Mississippi Legislature

Mississippi Legislature
The Great Seal of Mississippi
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
Leadership
President of the Senate	Tate Reeves (R) Since January 5, 2012
Speaker of the House	Phillip Gunn (R) Since January 3, 2012
Structure
Seats	174 voting members: 52 Senators 122 Representatives
Senate political groups	Republican (32)      Democratic (20)
House political groups	Republican (74)      Democratic (48)
Elections
Senate last election	November 3, 2015
House last election	November 3, 2015
Meeting place
Mississippi State Capitol, Jackson
Website
www.legislature.ms.gov

     Republican (32)

     Republican (74)

The Mississippi Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The bicameral Legislature is composed of the lower Mississippi House of Representatives, with 122 members, and the upper Mississippi State Senate, with 52 members. Both Representatives and Senators serve four-year terms without term limits.

The Legislature convenes at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson.

The Mississippi Constitution gives the state legislature the authority to determine rules of its own proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and expel a member with a two-thirds vote of the membership of his or her chamber. A bill may originate in either house, and be amended or rejected in the other, and must be read by its title on three different days in each house, unless two-thirds of the house dispenses with the rules. The Mississippi Constitution prohibits amending a bill to change its original purpose. Bills amended in the second house, must return for a vote to accept amendments.

The governor has the power to veto legislation, but legislators can override the veto with a two-thirds decision.

Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives are elected to four-year terms and state senators are also elected for four-year. State legislators earn $10,000 per year.