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The Idaho House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Idaho State Legislature. The number of representatives in a state depends on its population thus Idaho has 35 districts and each district represents two members from it. The 70 congressmen/congresswomen work with the members of Idaho State Senate members and the Governor of Idaho to form a legislative body of the state. The representatives work to introduce the bills and resolutions, suggest amendments in the current policies and work for the committees to which they belong. The specific powers given to the representatives are initiating the impeachment proceedings as well as originating the revenue bills. The house was established as the body whose members were directly elected by the American citizens of the state so they have to abide by the will of the public. It is also not a continuing body as its members serve for a two years term.

Currently, 56 representatives are from the Republican party and 14 from the Democratic party. The number of male members is higher than female members i.e 46 and 24 respectively. The 70 members from 35 districts are working in 15 different committees which are Agricultural Affairs, Appropriations, Business, Commerce and Human Resources, Education, Environment, Energy and Technology, Ethics, Health and Welfare, Judiciary, Rules and Administration, Local Government, Resources and Conservation, Revenue and Taxation, State Affairs, Transportation and Defense, Ways and Means. Idaho has two Congressional districts thus it has two representatives in the House. They are elected on a two year term and called congressmen/congresswomen. The first district constitutes of Panhandle and the western portion of the state. The current representative of the first district is Russ Fulcher. The second district consists of Boise and Eastern portion of the state and the current representative is Mike Simpson. Both of the representatives belong to the Republican party.

Requirements

In order to be elected as the house of representatives the following conditions has to be met.


 * 25 years of age
 * A US citizen for at least 7 years
 * The inhabitant of the state from where he/she is representing.

The Idaho houses 2019 session was the third longest in Idaho history, at 95 days long. The shortest ( in 2002 ) only lasted 68 days. The longer than normal session was the result of some complicated and controversial bills.The bills introduced at the 2019 session included a hemp legalization bill, a constitutional carry bill, and a child marriage bill, as well as many others. There were 589 total pieces of legislation introduced.

The Idaho House of Representatives and the Idaho Legislature, both work together. They are both part of the lower chamber. There are many rules within the House, the first rule of the house is Amended Bills, the second is that Amended Bills must be Germane. The rules range from Courtesy, Session Decorum, and the Order within the House. Rule 60, establishes the Order of the House, it reads finish to end what is expected in a meeting when the House is in session. Rule 78 explains the process of a Veto, and it is followed by Rule 79 which explains the order of Role Call. Overall there are 81 rules that the members of the house must follow, the rules frame the guidelines and expectations that they follow.