Oklahoma House of Representatives

Oklahoma House of Representatives
Oklahoma State Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
12-year cumulative total, in either or both chambers
History
New session started
2023
Leadership
Charles McCall (R)
since January 3, 2017
Speaker pro tempore
Kyle Hilbert (R)
since February 8, 2022
Majority Leader
Tammy West (R)
since January 3, 2023
Minority Leader
Cyndi Munson (D)
since November 16, 2022
Structure
Seats101
Political groups
Majority
  •   Republican (81)

Minority

Length of term
2 years
AuthorityArticle V, Oklahoma Constitution
Salary$38,400/year + per diem
Elections
Last election
November 8, 2022
(101 seats)
Next election
November 5, 2024
(101 seats)
RedistrictingLegislative control
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber
Oklahoma State Capitol
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Website
Oklahoma House of Representatives

The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members introduce and vote on bills and resolutions, provide legislative oversight for state agencies, and help to craft the state's budget. The upper house of the Oklahoma Legislature is the Oklahoma Senate.

The Oklahoma Constitution established the powers of the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1907. Voters further amended those powers through constitutional referendums. One referendum required legislators to balance the annual state budget. Others specified the length and dates of the legislative session. Today, there are 101 House members, each representing a legislative district. District boundaries are redrawn every decade to ensure districts of equal population. Members must be 21 years of age at the time of election and a qualified elector and a resident of the legislative district to serve in the House. The state holds district elections every two years coincident with federal elections and special elections to fill vacant seats. The House meets from early February until the last Friday in May. Members elect a Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives as the presiding officer and a Speaker Pro Tempore, who serves as the presiding officer in the absence of the speaker. Members organize in political party-based caucuses to develop partisan policy agendas.

After the 2022 election, Republicans hold a supermajority of the House seats in the 59th Oklahoma Legislature.