California State Senate

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component of the California State Legislature state legislative chamber upper house

The California State Senate is the upper chamber of California's bicameral legislature, responsible for crafting state laws, confirming certain gubernatorial appointments, and representing larger legislative districts than the State Assembly.

Aliases (4)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	component of the California State Legislature → state legislative chamber → upper house →
appliesToJurisdiction	California →
apportionedBy	population →
authorityOver	statewide legislation in California →
building	California State Capitol →
coatOfArms	Great Seal of the State of California →
country	United States →
electoralDistrictType	State Senate district →
foundationPlace	California →
governs	statewide public policy in California →
hasCommittee	California State Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee → California State Senate Judiciary Committee → California State Senate Rules Committee →
hasLeader	Minority Leader of the California State Senate → President pro tempore of the California State Senate →
hasLowerHouse	California State Assembly →
hasMotto	“Senate of the State of California” (institutional designation) →
hasPower	to confirm certain gubernatorial appointments → to participate in the state budget process → to propose and vote on state legislation →
inception	1849 →
jurisdiction	State of California →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legislativePeriodicity	meets in regular session annually →
legislativeType	bicameral legislature upper chamber →
legislatureType	professional legislature →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Sacramento, California →
meetsIn	California State Capitol →
meetsInTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
minimumAgeOfLegislator	18 years →
numberOfDistricts	40 →
numberOfMembers	40 →
partOf	California State Legislature →
presidingOfficerTitle	President pro tempore of the California State Senate →
responsibility	confirming certain gubernatorial appointments → crafting state laws → representing larger legislative districts than the California State Assembly →
seatOfGovernment	Sacramento, California →
selectionMethod	direct election by voters →
sessionRoom	Senate Chamber, California State Capitol →
state	California →
termLength	4 years →
uses	California Constitution as legal framework →
votingSystem	first-past-the-post →
website	https://www.senate.ca.gov →

Referenced by (45)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
California State Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee → California State Senate Judiciary Committee → California State Senate Rules Committee → Majority Leader of the California State Senate → President pro tempore of the California State Senate → Secretary of the Senate (California) → Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Education → Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection, Energy and Transportation → Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on Corrections, Public Safety, Judiciary, Labor and Transportation →	partOf
California State Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee → California State Senate Rules Committee → President pro tempore of the California State Senate → Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Education → Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection, Energy and Transportation → Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and General Government → Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on Corrections, Public Safety, Judiciary, Labor and Transportation → Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 6 on Budget Process, Oversight and Program Evaluation →	legislativeChamber
California State Senate District 2 → Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Education → Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services →	legislativeBody
California term limits law → Senate Rules and administrative policies →	appliesTo
Minority Leader of the California State Senate → Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services →	chamber
California State Legislature → Government of California →	upperHouse
Secretary of the Senate (California) →	appointedBy
Senate Rules and administrative policies →	canBeAmendedBy
California Coastal Commission →	commissionersAppointedBy
University of California Board of Regents →	confirmationBy
Constitution of California →	establishesBody
Minority Leader of the California State Senate →	governmental roleIn
California State Assembly →	hasChamber
California State Legislature →	hasComponent
California State Senate ("“Senate of the State of California” (institutional designation)") →	hasMotto
California State Capitol ("California State Senate chamber") →	hasPart
California →	hasUpperHouse
Senate Rules and administrative policies →	isAdoptedBy
Legislative Analyst’s Office →	legislativeChamberSharedWith
Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 6 on Budget Process, Oversight and Program Evaluation →	parentOrganization
United States congressional districts in California ("California State Senate districts") →	relatedTo
President pro tempore of the California State Senate →	reportsTo
Legislative Analyst’s Office →	serves
Secretary of the Senate (California) →	subordinateTo
Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on Corrections, Public Safety, Judiciary, Labor and Transportation ("California State Senate official website") →	websiteHost