Michigan House of Representatives

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The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Michigan’s bicameral state legislature, responsible for creating and passing state laws alongside the Michigan Senate.

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Michigan House of Representatives canonical 19

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of state legislature
legislative body
state lower house
authority Article IV of the Michigan Constitution of 1963
budgetaryRole originates appropriations bills
buildingOwner Michigan
surface form: State of Michigan
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the State of Michigan
country United States of America
currentConstitutionAdopted 1963
electionCycle even-numbered years
electoralDistrictType single-member districts
foundationDate 1835
hasChamberType lower house
hasMajorityLeader Majority Leader of the Michigan House of Representatives
hasMinorityLeader Minority Leader of the Michigan House of Representatives
hasWebsite https://www.house.mi.gov/
jurisdiction Michigan
surface form: State of Michigan
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativePartner Michigan Senate
legislativeProcessRole amends bills
introduces bills
overrides gubernatorial vetoes with required majority
passes bills
proposes state constitutional amendments
locatedIn Lansing, Michigan
meetsIn Michigan State Capitol
memberTitle State Representative
minimumMemberAge 21 years
numberOfMembers 110
oversightMechanism select committees
standing committees
partOf Michigan Legislature
precededBy Michigan Territorial Council
surface form: Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House of Representatives
surface form: Speaker of the House
publishes House Journal
redistrictingAuthority Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
responsibility adopting state budget
confirmation of certain gubernatorial appointments when required by law
enacting state laws
levying state taxes
oversight of state executive branch
sessionType full-time legislature
state Michigan (most of state)
surface form: Michigan
termLength 2 years
termLimits 3 terms
termLimitsTotalYears 6 years
typeOfLegislature professional legislature
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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government of Michigan hasLegislativeChamber Michigan House of Representatives
subject surface form: Government of Michigan
Michigan hasLegislativeBody Michigan House of Representatives
Michigan legislatureLowerHouse Michigan House of Representatives
Michigan hasLowerHouse Michigan House of Representatives
Michigan lowerHouse Michigan House of Representatives
Michigan hasLowerHouse Michigan House of Representatives
Michigan lowerHouse Michigan House of Representatives
Michigan lowerHouse Michigan House of Representatives
Michigan hasLegislativeBody Michigan House of Representatives
Michigan lowerHouse Michigan House of Representatives
Michigan hasLegislativeBody Michigan House of Representatives
Douglass Houghton memberOf Michigan House of Representatives
Lori M. Stone employer Michigan House of Representatives
Legislative branch of Michigan hasPart Michigan House of Representatives
Legislative branch of Michigan legislativeChamber Michigan House of Representatives
Michigan Legislature hasPart Michigan House of Representatives
Michigan Legislature lowerHouse Michigan House of Representatives
Michigan Senate coLegislativeBodyWith Michigan House of Representatives
Michigan Senate isBicameralPartner Michigan House of Representatives