13-613: Minority The Washington House of Representatives is the lower house of the Washington State Legislature , and along with the Washington State Senate makes up the legislature of the U.S. state of Washington . It is composed of 98 Representatives from 49 districts , each of which elects one Senator and two members of the House. They are elected to separate positions with the top-two primary system. All members of
26-490: A parliamentary system , the lower house: In a presidential system , the lower house: The lower house: Members of the lower house: The government of the day is usually required to present its budget to the lower house, which must approve the budget. It is a widespread practice for revenue (appropriation) bills to originate in the lower house. A notable exception to this is the West Virginia House of Delegates in
39-409: Is the lower chamber of a bicameral legislature , where the other chamber is the upper house . Although styled as "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has come to wield more power or otherwise exert significant political influence. In comparison with the upper house, lower houses frequently display certain characteristics (though they vary by jurisdiction). In
52-574: The 1970 Census, districts always respected county lines, with districts always consisting of either a single entire county, or several entire counties. Beginning with that year, the state began to use smaller geographic areas. In response to the 2010 Census, the legislature was required to redistrict, with the Democratic Party in control. The Republican Party, and groups from the growing eastern panhandle and Putnam County were among those calling for 100 single member districts. Eventually redistricting
65-619: The House are elected to a two-year term without term limits . The House meets at the State Capitol in Olympia . The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker and the Speaker Pro Tem are nominated by the majority party caucus followed by a vote of the full House. As well as presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leadership position and controls
78-459: The House of Delegates. Regular sessions begin with an organizational day on the second Wednesday of January of each year. The length of regular session is limited to 60 calendar days. The governor can call for special sessions. Delegates are elected for terms of two years. Delegates submit bill proposals to the Office of Legislative Services or legislative staff counsel, who draft the bill. Once
91-509: The Republican Party in control. The legislature abandoned the practice of multi-member districts and divided the state into 100 single member districts. Each district contains about 1/100th of the state's population, or about 17,500 persons. These changes took effect with the 2022 election. The Speaker of the House is selected by its members. In contrast to the tradition of the Speaker of
104-602: The United States, which allows revenue bills to originate from either house. Many lower houses are named in manners such as follows: This government -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . West Virginia House of Delegates Minority The West Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the West Virginia Legislature . Only three states— Maryland , Virginia and West Virginia—refer to their lower house as
117-548: The West Virginia House of Delegates and the West Virginia Senate , bills are submitted to the governor, who may sign them into law or veto them. State legislators can override the governor's veto of bills with a simple majority vote of both houses, unless the bill is a revenue bill, in which case two-thirds of the members elected to each house are required to override the governor's veto or line-item veto. Prior to
130-477: The bill draft is approved by the delegate, it is submitted for introduction. Bills then undergo committee review and three readings in the house of origin and then the other house of the state legislature. An unusual feature of the West Virginia legislative process is that revenue bills can originate in either house. The state constitution also prohibits multiple subjects in a single bill. If approved by both
143-729: The end of the session and John Lovick ( D - Mill Creek ) of the 44th Legislative District served as speaker pro tempore until the second session, when Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) was elected speaker. The Majority Leader is Joe Fitzgibbon ( D ) of the 34th Legislative District . The Republican Minority Leader is Drew Stokesbary (R-Auburn) of the 31st Legislative District . The first women elected were Frances Cleveland Axtell and Nena Jolidon Croake in 1912. [REDACTED] Media related to Washington House of Representatives at Wikimedia Commons 47°02′09″N 122°54′19″W / 47.0358°N 122.9054°W / 47.0358; -122.9054 Lower house A lower house
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#1732851447936156-508: The flow of legislation. In the absence of the Speaker the Speaker Pro Tem assumes the role of Speaker. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders , are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the House. The Speaker of the House during the first session of the 65th legislature (2019) was Democrat Frank Chopp ( D - Seattle ) of the 43rd Legislative District . He stepped down at
169-441: Was adopted, which divided the state into 67 districts, of which 47 were one-member districts, 11 two-member districts, 6 three-member districts, 2 four-member districts, and 1 five-member district. The five-member district, covering most of Monongalia County, remained among the ten largest multi-member lower house districts in the country. In response to the 2020 Census, the legislature was again required to redistrict, this time with
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