Virginia General Assembly
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The Virginia General Assembly is the bicameral state legislature of Virginia, responsible for making state laws through its Senate and House of Delegates.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legislative branch of Virginia | 1 |
| Virginia legislature | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
state legislature ⓘ |
| appliesTo | all residents of Virginia ⓘ |
| budgetCycle | biennial state budget ⓘ |
| canBeConveneBy | Governor of Virginia ⓘ |
| canCall | special sessions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elects |
Auditor of Public Accounts of Virginia
ⓘ
members of the Virginia judiciary (in part) ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1619 ⓘ |
| governedByDocument | Constitution of Virginia ⓘ |
| hasAuthority | propose constitutional amendments to the Constitution of Virginia ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeType |
joint committees
ⓘ
standing committees ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Virginia Senate
ⓘ
surface form:
Senate of Virginia
Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ |
| hasPower | override gubernatorial veto with supermajority ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest continuous law-making bodies in the Western Hemisphere ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Virginia
|
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyOf | Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ |
| meetsDuring | winter months for regular session ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Virginia State Capitol ⓘ |
| meetsInChambers |
Virginia State Capitol
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Delegates chamber in Virginia State Capitol
Senate chamber in Virginia State Capitol ⓘ |
| numberOfHouses | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 160 ⓘ |
| numberOfMembersLowerHouse | 100 ⓘ |
| numberOfMembersUpperHouse | 40 ⓘ |
| oversightOf |
Executive branch of Virginia
ⓘ
state agencies of Virginia ⓘ |
| precededBy | House of Burgesses ⓘ |
| redistricts | Virginia legislative districts (subject to reforms and commissions) ⓘ |
| responsibility |
confirming certain gubernatorial appointments
ⓘ
enacting state laws ⓘ levying state taxes ⓘ passing the state budget ⓘ |
| sessionType | annual regular sessions ⓘ |
| termLengthLowerHouse | 2 years ⓘ |
| termLengthUpperHouse | 4 years ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | part-time legislature ⓘ |
| upperHouse |
Virginia Senate
ⓘ
surface form:
Senate of Virginia
|
| votingSystemForLowerHouse | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| votingSystemForUpperHouse | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| website | https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/ ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Virginia legislature
this entity surface form:
Legislative branch of Virginia