[2] The House is composed of 120 members, each elected from a single-member district with a population of approximately 180,000 residents.

Legislative districts are drawn on the basis of population figures, provided by the federal decennial census.

[3] In recent years in the Republican majority caucus, each entering class of House members elects a "Speaker-Designate" from the class whom the caucus as a whole commits to supporting as Speaker in six years time.

Regular legislative sessions in odd-numbered years must begin on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March.

Under the state Constitution, the Legislature can begin even-numbered year regular legislative sessions at a time of its choosing.