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South Carolina General Assembly

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The South Carolina General Assembly, also called the South Carolina Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of South Carolina. It consists of the lower South Carolina House of Representatives and the upper South Carolina Senate. Prior to Reynolds v. Sims, the House of Representatives was apportioned so that each county had a number of representatives based on population, with each county guaranteed at least one Representative, while each county had one Senator. Moreover, each county's General Assembly delegation also doubled as its county council. Reynolds v. Sims caused district lines to cross county lines, causing legislators to be on multiple county councils. This led to the passage of the Home Rule Act of 1975, which created county councils that were independent of the General Assembly. However, some functions that in many other states are performed by county governments are still handled by county legislative delegations in South Carolina. There are 124 members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, who are elected every two years, and the South Carolina Senate has 46 members, elected every four years concurrent to the Presidential election. For both houses, there are no term limits. The General Assembly meets in joint session to elect judges, with all 170 members having an equal vote in such elections.

1 Officers
- 1.1 House of Representatives
- 1.2 Senate
2 See also
3 External links

Officers

House of Representatives

Speaker: Rep. Bobby Harrell (R-Charleston, SC)
Speaker Pro Tempore : Rep. Doug Smith (R-Spartanburg, SC)
Majority Leader: Rep. Jim Merrill (R-Charleston, SC)
Minority Leader: Rep. Harry Ott (D-St. Matthews, SC)

Senate

President: Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer (R)
President Pro Tempore : Sen. Glenn F. McConnell (R-Charleston, SC)
President Pro Tempore Emeritus : Sen. John W. Drummond (D-Greenwood, SC)
Majority Leader: Sen. Harvey Peeler (R-Gaffney, SC)
Minority Leader: Sen. John Land (D-Manning, SC)

External links

South Carolina Legislature Online

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