Florida Senate

Florida Senate
2022–2024 Florida Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
2–3 terms (8 years)[a]
History
FoundedMay 26, 1845
Preceded byLegislative Council of the Territory of Florida
Leadership
Kathleen Passidomo (R)
since November 22, 2022
President pro tempore
Dennis Baxley (R)
since November 22, 2022
Ben Albritton (R)
since November 14, 2022
Minority Leader
Lauren Book (D)
since April 28, 2021
Structure
Seats40
Political groups
Majority
  •   Republican (28)

Minority

Length of term
4 years[a]
AuthorityArticle III, Constitution of Florida
Salary$29,697.00/year + per diem (Subsistence & Travel)[1]
Elections
Last election
November 8, 2022
(40 seats)
Next election
November 5, 2024
(20 seats)
RedistrictingLegislative control
Motto
In God We Trust
Meeting place
Senate Chamber
Florida Capitol
Tallahassee, Florida
Website
Official website
Footnotes
  1. ^ a b Every 10 years after redistricting, 20 senators are elected to 2 year terms.

The Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida House of Representatives being the lower house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted in 1968, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted.[2] The Senate is composed of 40 members, each elected from a single-member district with a population of approximately 540,000 residents. Legislative districts are drawn on the basis of population figures, provided by the federal decennial census. Senators' terms begin immediately upon their election. The Senate Chamber is located in the State Capitol building.

Following the November 2022 elections, Republicans hold a supermajority in the chamber with 28 seats; Democrats are in the minority with 12 seats.[3]

  1. ^ "The 2017 Florida Statutes F.S. 11.13 Compensation of members". Florida Legislature.
  2. ^ "Florida Statutes". Florida Legislature. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Senators". Florida Senate.