Maryland House of Delegates

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The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower chamber of Maryland’s state legislature, responsible for creating state laws and representing citizens from legislative districts across the state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
state lower house
unicameral chamber of a bicameral legislature
approves state budget of Maryland
buildingStyleOfChamber Georgian architecture (Maryland State House)
canOverrideVeto yes
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Maryland
country United States of America
currentPresidingOfficer Adrienne A. Jones
currentPresidingOfficerAssumedOffice 2019
districtStructure multi-member districts
electionCycle every 4 years
electoralSystemDetail members elected from single-member or three-member subdistricts within 47 districts
established 1777
governingRulesDocument Rules of the House of Delegates
hasChamberAbove Maryland Senate
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasStandingCommittees yes
jurisdiction statewide matters in Maryland
languageOfProceedings English
lastElectionDate 2022-11-08
legislativeBodyFor State of Maryland
linked to: Maryland
legislativeSessionType part-time legislature
locatedIn Annapolis, Maryland
linked to: Annapolis
meetsIn Maryland State House
membersPerDistrict 3
membersRepresent legislative districts in Maryland
nextElectionDate 2026-11-03
numberOfLegislativeDistricts 47
numberOfMembers 141
originatedFrom Maryland colonial assembly
partOf Maryland General Assembly
passes state statutes
politicalPartyOfPresidingOfficer Democratic Party
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House
primaryFunction budget approval
lawmaking
oversight of the executive branch of Maryland
representation of Maryland citizens
seatsForParty Democratic Party majority (as of 2024)
Republican Party minority (as of 2024)
sessionLength 90 days
sessionStartMonth January
termLength 4 years
vetoOverrideRequirement three-fifths majority in each chamber
votingSystem first-past-the-post
website https://mgaleg.maryland.gov

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Maryland General Assembly hasChamber Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland General Assembly lowerHouse Maryland House of Delegates
Government of Maryland lowerHouse Maryland House of Delegates
Colonial Assembly of Maryland hasPart House of Delegates of Maryland (colonial)
linked to: Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland General Assembly hasLowerHouse Maryland House of Delegates
subject linked to: MGA
Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates chamber Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland State House houses Maryland House of Delegates chamber
linked to: Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland Senate hasLowerHouse Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland Senate sharesLegislativePowerWith Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland Senate coLegislativeBody Maryland House of Delegates
Constitution of Maryland lowerHouse Maryland House of Delegates
John Hanson memberOf Maryland House of Delegates
Gabriel Duvall memberOf Maryland House of Delegates
Nathaniel Rochester memberOf Maryland House of Delegates
Legislative Department oversees Maryland House of Delegates
Legislative Department hasChamber Maryland House of Delegates
Rules of the House of Delegates appliesTo Maryland House of Delegates
Rules of the House of Delegates adoptedBy Maryland House of Delegates
Rules of the House of Delegates canBeAmendedBy Maryland House of Delegates
Alexander Randall legislativeBody Maryland House of Delegates
Aruna Miller servedIn Maryland House of Delegates
Adrienne A. Jones legislativeBody Maryland House of Delegates
Catonsville representedIn Maryland House of Delegates
Torrey C. Brown memberOf Maryland House of Delegates