Florida House of Representatives
The House of Representatives from Florida (Florida House of Representatives ) is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the legislature of the U.S. state of Florida.
The Houses of Parliament is composed of 120 members representing an electoral district respectively. Representatives shall be elected in each even-numbered year for two- year terms. Each member of the House of Representatives must be citizens of the United States and must have lived for at least two years in Florida. Furthermore, it at least a year in the constituency must have been resident and be at his election at least 21 years prior to his election. There is a restriction of the terms of office to four terms of office.
The entire Legislature begins its sessions annually on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March, then the last 60 calendar days. Special meetings may be scheduled either by the Governor or the leaders of both chambers ( House and Senate ).
The conference hall of the House of Representatives is located together with the State Senate in the Florida State Capitol in the capital Tallahassee.
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. There is also the office of the Speaker pro tempore, whose task it is to pay attention to whether the Speaker leaves his seat or whether there is a vacancy. Current Speaker is Republican Dean Cannon, Speaker pro tempore Republican John Legg
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. The majority leader decides which bills come to discussion on the agenda of speakers. He also manages the debates and the chamber votes. Majority leader of the Republicans is Carlos Lopez- Cantera, Minority leader of the Democrats is Ronald Saunders.