Arkansas House of Representatives

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The State Capitol in Little Rock

The Arkansas House of Representatives ( Arkansas House of Representatives ) is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly , the legislature of the US state of Arkansas .

The parliamentary chamber consists of 100 members, each representing an electoral district. Each of these fixed units comprises an average of 26,734 inhabitants (as of 2000). The MPs are each elected for two-year terms. In addition, the 73rd Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution limited terms of office to three terms (six years).

The House of Representatives boardroom is shared with the State Senate at the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock .

Structure of the chamber

The Chairman of the House of Representatives is the Speaker of the House . He is elected every two years by the members of the Chamber. The speaker is responsible for the legislative process and oversees the assignments to the various committees. The Democrat Robert S. Moore has been the speaker since January 2011 .

Other important office holders are the majority leader and the opposition leader ( minority leader ), who are elected by the respective parliamentary groups. Majority leader is the Democrat Johnnie Roebuck , minority leader is the Republican John Burris .

Committees

The Chamber of Parliament has ten standing committees:

  • Education
  • Judiciary
  • Public Health, Welfare & Labor
  • Public transportation
  • Revenue and Taxation
  • Aging, Children & Youth
  • Legislative & Military Affairs
  • Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development
  • City, County and Local Affairs
  • Insurance and Commerce
  • State Agencies and Governmental Affairs

Each MP serves on two standing committees and each committee has 20 members. The chairpersons and their deputies are selected by the speaker from the respective committee register. Furthermore, two selected committees function exclusively within the chamber. The members of the committee are appointed by the speaker. The committees are the House Committee on Rules and the House Management Committee . The House Committee on Rules examines all planned processes that affect the agenda, house and liaison guidelines. It also reviews all legal acts related to liquor, cigarettes, tobacco, tobacco products, slot machines, vending machines, lobbying, moral code, betting and similar laws. The House Management Committee works directly with the Speaker and monitors the activities of the MPs. Their obligations include recruiting and monitoring chamber personnel, developing employee policies and procedures, and monitoring facility use and maintenance.

The MPs also serve on five committees that work with the Senate. These are: Joint Budget, Joint Retirement and Social Security Programs, Joint Energy, Joint Performance Review and Joint Committee on Advanced, Communications and Information Technology . The members of the Joint Budget Committee are elected by peers from the respective constituencies. The members of the other joint committees are appointed by the speaker.

Composition after the election in 2016

24
76
24 76 
A total of 100 seats
Political party MPs
Democratic Party 24
Republican Party 76
total 100

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