Kansas Senate

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

All labels observed (2)

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Kansas Senate canonical 7
Kansas Senate districts 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative chamber
state upper house
authority Kansas Constitution
building Kansas State Capitol
canOverrideVetoOf Governor of Kansas
coLegislatesWith Kansas House of Representatives
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electionInterval every 4 years
electoralBody voters of Kansas
establishedBy Kansas Constitution
surface form: Kansas Constitution of 1861
governs Government of Kansas
surface form: Kansas state government
hasChamber Kansas House of Representatives
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasLeaderTitle Majority Leader
Minority Leader
hasPower confirmation of certain gubernatorial appointments
hasWebsite https://www.kslegislature.gov
houseType upper house
jurisdiction Kansas
surface form: State of Kansas
legislativeBodyFor Kansas
surface form: State of Kansas
legislativeProcessIncludes committee consideration
floor debate
introduction of bills
voting on bills
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Topeka, Kansas
meetsIn Kansas State Capitol
membersElectedFrom single-member districts
numberOfMembers 40
officialLanguage English
partOf Kansas Legislature
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Kansas Senate
primaryFunction lawmaking
oversight of the executive branch of Kansas
state budget approval
redistrictedBy Kansas Legislature
responsibleFor crafting state laws
passing state laws
seatOfGovernment Topeka, Kansas
sessionType regular session
special session
sharesLegislativePowerWith Kansas House of Representatives
state Kansas
termLength 4 years
typeOfLegislature bicameral legislature
vetoOverrideRequirement two-thirds majority
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Kansas upperHouse Kansas Senate
Kansas State Capitol isSeatOf Kansas Senate
Kansas Legislature hasComponent Kansas Senate
Kansas Legislature hasUpperHouse Kansas Senate
Laura Kelly legislativeBodyServedIn Kansas Senate
Kansas legislative districts hasPart Kansas Senate
this entity surface form: Kansas Senate districts