| 词条 | Arkansas General Assembly |
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| name = Arkansas General Assembly | legislature = 91st Arkansas General Assembly | coa_pic = Seal of Arkansas.svg | house_type = Bicameral | houses = Senate {{Nowrap|House of Representatives}} | new_session = January 14, 2019 | leader1_type = President of the Senate & Lieutenant Governor | leader1 = Tim Griffin | party1 = (R) | election1 = January 13, 2015 | leader2_type = President pro tempore of the Senate | leader2 = Jonathan Dismang | party2 = (R) | election2 = January 15, 2013 | leader3_type = Speaker of the House | leader3 = Matthew Shepherd | party3 = (R) | election3 = June 15, 2018 | house1 = State Senate | house2 = House of Representatives | structure1 = Arkansas State Senate partisan composition.svg | structure1_res = 250px | structure2 = Arkansas House of Representatives partisan composition.svg | structure2_res = 250px | members = 135 voting members
| last_election1 = November 6, 2018 | next_election1 = November 3, 2020 | political_groups1 = {{Unbulleted list|class=nowrap | {{Color box|#FF0000|border=darkgray}} Republican (26) | {{Color box|#0000FF|border=darkgray}} Democratic (9) }} | political_groups2 = {{Unbulleted list|class=nowrap | {{Color box|#FF0000|border=darkgray}} Republican (76) | {{Color box|#0000FF|border=darkgray}} Democratic (24) }} | last_election2 = November 6, 2018 | next_election2 = November 3, 2020 | session_room = Arkansas State Capitol.jpg | session_res = 250px | meeting_place = {{br separated entries |Arkansas State Capitol |Little Rock, Arkansas, United States}} | website = {{URL|http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us}} }} The Arkansas General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Arkansas Senate with 35 members, and the lower Arkansas House of Representatives with 100 members. All 135 representatives and state senators represent an equal amount of constituent districts. The General Assembly convenes on the second Monday of every other year. A session lasts for 60 days unless the legislature votes to extend it. The Governor of Arkansas can issue a "call" for a special session during the interims between regular sessions. The General Assembly meets at the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock. HistoryThe Arkansas General Assembly is authorized by the Arkansas Constitution, which is the state's fifth constitution. The first was constitution was ratified on January 30, 1836, and the current constitution was adopted in 1874.[1] The constitution has also been amended throughout the state's history since 1874.[1] Originally, legislators met biennially, but today meet annually.[2] In 1922, Frances Hunt became the first woman elected to a seat in the Arkansas General Assembly when she was elected to a seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives.[3] Powers and processThe Arkansas General Assembly is responsible for making and amending the laws of Arkansas. The legislative process is similar to that of other state legislatures in the United States. Bills undergo committee review and three readings on the floor of each house of the legislature. The governor has veto power, but a simple majority of both houses of the legislature can override that veto.[4] Legislators also select 20 state representatives and 16 state senators to serve on the Arkansas Legislative Council, which oversees the Bureau of Legislative Research and acts as an organizing committee for the legislature.[2] Terms and term limitsAmendment 73 of the Arkansas Constitution, approved by voters in the 1992 state general elections, set term limits for Representatives and Senators. Representatives were limited to three two-year terms (six years); Senators were limited to two four-year terms (eight years). (Amendment 73 also set term limits for U.S. Senators and Representatives. That part of the Amendment was found unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court in U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton. Section 4 of the Amendment included a severability clause so the remainder of the amendment remained in force.) This was largely obviated by Amendment 94 of 2014, which extended the total years that could be served to 16, in any combination of House and Senate seats. See also
References1. ^1 Arkansas General Assembly, Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture (accessed April 28, 2013) 2. ^1 Arkansas Legislative Council, Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture (accessed April 28, 2013) 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=400|title=Women|year=2010|work=The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture|publisher=The Central Arkansas Library System |accessdate=31 March 2010|location=Arkansas}} 4. ^http://www.nga.org/files/live/sites/NGA/files/pdf/BOSTable3.16.pdf External links{{Commons category|Arkansas General Assembly}}
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