Georgia State Senate
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The Georgia State Senate is the upper chamber of the Georgia General Assembly, responsible for crafting and passing state laws alongside the Georgia House of Representatives.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of the Georgia General Assembly
ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ state upper house ⓘ |
| authority |
Constitution of the State of Georgia
ⓘ
surface form:
Georgia Constitution
|
| budgetPower | shares power over state budget with Georgia House of Representatives ⓘ |
| building | Georgia State Capitol ⓘ |
| canOverrideVeto | yes, with two-thirds vote of both chambers ⓘ |
| chamberColor | red ⓘ |
| committeeSystem | uses standing committees ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creates | state statutes of Georgia ⓘ |
| districtApportionment | based on population ⓘ |
| districtResidencyRequirement | must be a resident of the district for at least 1 year ⓘ |
| electionCycle | elected in partisan elections ⓘ |
| electionTiming | elections held in even-numbered years ⓘ |
| hasLowerHouse | Georgia House of Representatives ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.legis.ga.gov/senate ⓘ |
| impeachmentRole |
conducts trials for impeached officials
ⓘ
receives impeachment articles from Georgia House of Representatives ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | statewide legislative matters in Georgia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber | upper house ⓘ |
| legislativeProcess | bills must pass both the Senate and the Georgia House of Representatives ⓘ |
| legislatureType | bicameral legislature component ⓘ |
| locatedInCity |
Atlanta
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia
|
| majorityLeaderTitle | Majority Leader ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Georgia State Capitol ⓘ |
| meetsInCountrySubdivision | U.S. state of Georgia ⓘ |
| minimumAgeRequirement | 25 years ⓘ |
| minorityLeaderTitle | Minority Leader ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 56 ⓘ |
| oversightFunction | conducts oversight of the executive branch of Georgia ⓘ |
| partOf | Georgia General Assembly ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerAlsoServesAs | Lieutenant Governor of Georgia ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Senate ⓘ |
| redistrictingResponsibility | participates in drawing legislative and congressional districts ⓘ |
| representationBasis | single-member districts ⓘ |
| residencyRequirement | must be a citizen of Georgia for at least 2 years ⓘ |
| responsibility |
approving state budget legislation
ⓘ
confirming certain gubernatorial appointments ⓘ crafting state laws ⓘ passing state laws ⓘ |
| sessionLengthLimit | 40 legislative days per year ⓘ |
| sessionStart | second Monday in January ⓘ |
| sessionType | annual legislative sessions ⓘ |
| state | Georgia ⓘ |
| termLength | 2 years ⓘ |
| termLimits | no term limits ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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subject surface form:
Georgia