WA House

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WA House is the commonly used abbreviation for the Washington House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Washington State Legislature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of bicameral legislature
state lower house
authority Article II of the Washington State Constitution
building Legislative Building
canBeCalledIntoSpecialSessionBy Governor of Washington
city Olympia, Washington
constitutionallyEstablishedBy Washington State Constitution
country United States of America
electoralDistrictBasis single-member geographic districts with two representatives each
elects Speaker Pro Tempore
linked to: Speaker pro tempore

Speaker of the House
chief clerk
establishedInYear 1889
fullName Washington House of Representatives
hasUpperHouse Washington State Senate
jurisdiction State of Washington
legislativeBodyType lower house
legislativeFunction enacts state statutes
levies state taxes
oversees state agencies
passes state budget
legislativeProcess bills must pass both houses and be signed by the governor or passed over veto
meetingPlace Washington State Capitol
membersPerDistrict 2
minimumMemberAge 18 years (de facto, based on voter eligibility)
numberOfLegislativeDistricts 49
numberOfMembers 98
oversightMechanism joint legislative committees
standing committees
partOf Washington State Legislature
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House
primaryLanguage English
redistrictingAuthority Washington State Redistricting Commission
regularSessionLengthEvenYears 60 days
regularSessionLengthOddYears 105 days
responsibility confirms certain gubernatorial appointments jointly with the Senate
initiates revenue legislation
sessionType biennial sessions
sharesPowerWith Washington State Senate
shortName WA House
termLength 2 years
termLimits no term limits
votingEligibility members elected by popular vote
votingSystem first-past-the-post
website https://leg.wa.gov/House

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