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Alabama Senate

Alabama State Senate
Alabama State Legislature
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Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
New session started
February 2, 2016
Leadership
Kay Ivey (R)
Since January 17, 2011
Del Marsh (R)
Since November 3, 2010
Majority Leader
Greg Reed (R)
Since November 4, 2014
Minority Leader
Quinton Ross (D)
Since November 4, 2014
Structure
Seats 35
Senate diagram 2014 State of Alabama.svg
Length of term
4 years
Authority Article IV, Alabama Constitution
Salary $42,830/yr
Elections
Last election
November 4, 2014
(35 seats)
Next election
November 6, 2018
(35 seats)
Redistricting Legislative Control
Meeting place
State Senate Chamber
Alabama State Capitol
Montgomery, Alabama
Website
Alabama State Senate

Coordinates: 32°22′36″N 86°17′56″W / 32.37667°N 86.29889°W / 32.37667; -86.29889

The Alabama State Senate is the upper house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alabama. The body is composed of 35 members representing an equal amount of districts across the state, with each district containing at least 127,140 citizens. Similar to the lower house, the Alabama House of Representatives, the Senate serves both without term limits and with a four-year term

The Alabama State Senate meets at the State House in Montgomery.

Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the United States Senate, the Senate can confirm or reject gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions and boards.

While the House of Representatives has exclusive power to originate revenue bills, such legislation can be amended and/or substituted by the Senate. Moreover, because the Senate is considered to be the "deliberative body", rules concerning length of debate are more liberal than those of the House of Representatives.


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