Maryland General Assembly

Maryland General Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
HousesSenate
House of Delegates
Term limits
None
Leadership
Bill Ferguson (D)
since January 8, 2020
Adrienne Jones[1] (D)
since May 1, 2019
Structure
Seats188
47 senators
141 delegates
Senate political groups
  •   Democratic (34)
  •   Republican (13)
House of Delegates political groups
Length of term
Both chambers: 4 years
Elections
Last Senate election
November 8, 2022
Last House of Delegates election
November 8, 2022
Next Senate election
November 3, 2026
Next House of Delegates election
November 3, 2026
RedistrictingLegislative control
Motto
Fatti maschi, parole femmine
Meeting place
Maryland State House
Annapolis
Website
Maryland General Assembly
Constitution
Constitution of Maryland

The Maryland General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland that convenes within the State House in Annapolis. It is a bicameral body: the upper chamber, the Maryland Senate, has 47 representatives, and the lower chamber, the Maryland House of Delegates, has 141 representatives. Members of both houses serve four-year terms. Each house elects its own officers, judges the qualifications and election of its own members, establishes rules for the conduct of its business, and may punish or expel its own members.

The General Assembly convenes its legislative session for 90 days each year to act on more than 2,300 bills including the state's annual budget, which it must pass before adjourning sine die. The General Assembly's 446th session convened on January 10, 2024.[2]

  1. ^ Broadwater, Luke; Wood, Pamela (May 1, 2019). "After divisive battle among Democrats, Maryland House elects Baltimore County Del. Adrienne Jones as speaker". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Maryland General Assembly – 2024 Session".