Michigan Legislature

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The Michigan Legislature is the bicameral lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Michigan, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

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Michigan Legislature canonical 22

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
state legislature
appliesTo residents of Michigan
appliesToJurisdiction Michigan
basedOn Constitution of the State of Michigan
surface form: Michigan Constitution of 1963
canOverride vetoes by the Governor of Michigan
composition elected legislators
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electoralDistrictType single-member districts
establishedIn 1835
follows Constitution of the State of Michigan
surface form: Michigan Constitution
governingBodyOf Michigan
surface form: State of Michigan
governs statewide matters in Michigan
hasAuthorityOver state law in Michigan
hasChamber lower house
upper house
hasFunction budget approval
confirmation of certain gubernatorial appointments
lawmaking
oversight of executive branch
taxation authority
hasJurisdictionOver public policy in Michigan
hasPart Michigan House of Representatives
Michigan Senate
languageUsed English
legislativeBodyFor Michigan
surface form: State of Michigan
legislativeBranchOf government of Michigan
surface form: Government of Michigan
locatedIn Lansing, Michigan
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Michigan
lowerHouse Michigan House of Representatives
meets regular session annually
meetsIn Michigan State Capitol
surface form: Michigan State Capitol building
numberOfHouses 2
partOf government of Michigan
surface form: state government of Michigan
passes public acts of Michigan
precededBy Michigan Territorial Council
surface form: Legislative Council of the Michigan Territory
responsibleFor enacting state budget of Michigan
seat Michigan State Capitol
subjectHasRole Majority Leader
surface form: House majority leader

House minority leader
Majority Leader
surface form: Senate majority leader

Senate minority leader
speaker of the House
termLimits yes
typeOfJurisdiction subnational legislature
upperHouse Michigan Senate
uses committee system
votingSystem first-past-the-post
website https://www.legislature.mi.gov

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