Legislative branch of the state government of Kentucky
Kentucky General Assembly
2024 session (adjourned)
Type
Type
Bicameral
Houses
Senate House of Representatives
Term limits
None
History
Founded
May 26, 1845
Leadership
President of the Senate
Robert Stivers (R) since January 8, 2013
Senate Majority Leader
Damon Thayer (R) since January 8, 2013
Speaker of the House
David Osborne (R) since January 8, 2019
House Majority Leader
Steven Rudy (R) since January 5, 2021
Structure
Seats
138 voting members
38 senators
100 representatives
Senate political groups
Republican (31)
Democratic (7)
House political groups
Republican (80)
Democratic (20)
Length of term
Senate 4 years House of Representatives 2 years
Salary
$188.22/day + per diem (elected before January 1, 2023)
$203.28/day + per diem (elected after January 1, 2023)[1]
Elections
Last Senate election
November 8, 2022 (19 seats)
Last House election
November 8, 2022
Next Senate election
November 5, 2024 (19 seats)
Next House election
November 5, 2024
Redistricting
Legislative control
Motto
United we stand, divided we fall
Meeting place
Kentucky State Capitol Frankfort
Website
https://legislature.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx
The Kentucky General Assembly, also called the Kentucky Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It comprises the Kentucky Senate and the Kentucky House of Representatives.
The General Assembly meets annually in the state capitol building in Frankfort, convening on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January. In even-numbered years, sessions may not last more than 60 legislative days, and cannot extend beyond April 15. In odd-numbered years, sessions may not last more than 30 legislative days, and cannot extend beyond March 30. Special sessions may be called by the Governor of Kentucky at any time and for any duration.
^"How much do Kentucky's governor and other elected officials make? Here's a list". Louisville Courier-Journal. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
and 25 Related for: Kentucky General Assembly information
The KentuckyGeneralAssembly, also called the Kentucky Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It comprises the Kentucky Senate...
The 2024 KentuckyGeneralAssembly was a meeting of the KentuckyGeneralAssembly, composed of the Kentucky Senate and the Kentucky House of Representatives...
the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled the state's education system was unconstitutional. The response of the GeneralAssembly was passage of the Kentucky Education...
The 2023 KentuckyGeneralAssembly was a meeting of the KentuckyGeneralAssembly, composed of the Kentucky Senate and the Kentucky House of Representatives...
The Kentucky Senate is the upper house of the KentuckyGeneralAssembly. The Kentucky Senate is composed of 38 members elected from single-member districts...
Kentucky elections. If enacted, the amendment will allow the KentuckyGeneralAssembly to fund charter schools. To give parents choices in educational...
are determined by acts of the Kentucky General Assembly and recorded in Title I, Chapter 2 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes. The state's nickname – "The...
expenditures increasingly on research, following a compact formed by the KentuckyGeneralAssembly. The directive mandated that the university become a "Top 20"...
The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the KentuckyGeneralAssembly. It is composed of 100 Representatives elected from single-member...
The 2022 KentuckyGeneralAssembly was a meeting of the KentuckyGeneralAssembly, composed of the Kentucky Senate and the Kentucky House of Representatives...
art teacher in Frankfort, the state capital of Kentucky. It was adopted by the KentuckyGeneralAssembly on March 26, 1918. In June 1962, the flag was...
conference was ever held. Magoffin called a special session of the KentuckyGeneralAssembly on December 27, 1860, and asked legislators for a convention of...
in the 1986 GeneralAssembly; the bill passed the House but was not considered in the Senate. During the 1982 KentuckyGeneralAssembly, Democrat William...
year. In 1998, the KentuckyGeneralAssembly voted to utilize some of the profits generated by the state lottery to fund the Kentucky Educational Excellence...
level and in the KentuckyGeneralAssembly. The party is organized into two main committees that hold authority. In the 2015 Kentucky elections, the party...
slated: The $36 million Alltech Arena was approved in 2006 by the KentuckyGeneralAssembly (legislature). Enhancements to the arena's sound system. A resort...
conference was held. Governor Magoffin called a special session of the KentuckyGeneralAssembly on December 27, 1860, to ask the legislators for a convention...
Commissioner of Agriculture. Kentucky's legislative branch consists of a bicameral body known as the KentuckyGeneralAssembly. The Senate is considered...
the Ford L-Series trucks, which were named for Louisville. The Kentucky Truck Assembly Plant also manufactures the Ford Expedition (both regular and EL/Max...
attributed this to Kentucky's strong Republican lean and the fact that Republicans gained seats in the KentuckyGeneralAssembly in 2022. However, Democrats...
building, which is now a museum operated by the Kentucky Historical Society. In 1904, the KentuckyGeneralAssembly chose Frankfort (rather than Lexington or...
then-lieutenant governor, acting as governor, issued pardons, called the KentuckyGeneralAssembly into special session to enact legislation limiting property tax...
Global Information
