West Virginia House of Delegates

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The West Virginia House of Delegates is the state’s popularly elected legislative chamber responsible for introducing and voting on laws alongside the West Virginia Senate.

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West Virginia House of Delegates canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
lower house of state legislature
appliesToJurisdiction West Virginia state law
authorityDerivedFrom Constitution of West Virginia
budgetaryPower originates appropriations bills
buildingLocatedOn Kanawha River
surface form: Kanawha River (vicinity of capitol)
canImpeach yes
canOverrideVeto yes
coequalBranchWith West Virginia Senate
coLegislativeChamber West Virginia Senate
country United States of America
currentSpeakerParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (as of 2024)
electionType popular vote
electorate registered voters of West Virginia
establishedInJurisdiction West Virginia
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasUpperHouse West Virginia Senate
hasWebsite https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House.cfm
houseLeaderTitle Speaker of the House of Delegates
impeachmentRole brings articles of impeachment against certain state officials
isBicameral yes
isUnicameral no
jurisdiction West Virginia
surface form: State of West Virginia
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeChamberType lower house
legislatureNumberOfHouses 2
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Charleston, West Virginia
mainFunction introducing state legislation
oversight of the executive branch of West Virginia
passing the state budget
voting on state laws
meetsFrequency annually
meetsIn West Virginia State Capitol
meetsInPlenaryChamber West Virginia State Capitol
surface form: House chamber of the West Virginia State Capitol
membersRepresent legislative districts in West Virginia
numberOfMembers 100
partOf West Virginia Legislature
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House of Delegates
redistrictingResponsibility participates in legislative redistricting
responsibleFor enacting state statutes
proposing constitutional amendments (with Senate)
sessionType regular session
special session
state West Virginia
supervises state agencies through hearings and investigations
termLength 2 years
vetoOverrideRequirement two-thirds majority of members elected
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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West Virginia lowerHouse West Virginia House of Delegates
West Virginia Legislature hasPart West Virginia House of Delegates
West Virginia Legislature lowerHouse West Virginia House of Delegates
West Virginia Senate coLegislativeBody West Virginia House of Delegates
West Virginia State Capitol houses West Virginia House of Delegates
Government of West Virginia hasComponent West Virginia House of Delegates