Kentucky General Assembly

The Kentucky General Assembly, also called the Kentucky Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is made up of the Kentucky Senate and the Kentucky House of Representatives.

Kentucky General Assembly
2025 session (adjourned)
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
HousesSenate
House of Representatives
Term limits
None
History
FoundedMay 26, 1845
Leadership
Robert Stivers (R)
since January 8, 2013
David Osborne (R)
since January 8, 2019
Structure
Seats138 voting members
  • 38 senators
  • 100 representatives
2023 Kentucky Senate.svg
Senate political groups
  •   Republican (31)
  •   Democratic (7)
Kentucky House of Representatives 2022.svg
House political groups
Length of term
Senate 4 years
House of Representatives 2 years
Salary$188.22/day + per diem (elected before January 1, 2023) $203.28/day + per diem (elected after January 1, 2023)[1]
Elections
Senate last election
November 5, 2024
(19 seats)
House last election
November 5, 2024
Senate next election
November 3, 2026
(19 seats)
House next election
November 3, 2026
RedistrictingLegislative control
Motto
United we stand, divided we fall
Meeting place
U.S. Route 60 Frankfort, KY (23892062134).jpg
Kentucky State Capitol
Frankfort
Website
https://legislature.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx

The General Assembly meets annually in the state capitol building in Frankfort, convening on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January.

References

  1. "How much do Kentucky's governor and other elected officials make? Here's a list". Louisville Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2024-01-17.