Arkansas House of Representatives
| Arkansas House of Representatives | |
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| Arkansas General Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
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Term limits
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16 Years (both houses) |
| History | |
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New session started
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January 9, 2017 |
| Leadership | |
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Speaker pro Tempore
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Jon Eubanks (R)
Since January 2015 |
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Majority Leader
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Ken Bragg (R)
Since January 2015 |
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Minority Leader
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 100 |
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Political groups
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Length of term
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2 years |
| Authority | Article 8, Section 2, Arkansas Constitution |
| Salary | $39,399.84/year + per diem |
| Elections | |
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Last election
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November 8, 2016 (100 seats) |
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Next election
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November 16, 2018 (100 seats) |
| Redistricting | Arkansas Board of Apportionment and Arkansas General Assembly |
| Meeting place | |
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| House of Representatives Chamber Arkansas State Capitol Little Rock, Arkansas |
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| Website | |
| Arkansas House of Representatives | |
The Arkansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Arkansas. The House is composed of 100 members elected from an equal amount of constituencies across the state. Each district has an average population of 29,159 according to the 2010 federal census. Members are elected to two-year terms and, since the 2014 Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution, limited to sixteen years cumulative in either house.
The Arkansas House of Representatives meets annually, in regular session in odd number years and for a fiscal session in even number years, at the State Capitol in Little Rock.
The Speaker of the House presides over the body and is elected by the membership every two years. Its duties include the supervision and directing the daily order of business, recognizing members to speak, preserving order in the House, deciding all questions of order and germaneness, certifying all measures passed, assigning committee leadership, and naming members to select committees. In the Speaker's absence, the Speaker Pro Tempore presides.
The House has 10 Standing Committees:
CLASS A
CLASS B
HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEES
JOINT COMMITTEES
CURRENT COMMITTEES INCLUDE:
Each Representative serves on two Standing Committees, and each committee has 20 members. Standing Committee chairmen and vice-chairmen are selected from respective committee rosters by the Speaker.
Two Select Committees operate exclusively within the House. Members of the committees are appointed by the Speaker. The House Select Committees are the House Committee on Rules and the House Management Committee.
The Committee on Rules considers all proposed action touching the House rules, the joint rules and the order of business. The Committee also considers all legislation dealing with alcohol, cigarettes, tobacco, tobacco products, coin-operated amusement devices, vending machines, lobbying, code of ethics, pari-mutuel betting and similar legislation.
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