Pennsylvania State House of Representatives

GPTKB entity

Properties (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Legislative body
gptkbp:action State laws
gptkbp:approves Governor's appointments
gptkbp:commander Speaker
gptkbp:conducts Oversight of state agencies
gptkbp:contributedTo State governance
gptkbp:district 203 districts
gptkbp:electionYear Every two years
gptkbp:established 1682
gptkbp:firstClaim 2022
2024
gptkbp:hasDepartment gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:hasFacility Residents of Pennsylvania
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance Legislative journals
Notable past speakers
gptkbp:hasLegalStatus Regular sessions
Special sessions
gptkbp:hasMajorCity gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:hasMember 203
Minority Leader
Various committees
Majority Leader
gptkbp:hasPublications Public records
gptkbp:headquarters Capitol Building
gptkbp:historicalSignificance One of the oldest legislative bodies in the U.S.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pennsylvania State House of Representatives
gptkbp:isExpectedTo Pennsylvania_voters
gptkbp:isLocatedIn Capitol Complex
gptkbp:leadership Speaker_of_the_House
gptkbp:meets gptkb:Harrisburg,_Pennsylvania
Annually
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:oversees State budget
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Pennsylvania_General_Assembly
gptkbp:powers Civil rights
Environmental policy
Taxation
Education policy
Property law
Public safety
Transportation policy
Health policy
Family law
Election laws
Criminal justice
Appropriations
Labor policy
Veterans affairs
Agriculture policy
Business regulation
Insurance regulation
Public utilities regulation
Regulation of commerce
Public welfare
Gaming regulation
gptkbp:primaryFunction Legislation
gptkbp:provides Public hearings
gptkbp:providesInformationOn Legislation status
gptkbp:ratifies Constitutional amendments
gptkbp:responsibleFor State legislation
gptkbp:session Two years
gptkbp:voterTurnout First-past-the-post
gptkbp:website www.legis.state.pa.us
gptkbp:worksWith gptkb:Pennsylvania_State_Senate