Florida Legislature

Florida Legislature
Type
Type	Bicameral
Chambers	Senate House of Representatives
History
Founded	May 26, 1845
Preceded by	Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida
Leadership
President of the Senate	Kathleen Passidomo (R) since Nov. 22, 2022
Senate Majority Leader	Ben Albritton (R) since Nov. 14, 2022
Senate Minority Leader	Lauren Book (D) since Apr. 28, 2021
Speaker of the House	Paul Renner (R) since Nov. 22, 2022
House Majority Leader	Michael J. Grant (R) since Nov. 16, 2020
House Minority Leader	Fentrice Driskell (D) since Nov. 21, 2022
Structure
Seats	160 voting members 40 senators 120 representatives
State Senate political groups	Majority   Republican (28) Minority   Democratic (12)
House of Representatives political groups	Majority   Republican (85) Minority   Democratic (35)
Salary	$18,000/year + per diem (Subsistence & Travel)[1]
Elections
Last State Senate election	November 8, 2022
Last House of Representatives election	November 8, 2022
Next State Senate election	November 5, 2024
Next House of Representatives election	November 5, 2024
Redistricting	Legislative control
Motto
In God We Trust
Meeting place
Florida Capitol (Old Capitol in foreground) Tallahassee
Website
Official Website
Constitution
Constitution of Florida

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]