South Carolina General Assembly
South Carolina General Assembly | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
| History | |
| Founded | 1753 |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 170 voting members: 46 Senators 124 Representatives |
 | |
Senate political groups | Majority
Minority
|
 | |
House political groups | Majority
Minority
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| Elections | |
Senate last election | 5 November 2024 |
House last election | 5 November 2024 |
Senate next election | November 7, 2028 |
House next election | November 3, 2026 |
| Meeting place | |
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| South Carolina State House Columbia | |
| Website | |
| scstatehouse.gov | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of South Carolina | |
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 is made up of the lower South Carolina House of Representatives and the upper South Carolina Senate. All together, the General Assembly has 170 members. The legislature meets at the State House in Columbia.
The main role of the South Carolina General Assembly is to pass laws "as the common good may require."[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "South Carolina Legislature Online - House of Representatives".
- ↑ "ARTICLE III LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT" (PDF). scstathouse.gov. South Carolina Legislature. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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