Arizona State Legislature

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
state legislature
abbreviation Arizona State Legislature self-linksurface differs
surface form: AZLeg
budgetaryPower appropriations for state agencies
canBeConveneBy Governor of Arizona (special sessions)
canOverrideVetoOf Governor of Arizona
chamber lower house
upper house
checksAndBalancesWith Arizona judiciary
Governor of Arizona
composedOf elected legislators
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electoralSystemForHouse multi-member districts
electoralSystemForSenate single-member districts
establishedIn 1912
follows Arizona Constitution
governs statewide public policy in Arizona
hasAuthorityOver state lawmaking in Arizona
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasPart Arizona House of Representatives
Arizona Senate
jurisdiction Arizona
languageUsed English
legislativeBodyOf Arizona
surface form: State of Arizona
levelOfGovernment state
locatedIn Phoenix
surface form: Phoenix, Arizona
lowerChamber Arizona House of Representatives
meetsAt Arizona State Capitol
surface form: Arizona State Capitol complex
meetsIn Arizona State Capitol
numberOfChambers 2
oversees executive branch of Arizona through oversight powers
passes state statutes
power approve state budget
enact legislation
levy state taxes
propose constitutional amendments
predecessor Arizona Territorial Legislature
regionServed Arizona
surface form: State of Arizona
responsibleFor confirming certain gubernatorial appointments (by Senate)
redistricting (subject to voter-approved commissions and laws)
sessionType annual regular sessions
state Arizona
subjectTo Arizona Constitution term limits provisions
termLimitRule no more than four consecutive terms in either chamber
termLimits yes
typeOfLegislature citizen legislature
upperChamber Arizona Senate
vetoOverrideRequirement two-thirds majority in each chamber
website https://www.azleg.gov/

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Arizona State Legislature abbreviation Arizona State Legislature self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: AZLeg
Arizona legislature Arizona State Legislature
Arizona House of Representatives partOf Arizona State Legislature
Arizona Senate partOf Arizona State Legislature