Kentucky House of Representatives
The House of Representatives of Kentucky (Kentucky House of Representatives ) is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Kentucky. In section 47 of the Constitution of Kentucky is agreed that all bills must be incurred with respect to the raising of government revenue to the House of Representatives.
The Houses of Parliament is composed of 100 members representing an electoral district respectively. Deputies are elected for two -year terms. According to section 32 of the Constitution of Kentucky, a member of the House of Representatives a citizen of the United States must be and have lived for at least two years in Kentucky. Furthermore, it at least a year in the constituency must have been resident prior to his election. According to section 30 of the Constitution of Kentucky, MPs are elected every two years in November, which follows after a regular session of the General Assembly. There is no restriction on the terms.
The conference hall of the House of Representatives is located together with the State Senate in Kentucky State Capitol in the capital, Frankfort.
Structure of the chamber
Speaker of the House is the Speaker of the House. He is also initially elected by the majority faction of the chamber for a two -year term of office before the confirmation through the entire Parliament follows. The Speaker is also responsible for the course of legislation and monitors the shutdowns in the various committees. Incumbent since 2009, Democrat Greg Stumbo.
Other important office holders are the Majority Leader ( Majority Leader ) and the leader of the opposition (minority leader), who are elected by the respective fractions. Democratic Majority Leader Rocky Adkins is, as Minority Leader Jeff Hoover Republican acts.