Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives

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The Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives is the chief legislative leader and presiding officer of the state's House chamber, responsible for guiding legislation, managing floor debate, and overseeing House operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative leadership position ⓘ
political office ⓘ
presiding officer role ⓘ
appointedBy Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of Connecticut ⓘ
category Speakers of state lower houses in the United States ⓘ
chamber Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
eligibleFrom duly elected member of the Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ
equivalentOffice Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (functional analogue at federal level) ⓘ
governmentalLevel state level ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver legislative agenda in the Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ
proceedings of the Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ
recognition of members to speak on the House floor ⓘ
referral of bills to House committees ⓘ
jurisdiction State of Connecticut ⓘ
linked to: Connecticut
legalBasis Connecticut Constitution ⓘ
rules of the Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ
locatedIn Connecticut State Capitol ⓘ
mayDelegate presiding duties to the speaker pro tempore ⓘ
officeType state legislative speaker ⓘ
partOf Connecticut General Assembly ⓘ
politicalSignificance chief legislative leader in the Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ
positionHeldBy member of the Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ
rank highest-ranking officer of the Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ
residesIn Connecticut ⓘ
responsibleFor appointing members to House committees ⓘ
assigning committee chairs in the Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ
enforcing rules of the Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ
guiding legislation through the Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ
interpreting House rules and parliamentary procedure ⓘ
maintaining order during House debate ⓘ
managing floor debate in the Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ
overseeing administrative operations of the Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ
presiding over sessions of the Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ
representing the Connecticut House of Representatives in official functions ⓘ
scheduling bills for floor consideration ⓘ
signing bills and resolutions passed by the House ⓘ
seat Hartford, Connecticut ⓘ
linked to: Hartford
selectionMethod elected by members of the Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ
style Madam Speaker ⓘ
Mister Speaker ⓘ
supervises clerk of the Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ
officers and staff of the Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ
termCoincidesWith term of the Connecticut General Assembly ⓘ
termLength two-year legislative term ⓘ
usuallyHeldBy member of the majority party in the Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ

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

Hall of the House of Representatives (Connecticut State Capitol) → hasPresidingOfficer → Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ
House Rules of the Connecticut House of Representatives → definesRoleOf → Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ