Connecticut House of Representatives

E63944

The Connecticut House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Connecticut General Assembly, responsible for creating state laws and representing residents through its elected members.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Connecticut House of Representatives canonical 16

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the Connecticut General Assembly
legislative body
state lower house
canOverrideVeto yes
country United States
electoralSystem single-member districts
electoralTermSynchronization all seats up for election every two years
electsMembersBy geographic districts
establishedBy Connecticut Constitution
governs state-level public policy in Connecticut
hasAuthorityFrom Constitution of the State of Connecticut
hasChamberType lower house
hasCommitteeSystem standing committees
hasLegislativeSessionType biennial sessions
hasMajorityLeaderTitle Majority Leader
hasMinorityLeaderTitle Minority Leader
hasNumberOfMembers 151
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/hse.asp
hasPower approve state budget
enact public and special acts
introduce revenue bills
hasPresidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House
hasRulesDocument House rules of the Connecticut General Assembly
hasTypeOfMembers part-time legislators
hasVotingEligibility members elected by eligible Connecticut voters
isBicameralPartnerOf Connecticut State Senate
isElectedIn even-numbered years
isSubjectTo Connecticut state constitution
jurisdiction State of Connecticut
linked to: Connecticut
languageOfProceedings English
legislativeFunction enacts state laws
passes state budget measures
proposes and votes on bills
locatedIn Hartford, Connecticut
meetsIn Connecticut State Capitol
meetsInChamber House chamber of the Connecticut State Capitol
membersAre state representatives
oversees state executive agencies through hearings
partOf Connecticut General Assembly
publishes bills and resolutions
journals of proceedings
represents residents of Connecticut
state Connecticut
termLength 2 years
vetoOverrideRequirement two-thirds majority in each chamber
votingSystem first-past-the-post

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Connecticut lowerHouse Connecticut House of Representatives
Connecticut State Capitol houses Connecticut House of Representatives
Connecticut General Assembly hasComponent Connecticut House of Representatives
Connecticut General Assembly lowerHouse Connecticut House of Representatives
Connecticut State Senate sharesLegislativePowerWith Connecticut House of Representatives
Connecticut State Senate isBicameralPartnerOf Connecticut House of Representatives
Connecticut state constitution establishesBody Connecticut House of Representatives
Hall of the House of Representatives (Connecticut State Capitol) usedBy Connecticut House of Representatives
Hall of the House of Representatives (Connecticut State Capitol) legislativeBody Connecticut House of Representatives
Hall of the House of Representatives (Connecticut State Capitol) openedForUseBy Connecticut House of Representatives
Joint Rules of the Connecticut General Assembly appliesTo Connecticut House of Representatives
Joint Rules of the Connecticut General Assembly adoptedBy Connecticut House of Representatives
George Jepsen memberOf Connecticut House of Representatives
Connecticut General Assembly lowerHouse Connecticut House of Representatives
subject linked to: Government of Connecticut
Jodi Rell memberOf Connecticut House of Representatives
John Cotton Smith servedIn Connecticut House of Representatives