Kentucky House of Representatives

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The Kentucky House of Representatives is the 100-member lower chamber of the Kentucky General Assembly, responsible for introducing legislation, passing the state budget, and representing citizens in Kentucky’s legislative process.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
state lower house
authority Kentucky Constitution
canInitiate revenue bills
chamberType lower house
citizenshipRequirement must be a citizen of Kentucky
constitutionalBasis Kentucky Constitution
surface form: Constitution of Kentucky of 1891
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentSpeaker David W. Osborne
currentSpeakerAssumedOffice 2017
currentSpeakerParty Republican Party
electoralDistrictType single-member districts
established 1792
evenYearSessionLength 60 legislative days
hasCommitteeSystem yes
language English
legislativeFunction introduces legislation
passes state budget
represents citizens in Kentucky’s legislative process
legislatureName Kentucky General Assembly
majorityLeaderTitle Majority Leader
meetingCity Frankfort, Kentucky
meetsIn Kentucky State Capitol
minimumAgeOfMembers 24 years
minorityLeaderTitle Minority Leader
numberOfMembers 100
oddYearSessionLength 30 legislative days
oversightFunction conducts hearings and investigations
partOf Kentucky General Assembly
passes state budget for Kentucky
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House of Representatives
surface form: Speaker of the House
primaryResponsibility appropriating state funds
enacting state laws
overseeing state programs through legislation
redistrictedBy Kentucky General Assembly
regularSessionFrequency annually
residencyRequirement must reside in district for at least 1 year
sessionType regular and special sessions
state Kentucky
termLength 2 years
upperChamber Kentucky Senate
votingMembers 100
votingSystem first-past-the-post
website https://legislature.ky.gov/House

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Kentucky lowerHouse Kentucky House of Representatives
Kentucky General Assembly legislativeChamber Kentucky House of Representatives
Kentucky General Assembly hasPart Kentucky House of Representatives
Kentucky General Assembly lowerHouse Kentucky House of Representatives
Kentucky Senate hasLowerHouse Kentucky House of Representatives
Kentucky Senate coLegislativeBody Kentucky House of Representatives
Robert Smith Todd memberOf Kentucky House of Representatives
John Adair legislativeBody Kentucky House of Representatives
Government of Kentucky hasChamber Kentucky House of Representatives
Kentucky State Capitol houses Kentucky House of Representatives
this entity surface form: Kentucky House of Representatives chamber
John Boyle legislativeBody Kentucky House of Representatives