Maryland General Assembly
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The Maryland General Assembly is the bicameral state legislature of Maryland, responsible for creating state laws and overseeing the state budget and government.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General Assembly of Maryland | 1 |
| Legislative branch of Maryland | 1 |
| Maryland General Assembly (by statute) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
state legislature ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MGA ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Maryland General Assembly
ⓘ
surface form:
General Assembly of Maryland
|
| canHold | special sessions ⓘ |
| canOverrideVetoWith | three-fifths majority ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Maryland ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electionCycle | every 4 years ⓘ |
| electionType | partisan elections ⓘ |
| established | 17th century ⓘ |
| hasChamber |
Maryland House of Delegates
ⓘ
Maryland Senate ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeType |
joint committees
ⓘ
special committees ⓘ standing committees ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
confirmation of certain gubernatorial appointments
ⓘ
redistricting participation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Maryland
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Maryland
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Annapolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Annapolis, Maryland
|
| lowerHouse | Maryland House of Delegates ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Maryland State House ⓘ |
| numberOfChambers | 2 ⓘ |
| oversees |
Maryland executive agencies
ⓘ
implementation of state laws ⓘ |
| passes | state budget bill ⓘ |
| power |
appropriate state funds
ⓘ
levy state taxes ⓘ override gubernatorial vetoes ⓘ |
| predecessor | Colonial Assembly of Maryland ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerOfHouse | Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerOfSenate | President of the Senate of Maryland ⓘ |
| regularSessionBegins | second Wednesday in January ⓘ |
| regularSessionLength | 90 days ⓘ |
| responsibility |
enacting state laws
ⓘ
overseeing state budget ⓘ oversight of state government ⓘ |
| sessionType | annual ⓘ |
| specialSessionsCalledBy |
Governor of Maryland
ⓘ
presiding officers of both houses ⓘ |
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
| termLengthOfDelegates | 4 years ⓘ |
| termLengthOfSenators | 4 years ⓘ |
| upperHouse | Maryland Senate ⓘ |
| website | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov ⓘ |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
General Assembly of Maryland
this entity surface form:
Maryland General Assembly (by statute)
this entity surface form:
Legislative branch of Maryland
subject surface form:
Maryland General Assembly
subject surface form:
Maryland House of Delegates