WA House
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WA House is the commonly used abbreviation for the Washington House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Washington State Legislature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WA House canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of bicameral legislature
ⓘ
state lower house ⓘ |
| authority | Article II of the Washington State Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| building | Legislative Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeCalledIntoSpecialSessionBy | Governor of Washington ⓘ |
| city | Olympia, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionallyEstablishedBy | Washington State Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| electoralDistrictBasis | single-member geographic districts with two representatives each ⓘ |
| elects |
Speaker Pro Tempore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Speaker of the House NERFINISHED ⓘ chief clerk ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1889 ⓘ |
| fullName | Washington House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUpperHouse | Washington State Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyType | lower house ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction |
enacts state statutes
ⓘ
levies state taxes ⓘ oversees state agencies ⓘ passes state budget ⓘ |
| legislativeProcess | bills must pass both houses and be signed by the governor or passed over veto ⓘ |
| meetingPlace | Washington State Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membersPerDistrict | 2 ⓘ |
| minimumMemberAge | 18 years (de facto, based on voter eligibility) ⓘ |
| numberOfLegislativeDistricts | 49 ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 98 ⓘ |
| oversightMechanism |
joint legislative committees
ⓘ
standing committees ⓘ |
| partOf | Washington State Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | Speaker of the House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| redistrictingAuthority | Washington State Redistricting Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regularSessionLengthEvenYears | 60 days ⓘ |
| regularSessionLengthOddYears | 105 days ⓘ |
| responsibility |
confirms certain gubernatorial appointments jointly with the Senate
ⓘ
initiates revenue legislation ⓘ |
| sessionType | biennial sessions ⓘ |
| sharesPowerWith | Washington State Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | WA House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | 2 years ⓘ |
| termLimits | no term limits ⓘ |
| votingEligibility | members elected by popular vote ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| website | https://leg.wa.gov/House ⓘ |
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