▁of ▁Georgia . ▁It ▁is ▁b ic amer al , ▁consisting ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁and ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ' s ▁ 2 3 6 ▁members ▁serve ▁two - year ▁terms ▁and ▁are ▁directly ▁elected ▁by ▁constitu ents ▁of ▁their ▁district . ▁The ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Georgia ▁v ests ▁all ▁legisl ative ▁power ▁with ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁Both ▁houses ▁have ▁similar ▁powers , ▁though ▁each ▁has ▁unique ▁duties ▁as ▁well . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁orig ination ▁of ▁appropri ations ▁b ills ▁only ▁occurs ▁in ▁the ▁House , ▁while ▁the ▁Senate ▁is ▁task ed ▁with ▁confirm ation ▁of ▁the ▁Governor ' s ▁appoint ments . ▁ ▁The ▁General ▁Assembly ▁meets ▁in ▁the ▁Georgia ▁State ▁Capit ol ▁in ▁Atlanta . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁General ▁Assembly , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁government , ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 7 ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution — it ▁is ▁older ▁than ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Congress . ▁During ▁its ▁existence ▁the ▁Assembly ▁has ▁moved ▁four ▁different ▁times ▁when ▁the ▁state ▁capital ▁changed ▁its ▁location . ▁The ▁first ▁location ▁the ▁Assembly ▁served ▁in ▁was ▁Sav ann ah , ▁then ▁August a ▁and ▁Louis ville , ▁moving ▁from ▁there ▁to ▁Mil ledge ville , ▁and ▁finally ▁to ▁Atlanta ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁General ▁Assembly ▁in ▁Sav ann ah ▁By ▁January ▁ 1 7 7 7 ▁Sav ann ah ▁had ▁become ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Georgia — when ▁the ▁former ▁col ony