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Kentucky House of Representatives

Kentucky House of Representatives
Kentucky General Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
New session started
January 5, 2017
Leadership
Jeffrey Hoover (R)
Since January 5, 2017
Speaker pro Tempore
David Osborne (R)
Since January 5, 2017
Majority Leader
Jonathan Shell (R)
Since January 5, 2017
Minority Leader
Rocky Adkins (D)
Since January 5, 2017
Structure
Seats 100
Kentucky House seats (2016-18).svg
Political groups

Governing party

Opposition Party

Length of term
2 years
Authority The Legislative Department, Section 29, Kentucky Constitution
Salary $186.73/day + per diem
Elections
Last election
November 8, 2016
Next election
November 6, 2018
(100 seats)
Redistricting Legislative Control
Meeting place
Kentucky House of Representatives chamber.jpg
House of Representatives Chamber
Kentucky State Capitol
Frankfort, Kentucky
Website
Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

Governing party

Opposition Party

The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly. It is composed of 100 Representatives elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. Not more than two counties can be joined to form a House district, except when necessary to preserve the principle of equal representation. Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits. The Kentucky House of Representatives convenes at the State Capitol in Frankfort.

The first meeting of the Kentucky House of Representatives was in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1792, shortly after statehood. During the first legislative session, legislators chose Frankfort, Kentucky to be the permanent state capital.

After women gained suffrage in Kentucky, Mary Elliott Flanery was elected as the first female member of the Kentucky House of Representative. She took her seat January 1922 and was the first female legislator elected south of the Mason–Dixon line.

In 2017, the Republican party became the majority party in the House.

Section 47 of the Kentucky Constitution stipulates that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House of Representatives.

According to Section 32 of the Kentucky Constitution, a state representative must: be a citizen of Kentucky, be at least 24 years old at the time of election, have resided in the state at least 2 years and the district at least 1 year prior to election. Per section 30 of the Kentucky Constitution, representatives are elected every two years in the November following a regular session of the General Assembly.

The Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives is the chief presiding officer of the Kentucky House. The Speaker's official duties include maintaining order in the House, recognizing members during debate, appointing committee chairs and determining the composition of committees, and determining which committee has jurisdiction over which bill. Traditionally, the Speaker has also served as Chair of the Rules Committee and the Committee on Committees.


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