California State Legislature

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bicameral legislature state legislature

The California State Legislature is the bicameral lawmaking body of the U.S. state of California, consisting of the State Assembly and the State Senate.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
California State Legislature canonical 68
California Legislature 26
California Legislature (through reports and audits) 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature ⓘ
state legislature ⓘ
appliesTermLimits yes ⓘ
canBeCalledIntoSpecialSessionBy Governor of California ⓘ
canOverrideVetoOf Governor of California ⓘ
convenesRegularSession yes ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
elects officers of each house ⓘ
establishedIn 1849 ⓘ
governingBodyOf California, United States ⓘ
surface form: State of California
hasAuthorityFrom Constitution of California ⓘ
hasBicameralStructure true ⓘ
hasComponent California State Assembly ⓘ
California State Senate ⓘ
hasNumberOfHouses 2 ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage English ⓘ
hasPower to confirm certain gubernatorial appointments ⓘ
to levy state taxes ⓘ
to propose constitutional amendments ⓘ
hasRedistrictingProcess implemented by California Citizens Redistricting Commission ⓘ
hasVotingSystemLowerHouse first-past-the-post voting ⓘ
hasVotingSystemUpperHouse first-past-the-post voting ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.legislature.ca.gov/ ⓘ
isPartOf Government of California ⓘ
isSubjectTo California term limits law ⓘ
jurisdiction California, United States ⓘ
surface form: State of California
legalSystem California law ⓘ
legislativeChamberLabelLower Assembly ⓘ
legislativeChamberLabelUpper Senate ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California
locatedInCity Sacramento ⓘ
surface form: Sacramento, California
lowerHouse California State Assembly ⓘ
meetsAt California State Capitol ⓘ
meetsIn two-year legislative sessions ⓘ
nickname California State Legislature self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: California Legislature
oversees state budget of California ⓘ
passes state statutes ⓘ
predecessor Legislature of California under Mexican rule ⓘ
seatOfGovernment California State Capitol ⓘ
shortName California State Legislature self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Californian Legislature
supervises California state agencies ⓘ
termLengthLowerHouse 2 years ⓘ
termLengthUpperHouse 4 years ⓘ
termLimitsDetails 12 years total in either or both houses ⓘ
upperHouse California State Senate ⓘ
usesLegislativeProcess bill introduction, committee review, floor votes, governor action ⓘ

Referenced by (101)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

California, United States → hasLegislature → California State Legislature ⓘ
subject surface form: California
California State Legislature → nickname → California State Legislature self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Legislature
California State Legislature → shortName → California State Legislature self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Californian Legislature
I Love You, California → adoptedAsStateSongBy → California State Legislature ⓘ
Sacramento → stateLegislatureSeat → California State Legislature ⓘ
California State Senate → partOf → California State Legislature ⓘ
California State Assembly → partOf → California State Legislature ⓘ
California State Capitol → occupant → California State Legislature ⓘ
Legislature of California under Mexican rule → replacedBy → California State Legislature ⓘ
California term limits law → appliesTo → California State Legislature ⓘ
California term limits law → scope → California State Legislature ⓘ
this entity surface form: California legislative branch
Constitution of California → establishesBody → California State Legislature ⓘ
Legislative Analyst’s Office (shared with Senate) → serves → California State Legislature ⓘ
subject surface form: Legislative Analyst’s Office
Legislative Analyst’s Office (shared with Senate) → reportsTo → California State Legislature ⓘ
subject surface form: Legislative Analyst’s Office
California Third District Court of Appeal → establishedBy → California State Legislature ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Legislature
President pro tempore of the California State Senate → partOf → California State Legislature ⓘ
California State Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee → parentOrganization → California State Legislature ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Legislature
Government of California → hasPart → California State Legislature ⓘ
this entity surface form: Legislative Branch of California
Government of California → legislativeBody → California State Legislature ⓘ
California constitutional convention of 1849 (as law‑making body for U.S. statehood) → followedBy → California State Legislature ⓘ
subject surface form: California constitutional convention of 1849
Office of the Governor of California → cooperatesWith → California State Legislature ⓘ
Chief Clerk of the Assembly → partOf → California State Legislature ⓘ
California Commission for Economic Development → advises → California State Legislature ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Legislature
State Water Project → authorizedBy → California State Legislature ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Legislature
California State Senate Judiciary Committee → governingBody → California State Legislature ⓘ
Senate → partOf → California State Legislature ⓘ
subject surface form: California State Senate
Speaker of the California State Assembly → partOf → California State Legislature ⓘ
California Public Resources Code → publisher → California State Legislature ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Legislature
California State Agencies → overseenBy → California State Legislature ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Legislature
Superintendent of Public Instruction of California → collaboratesWith → California State Legislature ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Legislature
Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on Corrections, Public Safety, Judiciary, Labor and Transportation → partOf → California State Legislature ⓘ
California Department of Finance → worksWith → California State Legislature ⓘ
San Bernardino County → stateLegislature → California State Legislature ⓘ
Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Education → partOf → California State Legislature ⓘ
California Government Code → publisher → California State Legislature ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Legislature
State Controller of California → accountableTo → California State Legislature ⓘ
this entity surface form: California Legislature (through reports and audits)
California State University, Long Beach → founder → California State Legislature ⓘ
CESA → adoptedBy → California State Legislature ⓘ
subject surface form: California Endangered Species Act
California Penal Code → governingBody → California State Legislature ⓘ
California Environmental Protection Agency → legislativeBody → California State Legislature ⓘ
California Environmental Protection Agency → foundedBy → California State Legislature ⓘ
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo → founder → California State Legislature ⓘ
this entity surface form: California legislature
Secretary of the Senate (California) → associatedWith → California State Legislature ⓘ
Majority Leader of the California State Senate → isPositionIn → California State Legislature ⓘ
Port of San Diego → foundedBy → California State Legislature ⓘ
California state law → hasLegislativeBody → California State Legislature ⓘ
California Environmental Quality Act → enactedBy → California State Legislature ⓘ
California Department of Water Resources → foundedBy → California State Legislature ⓘ
this entity surface form: State of California legislature
Burns-Porter Act → legislativeBody → California State Legislature ⓘ
California Fish and Game Code → legislatedBy → California State Legislature ⓘ