Missouri House of Representatives
The Missouri House of Representatives ( Missouri House of Representatives ) is the lower house of the Missouri General Assembly , the legislature of the US state of Missouri .
The Chamber of Parliament consists of 163 members, each representing an electoral district. Each of these fixed units comprises an average of 31,000 inhabitants. The House of Representatives boardroom, along with the State Senate, is located in the Missouri State Capitol in the capital, Jefferson City .
Composition of the Chamber
| Political party | MPs | |
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| Republican Party | 106 | |
| Democratic Party | 56 | |
| vacant | 1 | |
| total | 163 | |
Important chamber members
| position | Surname | Political party | district |
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| Speaker of the House | Steven Tilley | republican | 106 |
| Speaker Pro Tempore | Shane Schoeller | republican | 139 |
| Majority Floor Leader | Tim Jones | republican | 89 |
| Assistant Majority Floor Leader | Jeanie Riddle | republican | 20th |
| Whip the majority faction | Jason T. Smith | republican | 150 |
| Minority Floor Leader | Mike Talboy | democrat | 37 |
| Assistant Minority Floor Leader | Tishaura Jones | democrat | 63 |
| Whip the opposition | Mike Colona | democrat | 67 |
Standing Committees
There are annually recurring committees that hold legislative hearings and are archived by the MPs. Once captured, the Missouri Speaker of the House then delegates the legislation to one of the Following Committees . This is usually assigned to the committee, whose main aim is then to draw up the content of the law. However, there are often several suitable committees to which the bill could be transferred and it is ultimately up to the speaker's decision to choose one for it. Politics can also play a role here, as the speaker, he or she, can simply refrain from submitting a bill to a committee with an unfriendly chairman or member of parliament. Furthermore, a sympathetic committee can also be preferred if he or she wishes that the bill should be passed.
The partisan structure of each committee is intended to reflect as precisely as possible the partisan structure of the entire chamber. Each party committee selects from among its members those who are to serve on the standing committees , with the chairman of each committee being selected by the Speaker of the House .
List of Standing Committees
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Special Committees
Special committees are new to the Missouri House of Representatives. In 2007, the then Speaker Rod Jetton dissolved some of the Standing Committees that had previously been the norm in the Chamber, instead he set up the subsequent Special Committees. These committees tend to specialize in certain subjects. Most of these committees pass fewer bills on average than the standing committees .
Another difference between the Special and the Standing Committees is that the Minority Party selects which MPs from its electoral committee will sit on the Standing Committee. The members of the Special Committees, on the other hand, are selected exclusively by the Speaker of the House. The partisan division of the Standing and Special Committees is, however, given by the existing Chamber Statute, which is intended to reflect an exact partisan division of the entire House of Representatives from Missouri.
List of Special Committees
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Budget Committee and Subcommittees
Traditionally, all approval proposals in the Missouri General Assembly are initiated by the House of Representatives rather than the Senate. This is how the Chairman of the House Budget Committee records the adoption of the Missouri State spending plan. This plan, which passed the $ 20 billion mark in 2007, may differ greatly from the governor's budget recommendations. It was issued by the state for the state in late January.
The budget legislation is assigned to the House Budget Committee , which then assigns each bill to its respective committees. After the sub-committees make their recommendations, the entire budget committee goes through the entire approval package, makes the changes it wishes and sends the draft law to the entire chamber for assessment.
List of budget committees
- House Budget Committee
- Appropriations Subcommittee - Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Appropriations Subcommittee - Education
- Appropriations Subcommittee - General Administration
- Appropriations Subcommittee - Health, Mental Health and Social Services
- Appropriations Subcommittee - Public Safety and Corrections
- Appropriations Subcommittee - Transportation and Economic Development
Joint Committees
The Joint Committees control the representatives of both chambers, the House of Representatives and the Senate. These committees can be permanent and monitor ongoing issues, or they can be temporary and intend to propose legislation to address a one-off issue. The chairmanship of these committees usually rotates annually between a representative of the House of Representatives and the Senate to prevent injustice to a chamber.
List of Joint Committees
- Joint Committee on Restructuring Fees of The Clean Water and Storm Water Programs
- Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
- Joint Committee on Capital Improvements and Leases Oversight
- Joint Committee on Corrections
- Joint Committee on Court Automation
- Joint Committee on Economic Development, Policy, and Planning
- Joint Committee on Education
- Joint Committee on Gaming and Wagering
- Joint Committee on Government Accountability
- Joint Committee on Legislative Research
- Joint Committee on Legislative Research, Oversight Subcommittee
- Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement
- Joint Committee on Tax Policy
- Joint Committee on Terrorism, Bioterrorism, and Homeland Security
- Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight
- Joint Committee on Wetlands
- Missouri Job Training Joint Legislative Oversight Committee
Limitation of the term of office
Missouri's voters approved a constitutional amendment in 1992 that limited the term of office of MPs in the House of Representatives. From then on, a member of Parliament cannot serve in the House of Representatives for more than four two-year terms. In 2002, for the first time, this restriction prevented a member of parliament from running again.
salary
As of March 2008, each member of the Missouri House of Representatives received an annual salary of $ 31,351.44.
Web links
- Missouri House of Representatives (English)
- Project Vote Smart - Missouri House of Representatives (English)
Individual evidence
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