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title: Legislature
description: "![Michigan State Capitol building](https://levin-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/iStock-514651801-1024x787.jpg) ### Type of Legislature Michigan has a full-time, bicameral legislature. - House of Representatives: 110 members | 2-year terms - 12 years in both chambers combined - Senate: 38 members | 4-year terms - 12 years…"
url: "https://levin-center.org/slow/legislature-24699/"
updated: "2026-03-11"
category: Michigan
---

# Legislature

![Michigan State Capitol building](https://levin-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/iStock-514651801-1024x787.jpg)

### Type of Legislature

Michigan has a full-time, bicameral legislature.

- House of Representatives: 110 members | 2-year terms
  - 12 years in both chambers combined
- Senate: 38 members | 4-year terms
  - 12 years in both chambers combined

### Websites

- [**Legislature**](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/)
- [**House of Representatives**](https://www.house.mi.gov/)
- [**Senate**](https://senate.michigan.gov/)
- [**Bills**](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(j1vam5vcy25fl3cdvpikyb1q))/mileg.aspx?page=Bills)

### Webcasts

- **[House Floor Proceedings (Live)](https://www.youtube.com/@MichiganHouseofRepresentatives/videos)**
- **[House Floor Proceedings (Archive)](https://www.house.mi.gov/VideoArchive)**
- **[Senate Floor Proceedings (Live)](https://cloud.castus.tv/vod/misenate?page=HOME)**
- **[Senate Floor Proceedings (Archive)](https://cloud.castus.tv/vod/misenate?page=HOME)**

### Rules

- [**House Rules**](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/Documents/Publications/rules/house_rules.pdf)
- **[Senate Rules](https://senate.michigan.gov/media/lwwj5jbg/senate-rules.pdf)**
- **[Joint Rules](https://senate.michigan.gov/media/34ldivg2/joint_rules.pdf)**

### Laws

- **[Constitution](https://50constitutions.org/mi/constitution)**
- [**Public Acts**](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(oz3lpj0qxeh5q4dndv4i2uav))/mileg.aspx?page=publicacts)