South Carolina General Assembly

South Carolina General Assembly
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
Leadership
President of the Senate	Kevin L. Bryant (R) Since January 25, 2017
President Pro Tem of the Senate	Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. (R) Since January 25, 2017
Speaker of the House	James H. "Jay" Lucas (R)
Structure
Seats	170 voting members: 46 Senators 124 Representatives
Senate political groups	Republican (27)      Democratic (18)      Vacant (1)
House political groups	Republican (79)      Democratic (44)      Vacant (1)
Elections
Senate last election	November 2016
House last election	November 2016
Meeting place
South Carolina State House, Columbia
Website
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/

     Republican (27)      Democratic (18)

     Republican (79)      Democratic (44)

The South Carolina General Assembly, also called the South Carolina Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of South Carolina. The legislature is bicameral and consists of the lower South Carolina House of Representatives and the upper South Carolina Senate. Altogether, the General Assembly consists of 170 members. The legislature convenes at the State House in Columbia.

Prior to the 1964 federal Reynolds v. Sims decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, the House of Representatives was apportioned so that each county had a number of representatives based on population, with each county guaranteed at least one Representative, while each county had one Senator. Moreover, each county's General Assembly delegation also doubled as its county council, as the state constitution made no provision for local government.