<P> Sessions of the General Assembly, including committee meetings, are open to the public except when either house makes an exception . </P> <P> The General Assembly does not publish reports and does not keep bill files . Major legislation is discussed in detail in the Peach Sheets, a student - written part of Georgia State University College of Law's Law Review . Recent Peach Sheet articles are available in an online archive . Otherwise, Peach Sheets articles should be included in the Georgia State Law Review databases on Lexis, Westlaw and HeinOnline . </P> <P> The Georgia General Assembly began as a unicameral body in 1777 but changed to a bicameral legislature in 1789 . It is now made up of a Senate (the upper house) and a House of Representatives (the lower house). The Senate has 56 members while the House of Representatives has 180 . Members from each body serve for two years, but have no limit to the number of times they can be re-elected . Both senators and representatives are elected from their constituents' districts . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Terms of the Georgia General Assembly </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 1st </Li> <Li> 2nd </Li> <Li> 3rd </Li> <Li> 4th </Li> <Li> 5th </Li> <Li> 6th </Li> <Li> 7th </Li> <Li> 8th </Li> <Li> 9th </Li> <Li> 10th </Li> <Li> 11th </Li> <Li> 12th </Li> <Li> 13th </Li> <Li> 14th </Li> <Li> 15th </Li> <Li> 16th </Li> <Li> 17th </Li> <Li> 18th </Li> <Li> 19th </Li> <Li> 20th </Li> <Li> 21st </Li> <Li> 22nd </Li> <Li> 23rd </Li> <Li> 24th </Li> <Li> 25th </Li> <Li> 26th </Li> <Li> 27th </Li> <Li> 28th </Li> <Li> 29th </Li> <Li> 30th </Li> <Li> 31st </Li> <Li> 32nd </Li> <Li> 33rd </Li> <Li> 34th </Li> <Li> 35th </Li> <Li> 36th </Li> <Li> 37th </Li> <Li> 38th </Li> <Li> 39th </Li> <Li> 40th </Li> <Li> 41st </Li> <Li> 42nd </Li> <Li> 43rd </Li> <Li> 44th </Li> <Li> 45th </Li> <Li> 46th </Li> <Li> 47th </Li> <Li> 48th </Li> <Li> 49th </Li> <Li> 50th </Li> <Li> 51st </Li> <Li> 52nd </Li> <Li> 53rd </Li> <Li> 54th </Li> <Li> 55th </Li> <Li> 56th </Li> <Li> 57th </Li> <Li> 58th </Li> <Li> 59th </Li> <Li> 60th </Li> <Li> 61st </Li> <Li> 62nd </Li> <Li> 63rd </Li> <Li> 64th </Li> <Li> 65th </Li> <Li> 66th </Li> <Li> 67th </Li> <Li> 68th </Li> <Li> 69th </Li> <Li> 70th </Li> <Li> 71st </Li> <Li> 72nd </Li> <Li> 73rd </Li> <Li> 74th </Li> <Li> 75th </Li> <Li> 76th </Li> <Li> 77th </Li> <Li> 78th </Li> <Li> 79th </Li> <Li> 80th </Li> <Li> 81st </Li> <Li> 82nd </Li> <Li> 83rd </Li> <Li> 84th </Li> <Li> 85th </Li> <Li> 86th </Li> <Li> 87th </Li> <Li> 88th </Li> <Li> 89th </Li> <Li> 90th </Li> <Li> 91st </Li> <Li> 92nd </Li> <Li> 93rd </Li> <Li> 94th </Li> <Li> 95th </Li> <Li> 96th </Li> <Li> 97th </Li> <Li> 98th </Li> <Li> 99th </Li> <Li> 100th </Li> <Li> 101st </Li> <Li> 102nd </Li> <Li> 103rd </Li> <Li> 104th </Li> <Li> 105th </Li> <Li> 106th </Li> <Li> 107th </Li> <Li> 108th </Li> <Li> 109th </Li> <Li> 110th </Li> <Li> 111th </Li> <Li> 112th </Li> <Li> 113th </Li> <Li> 114th </Li> <Li> 115th </Li> <Li> 116th </Li> <Li> 117th </Li> <Li> 118th </Li> <Li> 119th </Li> <Li> 120th </Li> <Li> 121st </Li> <Li> 122nd </Li> <Li> 123rd </Li> <Li> 124th </Li> <Li> 125th </Li> <Li> 126th </Li> <Li> 127th </Li> <Li> 128th </Li> <Li> 129th </Li> <Li> 130th </Li> <Li> 131st </Li> <Li> 132nd </Li> <Li> 133rd </Li> <Li> 134th </Li> <Li> 135th </Li> <Li> 136th </Li> <Li> 137th </Li> <Li> 138th </Li> <Li> 139th </Li> <Li> 140th </Li> <Li> 141st </Li> <Li> 142nd </Li> <Li> 143rd </Li> <Li> 144th </Li> <Li> 145th </Li> <Li> 146th </Li> <Li> 147th </Li> <Li> 148th </Li> <Li> 149th </Li> <Li> 150th </Li> <Li> 151st </Li> <Li> 152nd </Li> <Li> 153rd </Li> <Li> 154th </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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