Massachusetts House of Representatives

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legislative body lower house state legislative chamber

The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the state’s bicameral legislature, responsible for creating and passing laws in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Aliases (2)

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative body → lower house → state legislative chamber →
buildingStyle	gold-domed capitol building →
canImpeach	state officials →
canInitiate	appropriations bills →
canOverrideVeto	yes →
constitutionalBasis	Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts →
country	United States →
currentPresidingOfficer	Ronald Mariano →
currentPresidingOfficerParty	Democratic Party →
electionCycle	biennial elections →
elects	Speaker of the House →
establishedBy	Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 →
establishedIn	1780 →
governsArea	approximately 7 million residents (state population) →
hasChamberType	lower chamber →
hasCommitteeSystem	yes →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Members/House →
jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Massachusetts →
languageOfRecord	English →
leaderTitle	Majority Leader → Minority Leader →
legislativeFunction	budget approval → lawmaking → oversight of executive branch →
locatedIn	Boston, Massachusetts →
meetsIn	Massachusetts State House →
meetsInChamber	House Chamber of the Massachusetts State House →
membersRepresent	single-member districts →
numberOfMembers	160 →
partOf	Massachusetts General Court →
presidingOfficerTitle	Speaker of the House →
publishesRecord	House Journal →
redistrictingAuthority	Massachusetts General Court →
salaryPayer	Commonwealth of Massachusetts →
sessionType	full-time legislature →
state	Massachusetts →
termLength	2 years →
upperHouse	Massachusetts Senate →
vetoOverrideThreshold	two-thirds majority →
votingSystem	first-past-the-post →

Referenced by (25)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
James Otis Jr. → Robert Treat Paine → Samuel Adams → Samuel Osgood →	memberOf
House Journal → Joseph W. Martin Jr. → Majority Leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives →	legislativeBody
Government of Massachusetts → Massachusetts colonial legislature ("Massachusetts House of Representatives (colonial)") → Massachusetts state legislature →	lowerHouse
Massachusetts General Court → Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives →	legislativeChamber
Majority Leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives → Massachusetts State Representative →	partOf
Massachusetts state legislature →	hasChamber
Government of Massachusetts →	hasPart
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives →	heads
Massachusetts State House →	houses
Massachusetts Senate →	isBicameralPartnerOf
Ronald Mariano →	legislative body
Massachusetts colonial legislature ("Massachusetts House of Representatives (colonial)") →	legislativeBranch
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives →	presidesOver
House Journal →	publisher
Massachusetts State Representative ("Massachusetts House of Representatives leadership") →	supervisingBody
Massachusetts Senate →	worksAlongside