Kentucky General Assembly
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The Kentucky General Assembly is the bicameral state legislature of Kentucky, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, responsible for creating state laws and overseeing the state budget.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kentucky General Assembly canonical | 20 |
| Kentucky legislative branch | 1 |
| Kentucky legislature | 1 |
| Legislative branch of Kentucky | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
state legislature ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Kentucky ⓘ |
| branchOf | legislative branch of Kentucky ⓘ |
| canOverride | vetoes by the Governor of Kentucky (with sufficient majority) ⓘ |
| composition |
elected representatives
ⓘ
elected senators ⓘ |
| convenes | annually ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ |
| electoralSystem |
single-member districts for House
ⓘ
single-member districts for Senate ⓘ |
| governs | executive branch of Kentucky (through legislation and oversight) ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | statewide public policy in Kentucky ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfHouses | 2 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Kentucky House of Representatives
ⓘ
Kentucky Senate ⓘ |
| hasVotingSystem | simple majority for passage of most bills ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentRole |
President of the Senate (Senate presiding officer)
ⓘ
Speaker of the House of Representatives ⓘ
surface form:
Speaker of the House (House presiding officer)
|
| houseType |
lower house
ⓘ
upper house ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Kentucky
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Kentucky
|
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Kentucky Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Kentucky
|
| legislativeBodyFor | Kentucky ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber |
Kentucky House of Representatives
ⓘ
Kentucky Senate ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Frankfort, Kentucky
ⓘ
Kentucky ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | Kentucky House of Representatives ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Kentucky State Capitol ⓘ |
| oversightOf | state agencies of Kentucky ⓘ |
| partOf |
Government of Kentucky
ⓘ
surface form:
government of Kentucky
|
| powerGrantedBy |
Kentucky Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Kentucky
|
| responsibleFor |
appropriating state funds
ⓘ
confirming certain executive appointments ⓘ enacting state laws ⓘ levying state taxes ⓘ overseeing state budget ⓘ proposing constitutional amendments to the Kentucky Constitution ⓘ |
| seat | Kentucky State Capitol ⓘ |
| sessionType |
regular session
ⓘ
special session ⓘ |
| typeOfJurisdiction | subnational legislature ⓘ |
| upperHouse | Kentucky Senate ⓘ |
| website | https://legislature.ky.gov ⓘ |
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kentucky legislature
this entity surface form:
Legislative branch of Kentucky
this entity surface form:
Kentucky legislative branch