The general assembly is made up of a senate with 33 members and a house of representatives with 99 members.
The general assembly shall consist of a senate composed of thirty-three (33) members and a house of representatives composed of ninety-nine (99) members, to be apportioned among the qualified voters of the several counties and districts as provided in §§ 3-1-102 and 3-1-103 . Acts 1965 (Ex. Sess.), ch. 3, § 2; modified; T.C.A., § 3-101. Cross-References. Disqualification of members to act as sheriff, § 8-8-101 . Election contests over office of governor, decided by general assembly, title 2, ch. 18. Election of members, time for holding, § 2-3-203 . Legislative internship program, title 49, ch. 50, part 6. Members of general assembly, nomination in primary, § 2-13-202 . Number of representatives, Tenn. Const., art. II, § 5. Number of senators, Tenn. Const., art. II, § 6. Official misconduct, § 39-16-402 . State purchases law, exemption of general assembly from, § 12-3-102 . Statements as to campaign expenditures, title 2, ch. 10, part 1. Vacancies in office, special election held to fill, title 2, ch. 14, part 2. Law Reviews. The First Amendment and Distributional Voting Rights Controversies (Emily M. Calhoun), 52 Tenn. L. Rev. 549 (1985). NOTES TO DECISIONS 1. Subdistricting. 1. Subdistricting. The state having made an express legislative finding that subdistricting will eliminate long and cumbersome ballots, provide identification of constituencies, assure voters of a specific senator or representative, and minimize the dilution or cancellation of the voting strength of various ethnic, political, economic, or social elements of the population within such counties, the federal district court held it would be an improper exercise of its judicial function to hold such an act to be violative of the principle of “one person, one vote” enunciated by the Supreme Court of the United States. Baker v. Carr, 247 F. Supp. 629, 1965 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6106 (M.D. Tenn. 1965). The subdistricting of counties in this section does not violate the federal constitution. Baker v. Carr, 247 F. Supp. 629, 1965 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6106 (M.D. Tenn. 1965). The subdistricting of counties into senatorial districts was unconstitutional under Tenn. Const., art. II, § 6, prior to its amendment in 1966. Williams v. Carr, 218 Tenn. 564, 404 S.W.2d 522, 1966 Tenn. LEXIS 589 (1966).