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approves
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state budget
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building
|
State Capitol Senate Chamber
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chamberType
|
upper chamber
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|
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city
|
Sacramento
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|
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coLegislativeBody
|
California State Assembly
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|
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coequalWith
|
California State Assembly
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|
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constitutionalAuthority
|
Constitution of California
ⓘ
surface form:
California Constitution Article IV
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country
|
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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electoralDistrictBasis
|
single-member districts
ⓘ
|
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electorate
|
registered voters in California Senate districts
ⓘ
|
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establishedBy
|
Constitution of California
ⓘ
surface form:
California Constitution
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governingDocument
|
Rules of the California State Senate
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|
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hasCommitteeSystem
|
yes
ⓘ
|
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hasLowerHouse
|
California State Assembly
ⓘ
|
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hasPresidingOfficer
|
President pro tempore of the California State Senate
ⓘ
|
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instanceOf
|
component of bicameral legislature
ⓘ
|
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instanceOf
|
state legislative chamber
ⓘ
|
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instanceOf
|
upper house
ⓘ
|
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jurisdiction
|
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
State of California
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language
|
English
ⓘ
|
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legislativeFunction
|
crafting state laws
ⓘ
|
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legislativeFunction
|
voting on state laws
ⓘ
|
|
levelOfGovernment
|
state
ⓘ
|
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location
|
Sacramento
ⓘ
surface form:
Sacramento, California
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meetsIn
|
California State Capitol
ⓘ
|
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numberOfMembers
|
40
ⓘ
|
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oversees
|
California state agencies
ⓘ
|
|
partOf
|
California State Legislature
ⓘ
|
|
passes
|
state statutes
ⓘ
|
|
presidingOfficerTitle
|
President pro tempore
ⓘ
|
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redistrictedBy
|
California Citizens Redistricting Commission
ⓘ
|
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responsibleFor
|
representing California residents at the state level
ⓘ
|
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roleInProcess
|
amending legislation
ⓘ
|
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roleInProcess
|
confirming certain gubernatorial appointments
ⓘ
|
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roleInProcess
|
introducing legislation
ⓘ
|
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state
|
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
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termLength
|
4 years
ⓘ
|
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termLimits
|
12 years total in the legislature
ⓘ
|
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votingSystem
|
first-past-the-post
ⓘ
|