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
canCall special session (with governor or legislative agreement)
canOverrideVetoWith two-thirds majority in each chamber of the Minnesota Legislature
coLegislativeBody Minnesota Senate
constitutionalBasis Article IV of the Minnesota Constitution
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
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
hasSession regular session
hasSpeaker Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
hasUpperHouse Minnesota Senate
jurisdiction State of Minnesota
linked to: Minnesota
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeChamber lower house
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Saint Paul, Minnesota
linked to: Saint Paul
meetsIn House Chamber of the Minnesota State Capitol
Minnesota State Capitol
numberOfMembers 134
partOf Minnesota Legislature
passesWith simple majority of members present
redistrictingBody Minnesota Legislature
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 House of Representatives of the Minnesota Territorial Legislature
linked to: Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota Territorial Legislature replacedByBody Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota Constitution establishes Minnesota House of Representatives
Government of Minnesota lowerHouse Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota Senate sharesLegislativePowerWith Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota Senate coLegislativeBody Minnesota House of Representatives
Tom Osthoff employer Minnesota House of Representatives
Ray Dehn memberOf Minnesota House of Representatives