Tennessee Senate
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The Tennessee Senate is the upper chamber of Tennessee's state legislature, responsible for crafting and passing state laws alongside the Tennessee House of Representatives.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Senate canonical | 2 |
| Tennessee Senate chamber | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of the Tennessee General Assembly
ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ state upper house ⓘ |
| authority |
Tennessee Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state law of Tennessee ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electoralSystem | partisan elections ⓘ |
| hasHouseType | upper house ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeProcessStage |
bill introduction
ⓘ
committee consideration ⓘ floor debate ⓘ floor vote ⓘ |
| hasPower | override gubernatorial veto with supermajority ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberOf | Tennessee General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | state ⓘ |
| meetingCity | Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetingPlace | Tennessee State Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 33 ⓘ |
| partOf | Tennessee state government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerAlsoServesAs | Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | Speaker of the Senate ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | lawmaking ⓘ |
| redistrictingBody | Tennessee state legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
approving state budget measures
ⓘ
confirming certain gubernatorial appointments ⓘ crafting state laws ⓘ passing state laws ⓘ |
| sharesLegislativePowerWith | Tennessee House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| termLimits | no term limits ⓘ |
| votingSystem | single-member districts ⓘ |
| website | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/senate/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tennessee Senate chamber