Illinois House of Representatives

Illinois House of Representatives
Illinois General Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
New session started
January 11, 2023
Leadership
Chris Welch (D)
since January 13, 2021
Speaker Pro Tempore
Jehan Gordon-Booth (D)
since January 21, 2021
Robyn Gabel (D)
since January 12, 2023
Minority Leader
Tony McCombie (R)
since January 11, 2023
Structure
Seats118
Political groups
Majority
  •   Democratic (78)

Minority

Length of term
2 years
AuthorityArticle IV, Illinois Constitution
Salary$67,836/year + per diem
Elections
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
November 5, 2024
RedistrictingLegislative Control
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber
Illinois State Capitol
Springfield, Illinois
Website
Illinois House of Representatives
Rules
Rules of the House of Representatives
of the 103rd General Assembly

The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 representatives elected from individual legislative districts for two-year terms with no limits; redistricted every 10 years, based on the 2010 U.S. census each representative represents approximately 108,734 people.[1]

The house has the power to pass bills and impeach Illinois officeholders. Lawmakers must be at least 21 years of age and a resident of the district in which they serve for at least two years.

President Abraham Lincoln began his career in politics in the Illinois House of Representatives.

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). 2010.census.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)