Alabama House of Representatives

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The Alabama House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Alabama Legislature, responsible for creating state laws and representing the interests of Alabama’s citizens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
state lower house
authorityDerivedFrom Alabama Constitution
surface form: Constitution of Alabama
buildingAddress 11 South Union Street, Montgomery, Alabama
canIntroduce bills
canOverride gubernatorial veto with required majority
country United States of America
electionCycle members elected in partisan elections
emblem uses Great Seal of the State of Alabama on official documents
establishedBy Alabama state constitution and subsequent amendments
governs matters of state law within Alabama
hasChamber lower house
hasCommitteeSystem special committees
standing committees
hasLegislatureNumbering organized into numbered legislatures by term
hasPosition Majority Leader
Minority Leader
Speaker of the House
Speaker pro tempore
hasPower impeachment of certain state officials
jurisdiction Alabama
surface form: State of Alabama
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeSessionType regular sessions
special sessions
legislativeType unicameral component of bicameral legislature
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Montgomery, Alabama
meetsIn Alabama State House
membershipRequirement U.S. citizen
resident of Alabama
resident of represented district
minimumAgeOfMembers 21 years
numberOfMembers 105
partOf Alabama Legislature
passes state budget
primaryFunction budget and appropriations
lawmaking
oversight of the executive branch
representation of Alabama citizens
represents Alabama House districts
responsibleFor redistricting in conjunction with Alabama Senate
state Alabama
termLength 4 years
votingSystem single-member districts
website https://www.legislature.state.al.us/house
worksWith Alabama Senate

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William B. Bankhead wasMemberOf Alabama House of Representatives
Bull Connor servedIn Alabama House of Representatives
Horace King servedIn Alabama House of Representatives
state government of Alabama lowerHouse Alabama House of Representatives
state government of Alabama hasElectionsFor Alabama House of Representatives
Alabama Legislature hasPart Alabama House of Representatives
Alabama Legislature lowerHouse Alabama House of Representatives
Alabama Legislature composition Alabama House of Representatives
this entity surface form: Alabama Representatives
George S. Houston memberOf Alabama House of Representatives
William Parish Chilton memberOf Alabama House of Representatives
Alabama State House usedBy Alabama House of Representatives