Florida Legislature

The Florida Legislature is the legislature of the U.S. State of Florida. It is organized as a bicameral body made of an upper chamber, the Senate, and a lower chamber, the House of Representatives.^[6]

Florida Legislature
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
Term limits	Senate 2 terms (8 years) House of Representatives 4 terms (8 years)
History
Founded	May 26, 1845
Preceded by	Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida
Leadership
President of the Senate	Bill Galvano (R) since Nov. 20, 2018[1]
Senate Majority Leader	Kathleen Passidomo (R) since Nov. 26, 2018[2]
Senate Minority Leader	Audrey Gibson (D) since Nov. 19, 2018[3]
Speaker of the House	José R. Oliva (R) since Nov. 20, 2018
House Majority Leader	Dane Eagle[4] (R) since Nov. 19, 2018
House Minority Leader	Kionne McGhee (D) since Nov. 19, 2018
Structure
Seats	160 voting members 40 senators 120 representatives
State Senate political groups	Republican (23)   Democratic (17)
House of Representatives political groups	Republican (73)   Democratic (46)   Vacant (1)
Length of term	Senate 4 years House of Representatives 2 years
Salary	$18,000/year + per diem (Subsistence & Travel)[5]
Elections
Redistricting	Legislative control
Motto
In God We Trust
Meeting place
Florida Capitol (Old Capitol in foreground), Tallahassee
Website
Official Website

The legislature is made of 160 state legislators (120 in the House and 40 in the Senate). It meets in the Florida State Capitol building in Tallahassee.^[7]