news/politics/story/8506646p-8399832c.html McGuire joins bipartisan coalition] . Anchorage Daily News. December 20 2006.]
*The two nonvoting members of the Maine House of Representatives, elected by the Penobscot Nation and the Passamaquoddy Tribe respectively, are not counted in the above table, as they are not counted in similar tabulations in State Government web sites.
* The Oklahoma Senate is tied between Democrats and Republicans, so the tie-breaking vote belongs to the state's Lieutenant Governor, Jari Askins, a Democrat.
* The Tennessee Senate is tied at 16 Republicans and 16 Democrats after a GOP Senator left the party to become an independent. However, he only left the Republican Party after the election of the Speaker, so the Republicans still have organisational control.

Legislative websites

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Below are links and URLs to all 50 state legislature websites as of January 12006. For most states the "only" place where the full text of the statutes are available online is the state legislature's website.

ee also

* National Conference of State Legislatures

External links

* [http://www.ncsl.org National Conference of State Legislatures]
* [http://www.ncsl.org/public/leglinks.cfm State Legislatures Internet Links]
* [http://www.llsdc.org/state-leg/ State Legislatures, State Laws, and State Regulations: Website Links and Telephone Numbers]
* [http://www.stateside.com/thefiftystates/index.shtml Legislative Session Calendars and Bill Introduction Deadlines]

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