Alabama Legislature

The Alabama Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is a bicameral body made of the House of Representatives and Senate. It is one of the few state legislatures in which members of both chambers serve four-year terms and in which all are elected in the same cycle.

Alabama Legislature
Seal of Alabama
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
Term limits	None
History
New session started	March 7, 2023
Leadership
President of the Senate (Lieutenant Governor)	Will Ainsworth (R) since January 14, 2019
President pro tempore of the Senate	Greg Reed (R) since February 2, 2021
Senate Majority Leader	Steve Livingston (R) since October 30, 2023
Senate Minority Leader	Bobby Singleton (D) since January 8, 2019
Speaker of the House	Nathaniel Ledbetter (R) since January 10, 2023
Speaker pro Tempore of the House	Chris Pringle (R) since January 10, 2023
House Majority Leader	Scott Stadthagen (R) since November 11, 2022
House Minority Leader	Anthony Daniels (D) since February 8, 2017
Structure
Seats	140
Senate political groups	Republican (27)   Democratic (8)
House of Representatives political groups	Republican (77)   Democratic (28)
Authority	Article IV, Alabama Constitution
Salary	$49,861/year $85/day
Elections
Senate last election	November 8, 2022
House of Representatives last election	November 8, 2022
Senate next election	November 3, 2026
House of Representatives next election	November 3, 2026
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
Alabama State House Montgomery
Website
Alabama Legislature

History

The legislature was first made in 1818, as part of the Alabama Territory, before Alabama was a state. In 1819, the Alabama constitution was accepted, and the legislature became a regular state legislature.

During the American Civil War, people from the Confederacy went to Montgomery to make a new Government. They used the capitol grounds to do government work on the Federal level. This happened from February to May 1861. After that, the capitol was moved to Richmond, Virginia after Virginia joined the Confederacy.

After the civil war, in 1867, a Constitutional convention was done to make a new constitution for Alabama. Two more were made, in 1875 and 1901. The 1901 constitution, changed the name from the Alabama General Assembly to the Alabama Legislature.