Ohio House of Representatives
| Ohio House of Representatives | |
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| 132nd Ohio General Assembly | |
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Term limits
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4 terms (8 years) |
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New session started
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January 3, 2017 |
| Leadership | |
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Speaker Pro Tempore
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Majority Leader
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Minority Leader
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 99 |
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Political groups
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Length of term
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2 years |
| Authority | Article II, Ohio Constitution |
| Salary | $60,584/year |
| Elections | |
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Last election
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November 7, 2016 (99 seats) |
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Next election
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November 3, 2018 (99 seats) |
| Redistricting | Ohio Redistricting Commission |
| Meeting place | |
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| House of Representatives Chamber Ohio Statehouse Columbus, Ohio |
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| Website | |
| Ohio House of Representatives | |
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate.
The House of Representatives first met in Chillicothe on March 3, 1803, under the later superseded state constitution of that year. In 1816, the capital was moved to Columbus, where it is located today. The 132nd General Assembly convened in January 2017.
Members are limited to four consecutive two-year elected terms (terms are considered consecutive if they are separated by less than two years). Time served by appointment to fill out another representative's uncompleted term does not count against the term limit. There are 99 members in the house, elected from single-member districts. Every even-numbered year, all the seats are up for re-election.
Appt.- Member was appointed to current House Seat
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the House. The 102nd and current Speaker is Cliff Rosenberger, a Republican from Wilmington, Ohio. The duties of the Speaker include preserving order and decorum at all times, recognizing visitors in the galleries, controlling and providing security for the Hall, appointing members to perform the duties of the Speaker for a temporary period of time, naming committees and subcommittees and appointing their chairs and members, overseeing the performance of House employees, and signing bills, acts, resolutions, and more.
The Clerk of the House of Representatives is in charge of and regulates the distribution of records of the House. The Clerk is the custodian of legislative documents within the House. The duties of the Clerk include examining bills or resolutions before introduction, numbering bills and resolutions for filing, providing bills and documents pertaining to the bill to the chair of the corresponding committee, publishing calendars to notify the public about bills and resolutions, keeping a journal of House proceedings, superintending the presentation of bills and resolutions, and attesting writs and subpoenas issued by the House of Representatives.
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