Oregon State Senate

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legislative chamber state upper house

The Oregon State Senate is the upper chamber of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, responsible for crafting state laws alongside the Oregon House of Representatives.

Aliases (2)

Oregon Senate ×1
Oregon State Senate as a collective body ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative chamber → state upper house →
buildingNamed	Oregon State Capitol →
chamberType	upper house →
coequalChamber	Oregon House of Representatives →
convenesAt	Oregon State Capitol Senate chamber →
country	United States →
createdBy	Oregon Constitution of 1859 →
electoralDistrictType	single-member districts →
elects	President of the Oregon State Senate →
establishedInYear	1859 →
follows	Oregon Constitution →
governmentBranch	legislative branch of Oregon →
hasAbbreviation	ORSenate → Oregon Senate →
hasAuthorityOver	statewide legislation →
hasCommitteeSystem	yes →
hasLegislativeAuthorityFrom	Oregon Constitution →
hasLegislativeProcess	bicameral →
hasMajorityParty	Democratic Party of Oregon →
hasMinorityParty	Oregon Republican Party →
hasNumberOfMembers	30 →
hasOfficialLanguage	English →
hasRedistrictingCycle	every 10 years →
hasSessionType	regular session → special session →
hasTermLimits	no →
hasVotingSystem	first-past-the-post →
hasWebsite	https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/senate →
isBicameralPartnerOf	Oregon House of Representatives →
jurisdiction	Oregon →
legislativeBodyFor	State of Oregon →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Salem, Oregon →
locatedInTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
meetsIn	Oregon State Capitol →
membersElectedBy	popular vote →
minimumAgeOfSenators	21 years →
partOf	Oregon Legislative Assembly →
presidingOfficerTitle	President of the Oregon State Senate →
responsibleFor	approving state budget legislation → confirming certain gubernatorial appointments → passing state laws →
sharesLegislativePowerWith	Oregon House of Representatives →
state	Oregon →
termLength	4 years →
uses	Senate rules of procedure →
votingEligibility	citizens registered to vote in Oregon →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Oregon House of Representatives →	coLegislativeBody
Oregon Constitution →	establishesBody
Oregon State Senate ("Oregon Senate") →	hasAbbreviation
Oregon Legislative Assembly →	hasComponent
Oregon House of Representatives →	hasUpperHouse
Oregon Legislative Assembly →	house1
Mark O. Hatfield →	memberOf
President of the Oregon State Senate →	partOf
President of the Oregon State Senate →	presidesOver
President of the Oregon State Senate ("Oregon State Senate as a collective body") →	reportsTo
Oregon Legislative Assembly →	subdivision
Government of Oregon →	upperHouse