This is a list of United States state legislatures. Each

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in the United States has a

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as part of its form of civil

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. Most of the fundamental details of the legislature are specified in the state constitution. With the exception of Nebraska, all state legislatures are

bicameral Bicameralism is a type of legislature that is divided into two separate Deliberative assembly, assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate ...

bodies, composed of a

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(Assembly, General Assembly, State Assembly, House of Delegates, or House of Representatives) and an

upper house An upper house is one of two Legislative chamber, chambers of a bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house. The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smaller and often has more restricted p ...

(Senate). The United States also has one

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and five non-state territories with local legislative branches, which are listed below. Among the states, the

Nebraska Legislature The Nebraska Legislature (also called the Unicameral) is the legislative branch, legislature of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, Nebraska, Lincoln. With 49 members, known as "senators ...

is the only state with a

unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature consisting of one house or assembly that legislates and votes as one. Unicameralism has become an increasingly common type of legislature, making up nearly ...

body. However, three other jurisdictions the

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, and the

U.S. Virgin Islands The United States Virgin Islands, officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and a territory of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located ...

also have unicameral bodies. The exact names, dates, term lengths,

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s, and other details are determined by an individual state's laws.

Party summary

Note: A party with a numerical majority in a chamber may be forced to share power with other parties due to informal coalitions or may cede power outright because of divisions within its caucus.

US state Legislature and Governor Control

State legislatures

Current legislatures

Lists of past terms/sessions

Federal district and territorial legislatures

Current legislatures

National Conference of State Legislatures. Their latest tables

States

Abbreviations: vacancy, undecided, recall, Covenant Party, New Progressive Party, Popular Democratic Party.

U.S. Territories

Abbreviations: vacancy, undecided, recall, Covenant Party, New Progressive Party, Popular Democratic Party.

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References

External links

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Party summary

State legislatures

Current legislatures

Lists of past terms/sessions

Federal district and territorial legislatures

Current legislatures

National Conference of State Legislatures. Their latest tables

States

U.S. Territories

See also

Notes

References

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