Mississippi House of Representatives

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The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Mississippi Legislature, responsible for proposing and voting on state laws and representing the interests of Mississippi’s citizens.

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Mississippi House of Representatives canonical 24

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lower house
public body
state legislative chamber
appliesToJurisdiction Mississippi
authority Mississippi Constitution
building Mississippi State Capitol
canOverrideVeto yes
coatOfArms Seal of the Mississippi Legislature
convenesIn Jackson, Mississippi
country United States of America
surface form: United States
elects Speaker Pro Tempore
Speaker of the House of Representatives
surface form: Speaker of the House
foundationBasedOn Mississippi Constitution
surface form: Mississippi state constitution of 1890
governmentBranch legislative branch of Mississippi
hasCommittee Appropriations Committee (Mississippi House)
Education Committee (Mississippi House)
Judiciary Committee (Mississippi House)
hasMajorityParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (as of 2024)
hasMinorityParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (as of 2024)
hasPower impeach certain state officials
hasRulesOfProcedure House Rules of the Mississippi House of Representatives
hasSession regular legislative session
hasSpeaker Jason White
hasUpperHouse Mississippi State Senate
houseType lower house
jurisdiction Mississippi
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeBodyFor State of Mississippi
legislatureNumbering Mississippi legislative sessions are numbered sequentially
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Jackson, Mississippi
meetsIn Mississippi State Capitol
meetsInTimeZone Central Time Zone
membersRepresent legislative districts in Mississippi
numberOfMembers 122
officeHeldByHeadOfGovernment Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives
partOf Mississippi Legislature
responsibleFor passing state statutes
state budget legislation
tax legislation in Mississippi
role proposes state laws
represents citizens of Mississippi
votes on state legislation
seatsAreAllocatedTo single-member districts
state Mississippi
termLength 4 years
votingSystem first-past-the-post
website https://www.legislature.ms.gov/house-of-representatives/

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John Grisham wasMemberOf Mississippi House of Representatives
Mississippi State Capitol houses Mississippi House of Representatives
Mississippi Legislature hasPart Mississippi House of Representatives
Mississippi Legislature hasLowerHouse Mississippi House of Representatives
Mississippi State Senate sharesLegislativePowerWith Mississippi House of Representatives
State of Mississippi lowerHouse Mississippi House of Representatives
Tony Durant legislativeBody Mississippi House of Representatives
Government of Mississippi hasComponent Mississippi House of Representatives
Greenwood LeFlore memberOf Mississippi House of Representatives
MS Senate hasSisterChamber Mississippi House of Representatives
Jason White partOf Mississippi House of Representatives
Jason White employer Mississippi House of Representatives
Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives legislativeBody Mississippi House of Representatives
Appropriations Committee (Mississippi House) legislativeBodyOf Mississippi House of Representatives
Appropriations Committee (Mississippi House) partOf Mississippi House of Representatives
Appropriations Committee (Mississippi House) chamber Mississippi House of Representatives
Education Committee (Mississippi House) legislativeBody Mississippi House of Representatives
Education Committee (Mississippi House) parentOrganization Mississippi House of Representatives
Education Committee (Mississippi House) chamber Mississippi House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee (Mississippi House) legislativeBody Mississippi House of Representatives
Seal of the Mississippi Legislature usedBy Mississippi House of Representatives
House Rules of the Mississippi House of Representatives appliesTo Mississippi House of Representatives
House Rules of the Mississippi House of Representatives adoptedBy Mississippi House of Representatives