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South Carolina General Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
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
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Senate political groups

     Republican (28)

     Democratic (18)


     Vacant (0)
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House political groups

     Republican (80)

     Democratic (44)


     Vacant (0)[1]
Elections
Senate last election
November 2016
House last election
November 2016
Meeting place
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South Carolina State House, Columbia
Website
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/



Governor Donald Russell addressing the Assembly in 1964


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.


Reynolds v. Sims[2] caused district lines to cross county lines, causing legislators to be on multiple county councils. This led to the passage of the Home Rule Act of 1975, which created county councils that were independent of the General Assembly. However, some functions that in many other states are performed by county governments are still handled by county legislative delegations in South Carolina.[3]


There are 124 members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, who are elected every two years, and the South Carolina Senate has 46 members, elected every four years concurrent to the Presidential election. For both houses, there are no term limits. The General Assembly meets in joint session to elect judges, with all 170 members having an equal vote in such elections.




Contents






  • 1 Officers


    • 1.1 Senate


    • 1.2 House of Representatives




  • 2 See also


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Officers



Senate

























South Carolina Senate Officers
Position
Name
Party
President Pro Tempore
Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr. Republican
Majority Leader A. Shane Massey Republican
Minority Leader Nikki G. Setzler Democratic


House of Representatives






























South Carolina House of Representatives Officers
Position
Name
Party
Speaker James H. "Jay" Lucas Republican
Speaker pro tempore
Tommy Pope Republican
Majority Leader Gary Simrill Republican
Minority Leader J. Todd Rutherford Democratic


See also



  • South Carolina State House

  • South Carolina House of Representatives

  • South Carolina Senate

  • South Carolina Code of Laws



References





  1. ^ https://www.scstatehouse.gov/house.php


  2. ^ "Reynolds v. Sims 377 U.S. 533 (1964)". Justia Law. Retrieved 2016-05-12..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ "Scoppe: The Home Rule Act that didn't really allow home rule". thestate. Retrieved 2016-05-12.




External links


  • South Carolina Legislature Online













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