Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives

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The Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives is the presiding officer and leading legislative figure of the state's lower legislative chamber, responsible for guiding lawmaking, managing House proceedings, and overseeing committee assignments.

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Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives canonical 9

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative leadership position ⓘ
presiding officer role ⓘ
state government office ⓘ
branchOfGovernment legislative branch ⓘ
canBeRemovedBy vote of the Florida House of Representatives ⓘ
category Speakers of state lower houses in the United States ⓘ
chamber lower house ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
decisionMakingRole key negotiator in state budget and major legislation ⓘ
electedBy members of the Florida House of Representatives ⓘ
electionTiming elected at the beginning of a legislative term ⓘ
eligibilityRequirement must be a member of the Florida House of Representatives ⓘ
governsBody Florida House majority party caucus ⓘ
hasOfficialTitle Speaker of the House ⓘ
hasPower authority to interpret House rules ⓘ
authority to maintain order in the chamber ⓘ
control over flow of legislation in the House ⓘ
hasPrecedenceOver other members of the Florida House of Representatives ⓘ
historicalContinuitySince 19th century ⓘ
influences state public policy in Florida ⓘ
jurisdiction State of Florida ⓘ
linked to: Florida
languageOfOffice English ⓘ
legalBasis Florida Constitution ⓘ
rules of the Florida House of Representatives ⓘ
locatedIn Tallahassee, Florida ⓘ
meetsAt Florida Capitol ⓘ
officeType partisan political office ⓘ
partOf Florida House of Representatives ⓘ
Florida Legislature ⓘ
presidesOver Florida House of Representatives ⓘ
reportsTo Florida House of Representatives as a body ⓘ
residenceRequirement must meet Florida legislative residency requirements ⓘ
responsibleFor appointing committee chairs ⓘ
appointing members to House committees ⓘ
enforcing House rules ⓘ
guiding lawmaking in the Florida House of Representatives ⓘ
managing House floor proceedings ⓘ
overseeing committee assignments ⓘ
recognizing members to speak on the floor ⓘ
referring bills to committees ⓘ
setting the House legislative agenda ⓘ
styleOfAddress Madam Speaker ⓘ
Mister Speaker ⓘ
supervises House committee system ⓘ
symbolicRole ceremonial head of the Florida House of Representatives ⓘ
termLength typically two years ⓘ
worksWith Governor of Florida ⓘ
President of the Florida Senate ⓘ

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

President of the Florida Senate → worksWith → Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives ⓘ
House Rules (Florida House of Representatives) → implementedBy → Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives ⓘ
LeRoy Collins → positionHeld → Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives ⓘ
Marco Rubio Rivera → positionHeld → Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives ⓘ
Marco Rubio → positionHeld → Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives ⓘ
Speaker pro tempore of the Florida House of Representatives → reportsTo → Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives ⓘ
Speaker pro tempore of the Florida House of Representatives → subordinateTo → Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives ⓘ
Speaker pro tempore of the Florida House of Representatives → appointedBy → Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives ⓘ
Republican Party members of the Florida House of Representatives → mayHoldOffice → Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives ⓘ