Florida Legislature

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The Florida Legislature is the bicameral lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Florida, composed of the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
state legislature
appliesTo residents of Florida
branch legislative branch of Florida
budgetCycle annual state budget
canConfirmAppointments some executive appointments (primarily via Senate)
canImpeach certain state officials
canSubmit bills
concurrent resolutions
joint resolutions
convenes annually
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
creates Florida statutes
electoralSystem single-member districts
governedByDocument Constitution of Florida
hasAuthority enact state laws
levy state taxes
override gubernatorial vetoes
pass state budget
propose constitutional amendments
hasComponent Florida Legislature
surface form: "Florida House of Representatives"

Florida Senate
hasLanguage English
hasPowerBalanceWith Governor of Florida
hasTermLimits yes
hasVotingSystem first-past-the-post
houseTermLength 2 years
isPartOf Government of Florida
jurisdiction Florida
surface form: "State of Florida"
legislativeBodyFor Florida
surface form: "State of Florida"
legislativeType bicameral
locationCity Tallahassee
locationCountry United States of America
surface form: "United States"
locationState Florida
lowerHouse Florida Legislature
surface form: "Florida House of Representatives"
meetsIn Tallahassee
surface form: "Tallahassee, Florida"
meetsInBuilding Florida State Capitol
membersElectedBy popular vote
numberOfChambers 2
oversees state agencies through hearings and oversight
redistrictingResponsibility legislative districts in Florida
senateTermLength 4 years
sessionType regular session
special session
state Florida
upperHouse Florida Senate
website https://www.leg.state.fl.us

Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Article XI appliesTo Florida Legislature
subject surface form: "Article XI of the Florida Constitution"
State budget of Florida approvedBy Florida Legislature
State budget of Florida approvedBy Florida Legislature
this entity surface form: "Florida House of Representatives"
Article X bindingOn Florida Legislature
subject surface form: "Article X of the Florida Constitution"
this entity surface form: "Florida legislative branch"
Florida House Bill 9-B (2023) chamberOfOrigin Florida Legislature
this entity surface form: "Florida House of Representatives"
Florida courts checksAndBalancesWith Florida Legislature
this entity surface form: "Legislative Branch of Florida"
Florida Senate coChamber Florida Legislature
this entity surface form: "Florida House of Representatives"
Reedy Creek Improvement District createdBy Florida Legislature
Florida statutes enactedBy Florida Legislature
subject surface form: "Florida Statutes"
Constitution of Florida establishes Florida Legislature
Holmes County, Florida foundedBy Florida Legislature
Florida International University founder Florida Legislature
subject surface form: "University of South Florida"
Florida statutes governingBody Florida Legislature
subject surface form: "Florida Statutes"
Article III governs Florida Legislature
subject surface form: "Article III of the Florida Constitution"
Government of Florida hasBranch Florida Legislature
this entity surface form: "Legislative branch of Florida"
Florida State Capitol hasChambersFor Florida Legislature
this entity surface form: "Florida House of Representatives"
Florida Legislature hasComponent Florida Legislature
this entity surface form: "Florida House of Representatives"
Florida State Capitol houses Florida Legislature
Florida State Capitol houses Florida Legislature
this entity surface form: "Florida House of Representatives"
Florida House Bill 9-B (2023) legislativeBody Florida Legislature
Government of Florida legislativeBody Florida Legislature
Florida Senate legislativeChamberOf Florida Legislature
Florida legislature Florida Legislature
Florida Senate Bill 4-C (2022) legislature Florida Legislature
Florida lowerHouse Florida Legislature
this entity surface form: "Florida House of Representatives"
Florida Legislature lowerHouse Florida Legislature
this entity surface form: "Florida House of Representatives"
Government of Florida lowerHouse Florida Legislature
this entity surface form: "Florida House of Representatives"
Bill Nelson memberOf Florida Legislature
this entity surface form: "Florida House of Representatives"
New Capitol Building occupant Florida Legislature
this entity surface form: "Florida Legislature offices"
Florida local governments overseenBy Florida Legislature
Florida statutes publisher Florida Legislature
subject surface form: "Florida Statutes"
Senate Rules relatedTo Florida Legislature
subject surface form: "Senate Rules (Florida Senate)"
this entity surface form: "Joint Rules of the Florida Legislature"
this entity surface form: "Florida House of Representatives"
Florida upperHouse Florida Legislature
this entity surface form: "Florida Senate"
Seal of the State of Florida usedBy Florida Legislature
Bay Lake, Florida wasIncorporatedBy Florida Legislature
Governor of Florida worksWith Florida Legislature

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