Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives

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The Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives is the chamber’s presiding officer and leading legislative authority, responsible for overseeing proceedings, guiding the legislative agenda, and managing committee assignments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative leadership position ⓘ
political office ⓘ
presiding officer role ⓘ
canInfluence policy priorities of the House majority ⓘ
state budget legislation in the House ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
electedBy members of the North Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ
governingDocument North Carolina Constitution ⓘ
rules of the North Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ
governmentBranch legislative branch of North Carolina ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver House administrative operations ⓘ
House committee structure ⓘ
House legislative calendar ⓘ
hasStyle Madam Speaker ⓘ
Mr. Speaker ⓘ
jurisdiction State of North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: North Carolina
legislativeBody North Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ
mayDelegateTo Speaker Pro Tempore of the North Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ
officeLocation North Carolina State Legislative Building ⓘ
officeLocationCity Raleigh, North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Raleigh
partOf North Carolina General Assembly ⓘ
positionInHierarchy highest-ranking officer of the North Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ
one of the most powerful offices in North Carolina state government ⓘ
presidesOver sessions of the North Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ
requiresMembershipIn North Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ
residesInGovernment North Carolina state government ⓘ
responsibleFor enforcing House rules ⓘ
ensuring orderly conduct of House business ⓘ
representing the House in official functions ⓘ
signing bills and resolutions passed by the House ⓘ
roleIn appointing committee chairs ⓘ
appointing standing committees ⓘ
assigning members to House committees ⓘ
guiding the legislative agenda in the House ⓘ
influencing the flow of bills through the House ⓘ
interpreting House rules ⓘ
maintaining order during House debates ⓘ
overseeing House floor proceedings ⓘ
recognizing members to speak ⓘ
referring bills to committees ⓘ
ruling on points of order ⓘ
scheduling legislation for consideration ⓘ
selectionMethod election by House majority ⓘ
supervises House officers and staff ⓘ
termType serves at the pleasure of the House majority ⓘ
typicallyHeldBy member of the majority party in the House ⓘ

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House Rules of the North Carolina House of Representatives → enforcedBy → Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ
Speaker pro tempore of the North Carolina House of Representatives → reportsTo → Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ