Virginia General Assembly
The
Virginia General Assembly is the
state legislature of the
U.S. state of
Virginia. Its existence dates from the establishment of the
House of Burgesses at
Jamestown in
1619. It became the General Assembly in 1776 with the ratification of the Virginia Constitution.
The General Assembly is a bicameral body consisting of a lower house, the Virginia House of Delegates, with 100 members, and an upper house, the Virginia Senate, with 40 members.
The General Assembly meets at the state capital of Richmond, Virginia.
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