Minnesota House of Representatives

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

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instanceOf state lower house
building Minnesota State Capitol House Chamber NERFINISHED
canCall special session (with governor or legislative agreement)
canOverrideVetoWith two-thirds majority in each chamber of the Minnesota Legislature
coLegislativeBody Minnesota Senate NERFINISHED
constitutionalBasis Article IV of the Minnesota Constitution NERFINISHED
country United States of America
electionCycle every 2 years
electoralDistrictBasis single-member districts
elects Majority Leader
Minority Leader
Speaker of the House
establishedIn 1858
follows Minnesota Constitution NERFINISHED
governs matters of state law in Minnesota
hasAuthorityOver appropriations legislation in Minnesota
education policy legislation in Minnesota
health and human services legislation in Minnesota
public safety legislation in Minnesota
taxation legislation in Minnesota
transportation legislation in Minnesota
hasCommitteeSystem standing committees
hasRules Rules of the Minnesota House of Representatives NERFINISHED
hasSession regular session
hasSpeaker Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives NERFINISHED
hasUpperHouse Minnesota Senate NERFINISHED
jurisdiction State of Minnesota NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeChamber lower house
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Saint Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED
meetsIn House Chamber of the Minnesota State Capitol NERFINISHED
Minnesota State Capitol NERFINISHED
numberOfMembers 134
partOf Minnesota Legislature NERFINISHED
passesWith simple majority of members present
redistrictingBody Minnesota Legislature NERFINISHED
role approves state budget
oversees state agencies
passes state laws
proposes legislation
represents Minnesota legislative districts
state Minnesota
termLength 2 years
typeOfLegislature part-time legislature
votingSystem first-past-the-post
website https://www.house.mn.gov/

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Minnesota Legislature hasPart Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota Legislature lowerHouse Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota Legislature composition Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota Territorial Legislature hasPart Minnesota House of Representatives
this entity surface form: House of Representatives of the Minnesota Territorial Legislature
Minnesota Territorial Legislature replacedByBody Minnesota House of Representatives