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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California politics hasLegislature California State Legislature