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.
Aliases (7)
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.
subject surface form: "Article XI of the Florida Constitution"
this entity surface form: "Florida House of Representatives"
subject surface form: "Article X of the Florida Constitution"
this entity surface form: "Florida legislative branch"
this entity surface form: "Florida House of Representatives"
this entity surface form: "Legislative Branch of Florida"
this entity surface form: "Florida House of Representatives"
subject surface form: "Florida Statutes"
subject surface form: "University of South Florida"
subject surface form: "Florida Statutes"
subject surface form: "Article III of the Florida Constitution"
this entity surface form: "Legislative branch of Florida"
this entity surface form: "Florida House of Representatives"
this entity surface form: "Florida House of Representatives"
this entity surface form: "Florida House of Representatives"
this entity surface form: "Florida House of Representatives"
this entity surface form: "Florida House of Representatives"
this entity surface form: "Florida House of Representatives"
this entity surface form: "Florida House of Representatives"
this entity surface form: "Florida Legislature offices"
subject surface form: "Florida Statutes"
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"
this entity surface form: "Florida Senate"