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The Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida House of Representatives being the lower house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted in 1968, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. [2]
State Session/term Last elections Lower house Senate Alabama: 2022-2026 Alabama Legislature: November 8, 2022 (House) November 8, 2022 (Senate) Alaska: 33rd Alaska State Legislature: November 8, 2022 (House) November 8, 2022 (Senate) Arizona: 55th Arizona State Legislature: November 8, 2022 (House) November 8, 2022 (Senate) Arkansas
The 2026 United States Senate special election in Florida is expected be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Florida, to fill in the last two years of Republican Senator Marco Rubio’s term, who will resign if confirmed as the United States Secretary of State under president-elect Donald Trump’s second administration.
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 .
A movement in favor of term limits took hold in the early 1990s, and reached its apex in 1992 to 1994, a period when seventeen states enacted term limits through state legislation or state constitutional amendments. [18] Many of the laws enacted limited terms for both the state legislature and in the state's delegation to Congress.
Florida state Senate District 34 will have undergone a host of changes by the Aug. 23 primary. The district is very different geographically, thanks to redistricting.
Three terms Arkansas Senate: 35 2 or 4 Two 4 year terms 2.857143 135 California State Legislature: California State Assembly: 80 2 12 years in either house, combined [note 1] California State Senate: 40 4 12 years in either house, combined [note 1] 2 120 Colorado General Assembly: Colorado House of Representatives: 65 2 Four consecutive terms ...
The 2024 United States state legislative elections were held on November 5, 2024, for 85 state legislative chambers in 44 states. Across the fifty states, approximately 65 percent of all upper house seats and 85 percent of all lower house seats were up for election.