California State Legislature

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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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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

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this entity surface form: California Legislature
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subject surface form: President pro tempore of the California State Senate
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this entity surface form: California Legislature
California State Assembly District 12 legislature California State Legislature
California State Assembly District 12 lawGoverningBody California State Legislature
California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office worksWith California State Legislature
this entity surface form: California Legislature
California Tahoe Conservancy foundedBy California State Legislature
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State Bar of California foundedBy California State Legislature
this entity surface form: California Legislature
Geology of California commissionedBy California State Legislature
California Labor Code § 2805 enactedBy California State Legislature
this entity surface form: California Legislature
Centerville hasStateLegislature California State Legislature
budget subcommittee of the California State Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee parentBody California State Legislature
subject surface form: Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection, Energy and Transportation
California Government Operations Agency accountableTo California State Legislature
California Public Utilities Commission foundedBy California State Legislature
this entity surface form: State of California Legislature
California Budget Act enactedBy California State Legislature
California Air Resources Board foundedBy California State Legislature
CADEM electoralFocus California State Legislature
California State Treasurer’s Office collaboratesWith California State Legislature
this entity surface form: California Legislature
California Office of Legislative Counsel client California State Legislature
California Office of Legislative Counsel appointedBy California State Legislature
this entity surface form: California Legislature
California Office of Legislative Counsel subordinateTo California State Legislature
Fiona Ma memberOf California State Legislature
California Codes publisher California State Legislature
this entity surface form: California Legislature
Sixth Appellate District createdBy California State Legislature
this entity surface form: California Legislature
The Beach founder California State Legislature
subject surface form: California State University, Long Beach
California Coastal Act of 1976 enactedBy California State Legislature
California Bar foundedBy California State Legislature
subject surface form: State Bar of California
this entity surface form: California Legislature
Donahoe Higher Education Act legislativeBody California State Legislature
California Financial Code publisher California State Legislature
this entity surface form: California Legislature
Streets and Highways Code of California administeredBy California State Legislature
this entity surface form: California Legislature
California Evidence Code enactedBy California State Legislature
California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District establishedBy California State Legislature
this entity surface form: California Legislature
41st State Assembly district partOf California State Legislature
California Family Code enactedBy California State Legislature
California Probate Code enactedBy California State Legislature
California Catholic Conference worksWith California State Legislature
Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009 enactedBy California State Legislature
Commission on Judicial Performance independenceFrom California State Legislature
this entity surface form: California Legislature