Missouri General Assembly

Missouri General Assembly
Missouri General Assembly
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate ; House of Representatives
Term limits	Senate: 2 terms (8 years); House: 4 terms (8 years)
Leadership
Senate President	Mike Kehoe (R) ; since June 18, 2018
Senate President pro tempore	Caleb Rowden (R) ; since January 9, 2019
House Speaker	Dean Plocher (R) ; since January 6, 2023
Structure
Seats	197; 34 senators; 163 representatives;
Senate political groups	Republican (24); Democratic (10);
House of Representatives political groups	Republican (111); Democratic (51); Vacant (1);
Length of term	Senate: 4 years; House: 2 years
Salary	$35,915/year + per diem
Elections
Last Senate election	November 8, 2022
Last House of Representatives election	November 8, 2022
Next Senate election	November 5, 2024
Next House of Representatives election	November 5, 2024
Redistricting	Legislative Commission
Meeting place
	Missouri State Capitol; Jefferson City
Website
	Missouri General Assembly
Constitution
	Constitution of Missouri

The Missouri General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Missouri. The bicameral General Assembly is composed of a 34-member Senate and a 163-member House of Representatives. Elections are conducted using first-past-the-post voting in single-member districts of roughly equal population. Members of both houses of the General Assembly are subject to term limits. Senators are limited to two four-year terms and representatives to four two-year terms, a total of 8 years for members of both houses. The General Assembly meets at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City.

Polling from Saint Louis University showed that the General Assembly enjoyed a 45% approval rating in 2024, which was considered "relatively high" compared to other government institutions.^[1]

Qualifications

Members of the House of Representatives must be 24 years of age to be elected. Representatives also must be a qualified Missouri voter for two years, and a resident of the county or district of their constituency for one year. Senators must be 30 years of age, a qualified Missouri voter for three years, and similar to House qualifications, must be a resident of their senatorial constituency for one year prior to their election.

Sessions and quorum

According to Article III, Section 20 of the Missouri Constitution, the General Assembly must convene on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January following the state general election.^[2] It adjourns on May 30, with no consideration of bills after 6:00 p.m. on the first Friday following the second Monday in May. No appropriation bill may be considered after 6:00 p.m. on the first Friday after the first Monday in May. If the Governor returns a bill with his objections after adjournment sine die, the General Assembly is automatically reconvened on the first Wednesday following the second Monday in September for a period not to exceed ten days to consider vetoed bills.^[2]

The Governor may convene the General Assembly in special session for a maximum of 60 calendar days at any time. Only subjects recommended by the Governor in his call or a special message may be considered. The President Pro Tem and the Speaker may convene a 30-day special session upon petition of three-fourths of the members of each chamber.

Neither the House nor Senate, without the consent of the other chamber, adjourn for more than ten days at any one time, nor to any other place than that in which the two houses may be sitting.

As a part-time legislature, compensation is low with the General Assembly, and most senators and representatives hold jobs outside their legislative duties. Lawmakers are paid about $35,915 per legislative year.^[3]

References

^ "SLU/YouGov Poll Shows Missourians Give Fairly Positive Ratings to Missouri Politicians, Legislature, but Not to President, the U.S. Congress, or the U.S. Supreme Court". www.slu.edu. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "The Legislative Process In Missouri". House of Representatives. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
^ "Did You Know - Facts About the Missouri Senate". www.senate.mo.gov. Retrieved April 24, 2023.

External links

Official General Assembly Website
Missouri Senate Website
Missouri House of Representatives Website
Publications by or about Missouri General Assembly at Internet Archive.

[1] "SLU/YouGov Poll Shows Missourians Give Fairly Positive Ratings to Missouri Politicians, Legislature, but Not to President, the U.S. Congress, or the U.S. Supreme Court". www.slu.edu. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

[main-2] "The Legislative Process In Missouri". House of Representatives. Retrieved December 23, 2020.

[3] "Did You Know - Facts About the Missouri Senate". www.senate.mo.gov. Retrieved April 24, 2023.

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v t e Members of the Missouri Senate
102nd General Assembly (2023-2024) President of the Senate Mike Kehoe (R) President pro tempore Caleb Rowden (R) Majority Leader Cindy O'Laughlin (R) Minority Leader Doug Beck (D)
▌Doug Beck (D) ▌Nick Schroer (R) ▌Elaine Gannon (R) ▌Karla May (D) ▌Steven Roberts (D) ▌Mike Bernskoetter (R) ▌Vacant ▌Mike Cierpiot (R) ▌Barbara Washington (D) ▌Travis Fitzwater (R) ▌Vacant ▌Rusty Black (R) ▌Angela Mosley (D) ▌Brian Williams (D) ▌Andrew Koenig (R) ▌Justin Brown (R) ▌Vacant ▌Cindy O'Laughlin (R) ▌Caleb Rowden (R) ▌Curtis Trent (R) ▌Denny Hoskins (R) ▌Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R) ▌Bill Eigel (R) ▌Tracy McCreery (D) ▌Jason Bean (R) ▌Ben Brown (R) ▌Holly Thompson Rehder (R) ▌Sandy Crawford (R) ▌Mike Moon (R) ▌Lincoln Hough (R) ▌Rick Brattin (R) ▌Jill Carter (R) ▌Vacant ▌Tony Luetkemeyer (R)
▌Republican (23) ▌Democratic (7) ▌Vacant (4) Missouri General Assembly House Senate List of past Assemblies

v t e Members of the Missouri House of Representatives
102nd General Assembly (2023–2024) Speaker of the House Dean Plocher (R) Speaker pro tempore Mike Henderson (R) Majority Leader Jonathan Patterson (R) Minority Leader Crystal Quade (D)
▌Jeff Farnan (R) ▌Mazzie Christensen (R) ▌Danny Busick (R) ▌Greg Sharpe (R) ▌Louis Riggs (R) ▌Ed Lewis (R) ▌Peggy McGaugh (R) ▌Josh Hurlbert (R) ▌Dean Van Schoiack (R) ▌Bill Falkner (R) ▌Brenda Shields (R) ▌Jamie Johnson (D) ▌Sean Pouche (R) ▌Ashley Aune (D) ▌Maggie Nurrenbern (D) ▌Chris Brown (R) ▌Bill Allen (R) ▌Eric Woods (D) ▌Ingrid Burnett (D) ▌Aaron McMullen (R) ▌Robert Sauls (D) ▌Yolanda Young (D) ▌Michael Johnson (D) ▌Emily Weber (D) ▌Patty Lewis (D) ▌Ashley Bland Manlove (D) ▌Richard Brown (D) ▌Jerome Barnes (D) ▌Aaron Crossley (D) ▌Jonathan Patterson (R) ▌Dan Stacy (R) ▌Jeff Coleman (R) ▌Chris Sander (R) ▌Kemp Strickler (D) ▌Keri Ingle (D) ▌Anthony Ealy (D) ▌Mark Sharp (D) ▌Chris Lonsdale (R) ▌Doug Richey (R) ▌Chad Perkins (R) ▌Doyle Justus (R) ▌Jeff Myers (R) ▌Kent Haden (R) ▌Cheri Toalson Reisch (R) ▌Kathy Steinhoff (D) ▌David Tyson Smith (D) ▌Adrian Plank (D) ▌Tim Taylor (R) ▌Jim Schulte (R) ▌Douglas Mann (D) ▌Kurtis Gregory (R) ▌Brad Pollitt (R) ▌Terry Thompson (R) ▌Dan Houx (R) ▌Mike Haffner (R) ▌Michael Davis (R) ▌Rodger Reedy (R) ▌Willard Haley (R) ▌Rudy Veit (R) ▌Dave Griffith (R) ▌Bruce Sassmann (R) ▌Sherri Gallick (R) ▌Tricia Byrnes (R) ▌Tony Lovasco (R) ▌Wendy Hausman (R) ▌Marlene Terry (D) ▌Chantelle Nickson-Clark (D) ▌Jay Mosley (D) ▌Adam Schnelting (R) ▌Gretchen Bangert (D) ▌LaDonna Appelbaum (D) ▌Doug Clemens (D) ▌Raychel Proudie (D) ▌Kevin Windham Jr. (D) ▌Alan Gray (D) ▌Marlon Anderson (D) ▌Kimberly-Ann Collins (D) ▌Vacant ▌LaKeySha Bosley (D) ▌Peter Merideth (D) ▌Steve Butz (D) ▌Donna Baringer (D) ▌Sarah Unsicker (D) ▌Del Taylor (D) ▌Yolonda Fountain Henderson (D) ▌Joe Adams (D) ▌Paula Brown (D) ▌Holly Jones (R) ▌Dean Plocher (R) ▌Barbara Phifer (D) ▌Jo Doll (D) ▌Michael Burton (D) ▌Bridget Walsh Moore (D) ▌Jim Murphy (R) ▌Michael O'Donnell (R) ▌Brad Christ (R) ▌David Casteel (R) ▌Deb Lavender (D) ▌Ian Mackey (D) ▌Philip Oehlerking (R) ▌Ben Keathley (R) ▌Richard West (R) ▌Dave Hinman (R) ▌Phil Christofanelli (R) ▌Adam Schwadron (R) ▌Travis Wilson (R) ▌Mark Matthiesen (R) ▌Justin Hicks (R) ▌Kyle Marquart (R) ▌Justin Sparks (R) ▌Gary Bonacker (R) ▌Renee Reuter (R) ▌Phil Amato (R) ▌Ken Waller (R) ▌Cyndi Buchheit-Courtway (R) ▌Dale Wright (R) ▌Mike Henderson (R) ▌Mike McGirl (R) ▌Brad Banderman (R) ▌Ron Copeland (R) ▌Bill Hardwick (R) ▌Tara Peters (R) ▌Lisa Thomas (R) ▌Don Mayhew (R) ▌Dane Diehl (R) ▌Jim Kalberloh (R) ▌Ann Kelley (R) ▌Mike Stephens (R) ▌John Black (R) ▌Bishop Davidson (R) ▌Bill Owen (R) ▌Crystal Quade (D) ▌Melanie Stinnett (R) ▌Alex Riley (R) ▌Betsy Fogle (D) ▌Stephanie Hein (D) ▌Darin Chappell (R) ▌Brad Hudson (R) ▌Bob Titus (R) ▌Jamie Gragg (R) ▌Hannah Kelly (R) ▌Jeff Knight (R) ▌Bennie Cook (R) ▌Chris Dinkins (R) ▌Rick Francis (R) ▌Barry Hovis (R) ▌John Voss (R) ▌Jamie Burger (R) ▌Donnie Brown (R) ▌Cameron Parker (R) ▌Herman Morse (R) ▌Hardy Billington (R) ▌Darrell Atchison (R) ▌David Evans (R) ▌Travis Smith (R) ▌Brian Seitz (R) ▌Mitch Boggs (R) ▌Scott Cupps (R) ▌Dirk Deaton (R) ▌Ben Baker (R) ▌Lane Roberts (R) ▌Bob Bromley (R) ▌Cody Smith (R)
▌Republican (111) ▌Democratic (51) ▌Vacant (1) Missouri General Assembly House Senate List of past Assemblies

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Authority control databases
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Qualifications

Sessions and quorum

See also

References

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