Arizona State Legislature

Arizona State Legislature
56th Arizona Legislature
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
History
Founded	February 14, 1912 (1912-02-14)
Preceded by	Arizona Territorial Legislature
New session started	January 9, 2023
Leadership
President of the Senate	Warren Petersen (R) since January 9, 2023
President pro Tempore	TJ Shope (R) since November 8, 2022
Speaker of the House	Ben Toma (R) since January 9, 2023
Speaker pro Tempore	Travis Grantham (R) since January 11, 2021
Structure
Seats	90 30 Senators 60 Representatives
Senate political groups	Republican (16)   Democratic (14)
House political groups	Republican (31)   Democratic (29)
Salary	$24,000/per year + per diem
Elections
Last Senate election	November 8, 2022
Last House election	November 8, 2022
Next Senate election	November 5, 2024
Next House election	November 5, 2024
Redistricting	Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
Meeting place
Arizona State Capitol 1700 W. Washington St. Phoenix, Arizona • 85007
Website
Arizona State Legislature
Constitution
Constitution of Arizona

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The Arizona State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. It is a bicameral legislature that consists of a lower house, the House of Representatives, and an upper house, the Senate. Composed of 90 legislators, the state legislature meets in the Capitol Complex in the state capital of Phoenix. Created by the Arizona Constitution upon statehood in 1912, the Arizona State Legislature met biennially until 1950. Since then they meet annually.

The state is divided into 30 legislative districts, each of which elects one senator and two representatives. Legislators are term-limited to eight consecutive years in office, but can run again after two years, or run for a seat in the other house.

Republicans have narrow two-seat majorities in the House and Senate, and all 90 seats of the Legislature are up for re-election on November 5, 2024.