Tennessee House of Representatives

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The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Tennessee’s state legislature, responsible for proposing and voting on state laws alongside the Tennessee Senate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
state lower house
broadcasts legislative proceedings
canBeCalledInto special sessions
canOverrideVetoOf Governor of Tennessee
committeeFunction reviewing and amending proposed legislation
constitutionalBasis Tennessee Constitution NERFINISHED
country United States of America
currentPresidingOfficer Cameron Sexton NERFINISHED
currentPresidingOfficerParty Republican Party NERFINISHED
established 1796
establishedInContextOf admission of Tennessee to the Union
governingRulesDocument House Rules of the Tennessee House of Representatives NERFINISHED
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasPower initiating impeachment proceedings
hasUpperHouse Tennessee Senate NERFINISHED
impeaches state officials in Tennessee
isChamberOf Tennessee state legislature NERFINISHED
jurisdiction State of Tennessee NERFINISHED
lastCheckedPartyControlDate 2024
lastCheckedPresidingOfficerDate 2024
legislativeFunction proposes state laws
votes on state laws
locatedInCity Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED
meetsIn Tennessee State Capitol NERFINISHED
memberTitle State Representative
minimumAgeOfMembers 21 years
numberOfMembers 99
officialLanguageOfProceedings English
partOf Tennessee General Assembly NERFINISHED
partyControl Republican Party NERFINISHED
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House NERFINISHED
primaryResponsibility enacting state statutes
levying state taxes
passing the state budget
publishes House journals
represents legislative districts in Tennessee
sessionType annual regular sessions
sharesPowerWith Tennessee Senate NERFINISHED
specialSessionCalledBy Governor of Tennessee NERFINISHED
Tennessee General Assembly NERFINISHED
state Tennessee
termLength 2 years
vetoOverrideRequirement two-thirds majority in each chamber
votingSystem first-past-the-post
single-member districts
website https://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/

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Tennessee General Assembly hasComponent Tennessee House of Representatives
Tennessee General Assembly lowerHouse Tennessee House of Representatives
Tennessee State Capitol houses Tennessee House of Representatives
this entity surface form: Tennessee House of Representatives chamber
Davy Crockett memberOf Tennessee House of Representatives