▁when ▁either ▁house ▁makes ▁an ▁exception . ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁history ▁The ▁General ▁Assembly ▁does ▁not ▁publish ▁reports ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁keep ▁bill ▁files . ▁Major ▁legisl ation ▁is ▁discussed ▁in ▁detail ▁in ▁the ▁Pe ach ▁She ets , ▁a ▁student - written ▁part ▁of ▁Georgia ▁State ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁Law ' s ▁Law ▁Review . ▁Rec ent ▁Pe ach ▁She et ▁articles ▁are ▁available ▁in ▁an ▁online ▁archive . ▁Otherwise , ▁Pe ach ▁She ets ▁articles ▁should ▁be ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁Georgia ▁State ▁Law ▁Review ▁databases ▁on ▁Lex is , ▁West law ▁and ▁Hein On line . ▁ ▁Com position ▁The ▁Georgia ▁General ▁Assembly ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁un ic amer al ▁body ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 7 ▁but ▁changed ▁to ▁a ▁b ic amer al ▁legisl ature ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 9 . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁a ▁Senate ▁( the ▁upper ▁house ) ▁and ▁a ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁( the ▁lower ▁house ). ▁The ▁Senate ▁has ▁ 5 6 ▁members ▁while ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁has ▁ 1 8 0 . ▁M embers ▁from ▁each ▁body ▁serve ▁for ▁two ▁years , ▁but ▁have ▁no ▁limit ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁times ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁re - elect ed . ▁Both ▁sen ators ▁and ▁represent atives ▁are ▁elected ▁from ▁their ▁constitu ents ' ▁districts . ▁ ▁Qual ifications ▁for ▁election ▁The ▁Georgia ▁Constitution ▁st ip ul ates ▁that ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁must ▁be ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁old , ▁a