One very important thing to note is the $47,500 figure is an aspirational goal set by the governor and the Legislature over a period of years. The primary election was held on August 14, 2012, and the general election was held on November 6, 2012. In 2017, the legislature was in session from March 7, 2017, through May 8, 2017. The legislative branch of the Florida state government makes laws and appropriates funds. Every ten years due to the U.S. Census the population is enumerated and the results require federal, state and local Noon, Monday, June 8, 2020 – Noon, Friday, June 12, 2020 1. This was new for the chamber because prior to 1992 it was under solid Democratic control (like most southern state legislatures). The Court found eight districts unconstitutional and also ruled that district numbers had been assigned as to favor particular incumbents over others. The primary election was held on August 24, 2010, and the general election was held on November 2, 2010. Because of the redistricting, all 40 seats in the chamber were up and the Republican majority dropped to 25-15 (in a normal election, only 20 of 40 seats are up for election). Article XI specifies the following different methods for putting an amendment to a vote of the people: Below is a list of measures that were referred to the 2020 ballot by the legislature. [33] After the 2000 Census, each member represented 133,186.[34]. From 1894 to 1965, Republicans never controlled more than two seats. There are 40 members in the senate. In 2019, the legislature was in session from March 5, 2019, through May 3, 2019. Elections for the office of Florida House of Representatives took place in 2012. Starting in 1994, Republicans took complete control of the Florida State Senate. Democrats gained some ground back in the 2006 and 2008 elections and brought the Republicans down to 76 seats, less than a two-thirds majority. In the next four elections, they added 23 seats to their majority and held a two-thirds supermajority from 2003 through 2006. Ballotpedia features 319,167 encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers. Six of the nine elections between 2002 and 2018 left the chamber with a 26-14 Republican advantage. Authority: Article III, Section 8 of the Florida Constitution. A regular session of the legislature shall convene on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of each odd-numbered year, and on the second Tuesday after the first Monday in January of each even-numbered year. Florida Statutes. Contact Florida State Legislators. Once elected, representatives are limited to four terms. Although there are exactly three times as many members of the House (120) as in the Senate (40), the Senate districts do not consist of three Representative districts; the boundaries are independent. 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