- Source: Florida House of Representatives
The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted in 1968, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. The House is composed of 120 members, each elected from a single-member district with a population of approximately 180,000 residents. Legislative districts are drawn on the basis of population figures, provided by the federal decennial census. Representatives' terms begin immediately upon their election.
The Republicans hold a supermajority in the State House with 85 seats; Democrats are in the minority with 35 seats.
Term limits
In 1995, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states could not enact congressional term limits.
Qualifications
Florida legislators must be at least twenty-one years old, an elector and resident of their district, and must have resided in Florida for at least two years prior to election.
Legislative session
Each year during which the Legislature meets constitutes a new legislative session.
= Regular legislative session
=The Florida Legislature meets in a 60-day regular legislative session each year. Regular legislative sessions in odd-numbered years must begin on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March. Under the state Constitution, the Legislature can begin even-numbered year regular legislative sessions at a time of its choosing.
= Special session
=Special legislative sessions may be called by the governor, by a joint proclamation of the Senate president and House speaker, or by a three-fifths vote of all legislators. During any special session the Legislature may only address legislative business that is within the purview of the purpose or purposes stated in the special session proclamation.
Powers and process
= Leadership
=Composition
Members, 2022–2024
*Elected in a special election.
District map
Past composition of the House of Representatives
From 1874 to 1996, the Democratic Party held majorities in the Florida House of Representatives. Following sizable GOP gains in the 1994 election, which significantly reduced the Democratic Party majority in the Florida House, Republicans captured a majority in the 1996 election. The Republican Party has been the majority party since that time in the House.
Additional information on the past composition of the Florida House of Representatives can be found in Allen Morris's The Florida Handbook (various years, published every two years for many years).
Notable people
C. A. Roberts (1903–1973), Florida state legislator
See also
Florida Democratic Party
Elections in Florida
Florida State Capitol
Government of Florida
List of speakers of the Florida House of Representatives
List of Florida state legislatures
Republican Party of Florida
The Florida Channel
References
External links
Official Site Florida House
Official Site Florida Elections Division
The House Journal, the official record of actions taken by the House and its committees, full text online in the University of Florida's Digital Collections
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Amerika Serikat
- Jeanette Nuñez
- Jennifer Carroll
- Darren Soto
- Frederica Wilson
- Alcee Hastings
- Reubin Askew
- Alpha 66
- Stephen Mallory II
- Amerika Serikat
- Florida House of Representatives
- 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
- List of speakers of the Florida House of Representatives
- 2024 Florida House of Representatives election
- 2022 Florida House of Representatives election
- Florida's 4th House of Representatives district
- 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
- List of current members of the United States House of Representatives
- 2020 Florida House of Representatives election
- Florida Legislature
