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.

## 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.

## Infobox (legislature)

- **name**: Alabama Legislature
- **coa pic**: Seal of Alabama.svg
- **session room**: Alabama State House, Montgomery, West view 20160713 1.jpg
- **coa caption**: Seal of Alabama
- **house type**: Bicameral
- **houses**: Alabama Senate, Senate
Alabama House of Representatives, House of Representatives
- **house1**: Senate
- **house2**: House of Representatives
- **term limits**: None
- **new session**: March 7, 2023
- **leader1 type**: Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, President of the Senate (Lieutenant Governor)
- **leader1**: Will Ainsworth
- **party1**: (Alabama Republican Party, R)
- **election1**: January 14, 2019
- **leader2 type**: President pro tempore of the Senate
- **leader2**: Greg Reed
- **party2**: (Alabama Republican Party, R)
- **election2**: February 2, 2021
- **leader3 type**: Senate Majority Leader
- **leader3**: Steve Livingston
- **party3**: (Alabama Republican Party, R)
- **election3**: October 30, 2023
- **leader4 type**: Senate Minority Leader
- **leader4**: Bobby Singleton
- **party4**: (Alabama Democratic Party, D)
- **election4**: January 8, 2019
- **leader5 type**: Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives, Speaker of the House
- **leader5**: Nathaniel Ledbetter
- **party5**: (Alabama Republican Party, R)
- **election5**: January 10, 2023
- **leader6 type**: Speaker pro Tempore of the House
- **leader6**: Chris Pringle (politician), Chris Pringle
- **party6**: (Alabama Republican Party, R)
- **election6**: January 10, 2023
- **leader7 type**: House Majority Leader
- **leader7**: Scott Stadthagen
- **party7**: (Alabama Republican Party, R)
- **election7**: November 11, 2022
- **leader8 type**: House Minority Leader
- **leader8**: Anthony Daniels (politician), Anthony Daniels
- **party8**: (Alabama Democratic Party, D)
- **election8**: February 8, 2017
- **authority**: Article IV, Alabama Constitution
- **salary**: $49,861/year
 $85/day
- **members**: 140
- **structure1**: File:Alabama State Senate (27 Republicans, 8 Democrats).svg
- **structure1 res**: 250
- **structure2**: Alabama House of Representatives 2022.svg
- **structure2 res**: 250
- **political groups1**: *  Alabama Republican Party, Republican (27)
*  Alabama Democratic Party, Democratic (8)
- **political groups2**: *  Alabama Republican Party, Republican (77)
*  Alabama Democratic Party, Democratic (28)
- **last election1**: 2022 Alabama Senate election, November 8, 2022
- **next election1**: November 3, 2026
- **last election2**: 2022 Alabama House of Representatives election, November 8, 2022
- **next election2**: November 3, 2026
- **redistricting**: Legislative Control
- **meeting place**: Alabama State House
Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery
- **website**: [http://www.legislature.state.al.us Alabama Legislature]