sessions, when the upper and lower houses have to vote together. Lorenzo Fontana is the current president of the Chamber of Deputies. Membership The Chamber has 400 members. They were most recently elected at the 2022 general election. Reform proposals In 2019, the Italian parliament passed a constitutional law that reduces the number of the deputies from 630 to 400. The law was approved on 21 and 22 September 2020 by a referendum. Legislature XIX of Italy was the first one in which the complexive number of Deputies was equal to 400. Historical composition 1861–1924 Since 1945 Predecessors Chamber of Deputies (Kingdom of Sardinia) — 4 March 1848 to 17 March 1861 Chamber of Deputies (Kingdom of Italy) — 17 March 1861 to 23 March 1939 Chamber of Fasces and Corporations — 23 March 1939 to 2 August 1943 National Council (Italy) — 25 September 1945 to 2 June 1946 Constituent Assembly of Italy — 2 June 1946 to 31 January 1948 See also Bicameralism Chamber of Deputies Italian Parliament Italian Senate Camera dei Deputati (TV channel) Notes References External links 1871 establishments in Italy Italy, Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Deputies