Delaware House of Representatives
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The Delaware House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Delaware’s state legislature, responsible for proposing and voting on state laws alongside the state senate.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | state lower house ⓘ |
| authority | Delaware Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canInitiate | appropriations bills ⓘ |
| canOverrideVeto | yes, with required supermajority ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| electionCycle | every 2 years ⓘ |
| electoralDistrictType | single-member districts ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Delaware Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| hasChamber | lower house ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeSessions |
regular sessions
ⓘ
special sessions ⓘ |
| hasPower | impeach certain state officials ⓘ |
| hasUpperHouse | Delaware Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBicameralPartnerOf | Delaware Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberOf | Delaware General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction |
levies state taxes
ⓘ
oversees state executive branch ⓘ passes state budget ⓘ proposes state laws ⓘ votes on state laws ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | state ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Dover, Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Legislative Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsInBuildingOwnedBy | State of Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsInCapitalCityOf | Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 41 ⓘ |
| officialLanguageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Delaware General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | Speaker of the House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redistrictingAuthority | State of Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | residents of Delaware legislative districts ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
confirming certain gubernatorial appointments
ⓘ
enacting state statutes ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | direct election ⓘ |
| sessionType | part-time legislature ⓘ |
| sharesLegislativePowerWith | Delaware Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | 2 years ⓘ |
| termLimits | no term limits ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| websiteType | official government website ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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