Vermont Senate
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The Vermont Senate is the upper chamber of Vermont's state legislature, responsible for crafting and passing state laws alongside the Vermont House of Representatives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vermont Senate canonical | 7 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
state upper house ⓘ |
| canOverrideVeto | Yes ⓘ |
| chamberType | upper house ⓘ |
| compositionDeterminedBy | state law ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Constitution of Vermont
ⓘ
surface form:
Chapter II of the Vermont Constitution
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electionCycle | biennial ⓘ |
| elects | Senate President Pro Tempore ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of Vermont ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeSystem | Yes ⓘ |
| hasLowerHouse | Vermont House of Representatives ⓘ |
| hasMajorityLeader | Yes ⓘ |
| hasMinorityLeader | Yes ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Vermont
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Vermont
|
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legislativeAuthority |
Constitution of Vermont
ⓘ
surface form:
Vermont Constitution
|
| levelOfGovernment | state ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Montpelier, Vermont ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Vermont State House ⓘ |
| membersRepresent | multi-member districts ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 30 ⓘ |
| partOf | Vermont General Assembly ⓘ |
| power |
amends legislation from Vermont House of Representatives
ⓘ
participates in state constitutional amendments ⓘ proposes state legislation ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerExOfficio | Lieutenant Governor of Vermont ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Senate ⓘ |
| publishes | journals of proceedings ⓘ |
| redistrictingBody | Vermont General Assembly ⓘ |
| responsibility |
amending state laws
ⓘ
approving state budget ⓘ confirming certain gubernatorial appointments ⓘ passing state laws ⓘ |
| roleOfPresidentProTempore | presides in absence of Lieutenant Governor ⓘ |
| sessionLocation |
Vermont State House
ⓘ
surface form:
Vermont State House Senate chamber
|
| state | Vermont ⓘ |
| termLength | 2 years ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | part-time legislature ⓘ |
| vetoOverrideRequirement | two-thirds majority of members present ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| website | https://legislature.vermont.gov/senate ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Governor of Vermont
ⓘ
Vermont House of Representatives ⓘ |
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