North Carolina House of Representatives

North Carolina House of Representatives
North Carolina General Assembly
Great Seal of the State of North Carolina
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 1, 2023
Leadership
Speaker	Tim Moore (R) since January 15, 2015
Speaker pro tempore	Sarah Stevens (R) since January 11, 2017
Majority Leader	John Bell (R) since August 30, 2016
Minority Leader	Robert Reives (D) since January 1, 2021
Structure
Seats	120
Political groups	Majority   Republican (72) Minority   Democratic (48)
Length of term	2 years
Salary	$13,951/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2022 (120 seats)
Next election	November 5, 2024 (120 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative control, no gubernatorial veto
Meeting place
House of Representatives chamber North Carolina Legislative Building Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Website
www.ncleg.gov/House
Constitution
Constitution of North Carolina

The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Carolina Senate. Representatives serve two-year terms.

The qualifications to be a member of the House are found in the state Constitution: "Each Representative, at the time of his election, shall be a qualified voter of the State, and shall have resided in the district for which he is chosen for one year immediately preceding his election." Elsewhere, the constitution specifies that qualified voters that are 21 are eligible for candidacy except if otherwise disqualified by the constitution, and that no elected officials may deny the existence of God, although the latter provision is no longer enforced.

Prior to the Constitution of 1868, the lower house of the North Carolina Legislature was known as the North Carolina House of Commons.