Washington State Senate

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The Washington State Senate is the upper chamber of the Washington State Legislature, responsible for crafting and passing state laws alongside the Washington House of Representatives.

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Washington State Senate canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the Washington State Legislature
legislative body
state upper house
allowsPublicHearings yes
canInitiate legislation
canOverrideVetoOf Governor of Washington
canPropose constitutional amendments (subject to voter approval)
chamberType upper house
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the State of Washington
surface form: Article II of the Washington State Constitution
country United States of America
electionCycle even-numbered years
electoralBody voters of Washington state
establishedBy Constitution of the State of Washington
surface form: Washington State Constitution
governs Washington State, United States
surface form: State of Washington
hasBroadcastCoverage TVW (Washington public affairs network)
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasJournal Senate Journal
hasLowerHouse Washington House of Representatives
hasMajorityLeader Majority Leader of the Washington State Senate
hasMinorityLeader Minority Leader of the Washington State Senate
hasOfficialWebsite https://leg.wa.gov/Senate
jurisdiction statewide
languageOfProceedings English
lawMakingProcessRequires concurrence of Washington House of Representatives
legislativeChamberOf Washington State Legislature
locatedInBuilding Legislative Building
locatedInCity Olympia
surface form: Olympia, Washington
meetsIn Washington State Capitol
membersElectedFrom single-member districts
minimumAgeForMembers 18 years
numberOfLegislativeDistricts 49
numberOfMembers 49
partOfGovernmentBranch legislative branch of Washington state government
partySystem multi-party with Democratic and Republican dominance
presidingOfficerExOfficio Lieutenant Governor of Washington
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Senate
primaryFunction budget approval
confirmation of gubernatorial appointments
lawmaking
redistrictedEvery 10 years
responsibleFor approving state budget
enacting state statutes
overseeing state agencies
sessionType regular and special sessions
sharesLegislativePowerWith Washington House of Representatives
state Washington
termLength 4 years
termStructure staggered terms
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Washington hasUpperHouse Washington State Senate
Washington, United States upperHouse Washington State Senate
subject surface form: Washington (state)
Washington State Legislature hasPart Washington State Senate
Washington State Capitol houses Washington State Senate
Annette Cleveland legislativeBody Washington State Senate
Government of Washington (state) hasChamber Washington State Senate
Washington State, United States upperHouse Washington State Senate
subject surface form: Washington (state)