Indiana General Assembly
| Indiana General Assembly | |
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Senate House of Representatives |
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David Long (R)
Since January 12, 2007 |
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Brian Bosma (R)
Since November 3, 2010 |
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 150 |
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| Elections | |
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House of Representatives last election
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November 4, 2014 |
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Senate last election
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November 4, 2014 |
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| Indiana State House, Indianapolis | |
| House of Representatives Chamber | |
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| Senate Chamber | |
| Website | |
| www |
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| Constitution | |
| Constitution of Indiana | |
Coordinates: 38°46′7.54″N 86°9′45.54″W / 38.7687611°N 86.1626500°W
The Indiana General Assembly is the state legislature, or legislative branch, of the state of Indiana. It is a bicameral legislature that consists of a lower house, the Indiana House of Representatives, and an upper house, the Indiana Senate. The General Assembly meets annually at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.
Members of the General Assembly are elected from districts that are realigned every ten years. Representatives serve terms of two years and senators serve terms of four years. Both houses can create bills, but bills must pass both houses before it can be submitted to the governor and enacted into law.
Currently the Republican Party holds supermajorities in both chambers of the General Assembly. Republicans outnumber Democrats in the Senate by a 40-10 margin, and in the House of Representatives by a 71-29 margin.
The Indiana General Assembly is made up of two houses, the House of Representatives and the Senate.Indiana has a part-time legislature that does not meet year-round. The General Assembly convenes on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January. During odd-numbered years the legislature meets for 61 days (not necessarily consecutively) and must be adjourned by April 30. During even-numbered years the legislature meets for 30 days (not necessarily consecutively) and must be adjourned by March 15. The General Assembly may not adjourn for more than three days without a resolution approving adjournment being passed in both houses. The governor has the authority to call on the General Assembly to convene a special session if legislators are unable to complete necessary work within time allotted by the regular sessions. Special sessions of the General Assembly were rarely called in the state's early history, but have become more commonplace in modern times.
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