In the United States, the state legislature is the legislative branch in each of the 50 U.S. states.

A legislative body consisting of two chambers or houses.

The independent state legislature theory or independent state legislature doctrine is a judicially rejected legal theory that posits that the Constitution of the United States delegates authority to regulate federal elections within a state to that state's elected lawmakers without any checks and balances from state constitutions, state courts, governors, ballot initiatives, or other bodies with legislative power (such as constitutional conventions or independent commissions).

the bicameral state legislature of the U.S. state of California, consisting of the California State Assembly (lower house with 80 members) and the California State Senate (upper house with 40 members).

the legislature of the U.S. state of Michigan.

The (also called the Unicameral) the legislature of the U.S. state of Nebraska.

the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas.

the legislature of the U.S. state of Florida.