Washington State House of Representatives
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The Washington State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Washington State Legislature, the state legislature of Washington. A total of 98 members serve in the lower house of the Washington State Legislature and meet at the State Capitol in Olympia. Each district has two House members for each senate district being denoted as "1A" or "1B" for example.
The legislature is a part-time citizen legislature that meets annually on the second Monday. In odd-numbered years, the budget yearthe Legislature meets for 105 days, and in even-numbered years for 60 days. If necessary, the Governor can call legislators in for a special session for a 30-day period. Legislators can call themselves into special session with a two-thirds vote of the two bodies[1].
Make-up of the house
| Affiliation | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| | Democratic Party | 62 |
| | Republican Party | 36 |
| Total | 98 | |
Current members
House Committees
The Washington State House has 25 standing committees:
- Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Washington State House
- Audit Review and Oversight Committee, Washington State House
- Capital Budget Committee, Washington State House
- Commerce and Labor Committee, Washington State House
- Community and Economic Development and Trade Committee, Washington State House
- Early Learning and Children's Services Committee, Washington State House
- Ecology and Parks Committee, Washington State House
- Education Committee, Washington State House
- Education Appropriations Committee, Washington State House
- Environmental Health Committee, Washington State House
- Finance Committee, Washington State House
- Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, Washington State House
- General Government Appropriations Committee, Washington State House
- Health and Human Services Appropriations Committee, Washington State House
- Health Care and Wellness Committee, Washington State House
- Higher Education Committee, Washington State House
- Human Services Committee, Washington State House
- Judiciary Committee, Washington State House
- Local Government and Housing Committee, Washington State House
- Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Committee, Washington State House
- Rules Committee, Washington State House
- State Government and Tribal Affairs Committee, Washington State House
- Technology, Energy and Communications Committee, Washington State House
- Transportation Committee, Washington State House
- Ways & Means Committee, Washington State House
References
External links
- Washington State House of Representatives official website
- Project Vote Smart's profile of the Virginia State Legislature
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