Delaware General Assembly

Delaware General Assembly
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate President	Bethany Hall-Long (D) since January 17, 2017
Senate President pro tempore	David Sokola (D) since November 4, 2020
House Speaker	Vacant (D) since November 5, 2024
Structure
Seats	62
Senate political groups	Democratic (15)   Republican (6)
House of Representatives political groups	Democratic (26)   Republican (15)
Elections
Last Senate election	November 5, 2024
Last House of Representatives election	November 5, 2024
Next Senate election	November 3, 2026
Next House of Representatives election	November 3, 2026
Meeting place
Legislative Hall Dover
Website
Delaware General Assembly
Constitution
Constitution of Delaware

The Delaware General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Delaware Senate with 21 senators and the Delaware House of Representatives with 41 representatives. It meets at Legislative Hall in Dover, convening on the second Tuesday of January of odd-numbered years, with a second session of the same Assembly convening likewise in even-numbered years. Normally the sessions are required to adjourn by the last day of June of the same calendar year. However the Governor can call a special session of the legislature at any time.

Members are elected from single-member districts, all apportioned to roughly equal populations after each decennial Census. Elections are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November and approximately half of the Senate is elected every two years to a four-year term, and the entire House of Representatives is elected every two years to a two-year term. Vacancies are filled through special elections. There are no term limits for either chamber.

With 62 seats, the Delaware General Assembly is the second-smallest bicameral state legislature in the United States – ahead of Alaska (60 seats) and behind Nevada (63).