Vermont House of Representatives
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The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Vermont’s state legislature, responsible for creating state laws alongside the Vermont Senate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vermont House of Representatives canonical | 7 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
state lower house ⓘ |
| canCall | special sessions (with Senate and Governor involvement) ⓘ |
| canOverrideVetoWith | two-thirds majority of both chambers ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Constitution of Vermont
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the State of Vermont
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electionCycle | biennial ⓘ |
| electoralSystemLevel | state level ⓘ |
| elects | Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| governs |
Vermont
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Vermont
|
| hasChamber | Vermont Senate ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeSystem | standing committees ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeSession | annual regular session ⓘ |
| hasOathTo |
Constitution of Vermont
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the State of Vermont
United States Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the United States
|
| hasPower |
to amend legislation
ⓘ
to approve state budget ⓘ to confirm certain executive appointments ⓘ to introduce bills ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | state constitutional amendments process ⓘ |
| isComponentOf |
Government of Vermont
ⓘ
surface form:
government of Vermont
|
| isLowerChamberOf | Vermont General Assembly ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Vermont
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Vermont
|
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberOf | Vermont General Assembly ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Montpelier, Vermont ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Vermont State House ⓘ |
| meetsInBuilding |
Vermont State House
ⓘ
surface form:
Vermont State House chamber
|
| membersRepresent | legislative districts in Vermont ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 150 ⓘ |
| oversees | state executive branch through oversight hearings ⓘ |
| partOf | Vermont General Assembly ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle |
Speaker of the House of Representatives
ⓘ
surface form:
Speaker of the House
|
| primaryFunction | lawmaking ⓘ |
| publishes | House journals and legislative records ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
levying state taxes
ⓘ
overseeing state programs through legislation ⓘ passing state statutes ⓘ proposing state budget measures ⓘ |
| sharesLegislativePowerWith | Vermont Senate ⓘ |
| state | Vermont ⓘ |
| termLength | 2 years ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | part-time legislature ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| website | https://legislature.vermont.gov/house ⓘ |
| worksWith | Governor of Vermont ⓘ |
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