Pennsylvania General Assembly

Pennsylvania General Assembly
Pennsylvania General Assembly
	Coat of arms
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate; House of Representatives
Term limits	None
History
Founded	May 5, 1682
Preceded by	Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly
New session started	January 3, 2023
Leadership
President of the Senate	Austin Davis (D) ; since January 17, 2023
Senate President Pro Tempore	Kim Ward (R) ; since January 3, 2023
Senate Majority Leader	Joe Pittman (R) ; since January 3, 2023
Speaker of the House	Joanna McClinton (D) ; since February 28, 2023
House Majority Leader	Matthew Bradford (D) ; since February 28, 2023
Structure
Seats	253
Senate political groups	Majority Republican (28); Minority Democratic (20); Forward/Democrat (2);
House political groups	Majority Democratic (102); Minority Republican (101);
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 5, 2024 ; (odd-numbered districts)
Last House election	November 5, 2024
Next Senate election	November 3, 2026 ; (even-numbered districts)
Next House election	November 3, 2026
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.^[1]

^ "2023 State & Legislative Partisan Composition" (PDF). National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved December 29, 2023.