Kentucky General Assembly

Kentucky General Assembly
2024 session (adjourned)
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
Term limits	None
History
Founded	May 26, 1845
Leadership
President of the Senate	Robert Stivers (R) since January 8, 2013
Senate Majority Leader	Damon Thayer (R) since January 8, 2013
Speaker of the House	David Osborne (R) since January 8, 2019
House Majority Leader	Steven Rudy (R) since January 5, 2021
Structure
Seats	138 voting members 38 senators 100 representatives
Senate political groups	Republican (31)   Democratic (7)
House political groups	Republican (80)   Democratic (20)
Length of term	Senate 4 years House of Representatives 2 years
Salary	$188.22/day + per diem (elected before January 1, 2023) $203.28/day + per diem (elected after January 1, 2023)[1]
Elections
Last Senate election	November 5, 2024 (19 seats)
Last House election	November 5, 2024
Next Senate election	November 3, 2026 (19 seats)
Next House election	November 3, 2026
Redistricting	Legislative control
Motto
United we stand, divided we fall
Meeting place
Kentucky State Capitol Frankfort
Website
https://legislature.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx

The Kentucky General Assembly, also called the Kentucky Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It comprises the Kentucky Senate and the Kentucky House of Representatives.

The General Assembly meets annually in the state capitol building in Frankfort, convening on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January. In even-numbered years, sessions may not last more than 60 legislative days, and cannot extend beyond April 15. In odd-numbered years, sessions may not last more than 30 legislative days, and cannot extend beyond March 30. Special sessions may be called by the Governor of Kentucky at any time and for any duration.