Official Code of Georgia Annotated
Title 28. GENERAL ASSEMBLY · Chapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
28-1-1. Membership and apportionment of General Assembly.
Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
- (a)
There shall be 180 members of the House of Representatives, and such membership shall be apportioned among the representative districts provided for in Chapter 2 of this title.#
- (b)
There shall be 56 members of the Senate, and such membership shall be apportioned among the senatorial districts provided for in Chapter 2 of this title.#
History
Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 192, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 291; Ga. L. 1901, p. 51, § 1; Ga. L. 1906, p. 80, § 1; Civil Code 1910, §§ 333, 334; Ga. L. 1918, p. 84, §§ 1-4; Ga. L. 1921, p. 229, § 1; Ga. L. 1931, p. 48, § 1; Code 1933, §§ 47-101, 47-102; Ga. L. 1946, p. 42, § 1; Ga. L. 1962, Ex. Sess., p. 7, § 9; Ga. L. 1965, p. 127, § 1; Ga. L. 1967, p. 159, § 1; Ga. L. 1967, p. 187, § 1; Ga. L. 1968, p. 209, § 1; Ga. L. 1971, Ex. Sess., p. 22, § 1; Ga. L. 1971, Ex. Sess., p. 69, § 1; Ga. L. 1974, p. 16, § 1.
Editor's notes
Prior to the legislative relating to the composition of the General sions, which were codified as follows: Senate Code 1863, § 4923 Code 1868, § 4917 Code 1873, § 5042 Code 1882, § 5040 House of Representatives Code 1863, § 4927 Code 1868, § 4921 Code 1873, § 5046 Code 1882, § 5042 In the session of 1890-91, the first nonconstitutional composition of the House of Representatives which was subsequently codified as § 291 1906, the first nonconstitutional provision relating enacted by Ga. L. 1906, p. 80, § 1, which was Code of 1910. As a result of the enactment of the nonconstitutional the Code beginning with the Code of 1895 parallel provisions relating to the composition of the follows: Senate Civil Code 1910 ............................................................................... ........................................................................................... Code 1933 ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ........................................................................ ....................................................................................... House of Representatives Civil Code 1895 ............................................................................... ........................................................................................... Civil Code 1910 ............................................................................... ........................................................................................... Code 1933 ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ........................................................................ ....................................................................................... Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. II, Paras. I and II. session of 1890-91, the provisions of law Assembly were solely constitutional provi- provision relating to the was enacted by Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 192, § l, of the Civil Code of 1895. In the session of to the composition of the Senate was subsequently codified as § 334 of the Civil provisions, there appeared in constitutional and nonconstitutional General Assembly, which were codified as § 6411 (Const.) § 344 § 2-1301 (1877 Const.) § 2-1401 (1945 Const.) § 2-801 (1976 Const.) § 47-102 § 5747 (Const.) § 291 § 6413 (Const.) § 333 § 2-1401 (1877 Const.) § 2-1501 (1945 Const.) § 2-901 (1976 Const.) § 47-101
Cross references
Composition and apportionment of General Assembly, Ga.
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