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Official names of state legislatures

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This page contains a table of all 50 states, and thenaming conventions used to identify their legislative bodies.

Eight states use names other than "House of Representatives" for their state house. Those lower houses are:

Twenty states use names other than "State Legislature" to refer to the House and Senate combined. Those states are:

Names of state legislatures

StateJoint LegislatureUpper HouseLower House
AlabamaAlabama State LegislatureAlabama State SenateAlabama House of Representatives
AlaskaAlaska State LegislatureAlaska State SenateAlaska House of Representatives
ArizonaArizona State LegislatureArizona State SenateArizona House of Representatives
ArkansasArkansas General AssemblyArkansas State SenateArkansas House of Representatives
CaliforniaCalifornia State LegislatureCalifornia State SenateCalifornia State Assembly
ColoradoColorado General AssemblyColorado State SenateColorado House of Representatives
ConnecticutConnecticut General AssemblyConnecticut State SenateConnecticut House of Representatives
DelawareDelaware General AssemblyDelaware State SenateDelaware House of Representatives
FloridaFlorida State LegislatureFlorida State SenateFlorida House of Representatives
GeorgiaGeorgia General AssemblyGeorgia State SenateGeorgia House of Representatives
HawaiiHawaii State LegislatureHawaii State SenateHawaii House of Representatives
IdahoIdaho State LegislatureIdaho State SenateIdaho House of Representatives
IllinoisIllinois General AssemblyIllinois State SenateIllinois House of Representatives
IndianaIndiana General AssemblyIndiana State SenateIndiana House of Representatives
IowaIowa General AssemblyIowa State SenateIowa House of Representatives
KansasKansas State LegislatureKansas State SenateKansas House of Representatives
KentuckyKentucky State LegislatureKentucky State SenateKentucky House of Representatives
LouisianaLouisiana State LegislatureLouisiana State SenateLouisiana House of Representatives
MaineMaine State LegislatureMaine State SenateMaine House of Representatives
MarylandMaryland General AssemblyMaryland State SenateMaryland House of Delegates
MassachusettsMassachusetts General CourtMassachusetts State SenateMassachusetts House of Representatives
MichiganMichigan State LegislatureMichigan State SenateMichigan House of Representatives
MinnesotaMinnesota State LegislatureMinnesota State SenateMinnesota House of Representatives
MississippiMississippi State LegislatureMississippi State SenateMississippi House of Representatives
MissouriMissouri General AssemblyMissouri State SenateMissouri House of Representatives
MontanaMontana State LegislatureMontana State SenateMontana House of Representatives
NebraskaNebraska State LegislatureN/AN/A
NevadaNevada State LegislatureNevada State SenateNevada State Assembly
New HampshireNew Hampshire General CourtNew Hampshire State SenateNew Hampshire House of Representatives
New JerseyNew Jersey State LegislatureNew Jersey State SenateNew Jersey General Assembly
New MexicoNew Mexico State LegislatureNew Mexico State SenateNew Mexico House of Representatives
New YorkNew York State LegislatureNew York State SenateNew York State Assembly
North CarolinaGeneral Assembly of North CarolinaNorth Carolina State SenateNorth Carolina House of Representatives
North DakotaNorth Dakota Legislative AssemblyNorth Dakota State SenateNorth Dakota House of Representatives
OhioOhio General AssemblyOhio State SenateOhio House of Representatives
OklahomaOklahoma State LegislatureOklahoma State SenateOklahoma House of Representatives
OregonOregon State LegislatureOregon State SenateOregon House of Representatives
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania General AssemblyPennsylvania State SenatePennsylvania House of Representatives
Rhode IslandRhode Island General AssemblyRhode Island State SenateRhode Island House of Representatives
South CarolinaSouth Carolina State LegislatureSouth Carolina State SenateSouth Carolina House of Representatives
South DakotaSouth Dakota State LegislatureSouth Dakota State SenateSouth Dakota House of Representatives
TennesseeTennessee General AssemblyTennessee State SenateTennessee House of Representatives
TexasTexas State LegislatureTexas State SenateTexas House of Representatives
UtahUtah State LegislatureUtah State SenateUtah House of Representatives
VermontVermont General AssemblyVermont State SenateVermont House of Representatives
VirginiaVirginia General AssemblyVirginia State SenateVirginia House of Delegates
WashingtonWashington State LegislatureWashington State SenateWashington House of Representatives
West VirginiaWest Virginia State LegislatureWest Virginia State SenateWest Virginia House of Delegates
WisconsinWisconsin State LegislatureWisconsin State SenateWisconsin State Assembly
WyomingWyoming State LegislatureWyoming State SenateWyoming House of Representatives
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