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This is a complete list of the speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates.Elected by the members of the House, the Speaker is the presiding officer of that body. In addition to duties as chair, the adopted rules of the House of Delegates specify other powers and duties of the post.
The presiding officer presides over the Parliament's debates, determining which members may speak, and maintains order during debate. [4] The presiding officer is expected to be strictly non-partisan, with some similarities in this respect to the tradition of the Speaker of the House of Commons.
From 1632 to 1699 the legislative body met at four different state houses in Jamestown. The first state house convened at the home of Colonial Governor Sir John Harvey from 1632 to 1656. The burgesses convened at the second state house from 1656 until it was destroyed in 1660. Historians have yet to precisely identify its location. [4]
The Presiding Officer also represents the Scottish Parliament at home and abroad in an official capacity. [38] The Presiding Officer controls debates by calling on members to speak. The Presiding Officer rules on points of order raised by members, which are not subject to debate or appeal. The Presiding Officer may also discipline members who ...
House of Representatives Speaker: Juliet Holness: Labour: 26 September 2023 Japan (National Diet) House of Councillors: President: Masakazu Sekiguchi: LDP: 11 November 2024: House of Representatives: Speaker: Fukushiro Nukaga: LDP: 20 October 2023 Jordan Senate: President: Faisal al-Fayez: non-partisan: 25 October 2015: House of Representatives ...
The other house usually agrees to the request, and the presiding officer of each house appoints members to the conference committee. Conference committees A conference committee is often empaneled to discuss the points of difference between the two houses' versions of the same bill, and tries to reach an agreement between them so that the ...
The convention met on October 25, 1933, and adjourned that day. It elected C. O'Connor Goolrick as its presiding officer. To answer Congressional legislation, it ratified the 21st Amendment repealing the 18th Amendment so as to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages. The 21st Amendment is the only amendment that required state convention ...
Resigned after being elected to the US Senate: Richard H. Poff: Republican: January 3, 1953 - August 29, 1972 6th: Appointed Virginia Supreme Court justice Charles H. Porter: Republican: January 27, 1870 - March 3, 1873 3rd [data missing] Alfred H. Powell: Anti-Jacksonian: March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1827 17th [data missing] Cuthbert Powell: Whig