state legislatures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_US_state_legislatures US state governments (governor and legislature) by party control Democratic control Republican control Split control This is a list of United States state legislatures . Each state in the United States has a legislature as part of its form of civil government. Most of the fundamental details of the legislature are specified in the state constitution . With the exception of Nebraska, all state legislatures are bicameral bodies, composed of a lower house (Assembly, General Assembly, State Assembly, House of Delegates, or House of Representatives) and an upper house (Senate). The United States also has one federal district and five non-state territories with local legislative branches, which are listed below. Among the states, the Nebraska Legislature is t...