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Florida Legislature
The Florida Legislature is the legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. It is organized as a bicameral body composed of an upper chamber, the Senate, and a lower chamber, the House of Representatives. Article III, Section 1 of the Florida Constitution, adopted in 1968, defines the role of the legislature and how it is to be constituted. 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.
For much of its history, Florida's legislature was limited to men and blacks were excluded. During the Reconstruction era after the American Civil War, Republicans held power in the state and nationally. The enfranchised African Americans who voted and helped elect officeholders at the local, state, and federal levels. After Reconstruction ended Democrats regained power, disenfranchised blacks, and excluded them from local and state offices until the civil rights era of the 1960s. Florida's 19th century state officeholders are noted at African American officeholders from the end of the Civil War until before 1900.
The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution became law on August 26th, 1920 and enfranchised women voters even though Florida did no ratify the federal law for decades. Florida ratified the amendment in 1969. Edna Giles Fuller began serving in the Florida House in 1929. Beth Johnson began serving in the Florida Senate 1963.
The Senate is the upper house of the state legislature. As of September 2025, Republicans hold the majority in the Senate with 26 seats; Democrats are in the minority with 11 seats. There is one independent, and two seats are vacant.
The House of Representatives is the lower house of the state legislature. As of November 2025, Republicans hold the majority in the House of Representatives with 84 seats, and Democrats hold 32 seats. Four seats are vacant.
All terms were truncated again in 2016, with all 40 Senate seats up for election, due to court-ordered redistricting.
Members of the House of Representatives are elected for terms of two years in each even-numbered year.
In 1992, voters passed Amendment 9 to amend the State Constitution to limit federal and state officials to eight-year terms. In 1995, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states could not enact congressional term limits.
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Florida Legislature
The Florida Legislature is the legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. It is organized as a bicameral body composed of an upper chamber, the Senate, and a lower chamber, the House of Representatives. Article III, Section 1 of the Florida Constitution, adopted in 1968, defines the role of the legislature and how it is to be constituted. 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.
For much of its history, Florida's legislature was limited to men and blacks were excluded. During the Reconstruction era after the American Civil War, Republicans held power in the state and nationally. The enfranchised African Americans who voted and helped elect officeholders at the local, state, and federal levels. After Reconstruction ended Democrats regained power, disenfranchised blacks, and excluded them from local and state offices until the civil rights era of the 1960s. Florida's 19th century state officeholders are noted at African American officeholders from the end of the Civil War until before 1900.
The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution became law on August 26th, 1920 and enfranchised women voters even though Florida did no ratify the federal law for decades. Florida ratified the amendment in 1969. Edna Giles Fuller began serving in the Florida House in 1929. Beth Johnson began serving in the Florida Senate 1963.
The Senate is the upper house of the state legislature. As of September 2025, Republicans hold the majority in the Senate with 26 seats; Democrats are in the minority with 11 seats. There is one independent, and two seats are vacant.
The House of Representatives is the lower house of the state legislature. As of November 2025, Republicans hold the majority in the House of Representatives with 84 seats, and Democrats hold 32 seats. Four seats are vacant.
All terms were truncated again in 2016, with all 40 Senate seats up for election, due to court-ordered redistricting.
Members of the House of Representatives are elected for terms of two years in each even-numbered year.
In 1992, voters passed Amendment 9 to amend the State Constitution to limit federal and state officials to eight-year terms. In 1995, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states could not enact congressional term limits.