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Florida Legislature

The Florida Legislature is the legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. It is organized as a bicameral body composed of an upper chamber, the Senate, and a lower chamber, the House of Representatives. Article III, Section 1 of the Florida Constitution, adopted in 1968, defines the role of the legislature and how it is to be constituted.[2] The legislature is composed of 160 state legislators (120 in the House and 40 in the Senate). The primary purpose of the legislature is to enact new laws and amend or repeal existing laws. It meets in the Florida State Capitol building in Tallahassee.[3]

Florida Legislature

May 26, 1845

Ben Albritton (R)
since Nov. 14, 2022
Lauren Book (D)
since Apr. 28, 2021
Paul Renner (R)
since Nov. 22, 2022
Michael J. Grant (R)
since Nov. 16, 2020
Fentrice Driskell (D)
since Nov. 21, 2022

160 voting members

  • 40 senators
  • 120 representatives

Majority

Minority

Majority

Minority

$18,000/year + per diem (Subsistence & Travel)[1]

November 5, 2024

November 5, 2024

Legislative control

Titles[edit]

Members of the Senate are referred to as senators and members of the House of Representatives are referred to as representatives. Because this shadows the terminology used to describe members of the U.S. Congress, constituents and the news media, using The Associated Press Stylebook, often refer to legislators as state senators or state representatives to avoid confusion with their federal counterparts.

Qualifications[edit]

Florida legislators must be at least twenty-one years old, an elector and resident of their district, and must have resided in Florida for at least two years before an election.[4]

: Kathleen Passidomo (R)

President of the Senate

President Pro Tempore of the Florida Senate: (R)

Dennis Baxley

Majority Leader of the Florida Senate: (R)

Ben Albritton

Minority Leader of the Florida Senate: (D)

Lauren Book

: Paul Renner (R)

Speaker of the Florida House

Speaker Pro Tempore of the Florida House: (R)

Chuck Clemons

Majority Leader of the Florida House: (R)

Michael J. Grant

Minority Leader of the Florida House: (D)

Fentrice Driskell

The House of Representatives is headed by the speaker of the House, while the Senate is headed by the Senate president. The House speaker and Senate president control the assignment of committees and leadership positions, along with control of the agenda in their chambers. The two leaders, along with the governor of Florida, control most of the agenda of state business in Florida.[15]

Florida House of Representatives

Florida Senate

Florida Senate Majority Office

Florida State Capitol

Government of Florida

List of presidents of the Florida Senate

List of speakers of the Florida House of Representatives

List of Florida state legislatures

The Florida Channel

Florida Legislature