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Fla. Const. art. III, § 1 Composition
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The legislative power of the state shall be vested in a legislature of the State of Florida, consisting of a senate composed of one senator elected from each senatorial district and a house of representatives composed of one member elected from each representative district.
Fla. Const. art. III, § 2 Members; officers
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Each house shall be the sole judge of the qualifications, elections, and returns of its members, and shall biennially choose its officers, including a permanent presiding officer selected from its membership, who shall be designated in the senate as President of the Senate, and i…
Fla. Const. art. III, § 3 Sessions of the legislature
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(a) ORGANIZATION SESSIONS. On the fourteenth day following each general election the legislature shall convene for the exclusive purpose of organization and selection of officers.(b) REGULAR SESSIONS. A regular session of the legislature shall convene on the first Tuesday after t…
Fla. Const. art. III, § 4 Quorum and procedure
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(a) A majority of the membership of each house shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day and compel the presence of absent members in such manner and under such penalties as it may prescribe. Each house shall determine its rules of procedure.(b) …