Arizona Senate
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The Arizona Senate is the upper chamber of the Arizona State Legislature, responsible for crafting state laws, confirming certain gubernatorial appointments, and representing Arizona’s legislative districts at the state level.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative chamber
ⓘ
state upper house ⓘ |
| authority |
Arizona Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Arizona Constitution, Article IV
|
| building |
Arizona State Capitol
ⓘ
surface form:
Arizona Senate Building
|
| coLegislativeBody | Arizona House of Representatives ⓘ |
| committeeSystem |
select committees
ⓘ
standing committees ⓘ |
| confirmationPower | confirming certain gubernatorial appointments ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eachDistrictElects | 1 senator ⓘ |
| electoralDistrictType | single-member districts ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Arizona Constitution ⓘ |
| governingDocument | Rules of the Arizona Senate ⓘ |
| hasOfficer |
Majority Leader
ⓘ
Minority Leader ⓘ President pro tempore of the United States Senate ⓘ
surface form:
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
|
| hasRole | upper chamber of the Arizona State Legislature ⓘ |
| impeachmentRole | tries impeachments initiated by the Arizona House of Representatives ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Arizona
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Arizona
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction |
crafting state laws
ⓘ
proposing legislation ⓘ reviewing legislation passed by the Arizona House of Representatives ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Phoenix
ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenix, Arizona
|
| meetsAt | 1700 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Arizona State Capitol ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 30 ⓘ |
| partOf | Arizona State Legislature ⓘ |
| power |
advising and consenting on certain executive appointments
ⓘ
approving the state budget ⓘ enacting state statutes ⓘ participating in the impeachment process ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Senate ⓘ |
| represents | Arizona legislative districts ⓘ |
| responsibility |
holding public hearings on legislation
ⓘ
overseeing state agencies through committees ⓘ representing constituents at the state level ⓘ |
| sessionType |
regular sessions
ⓘ
special sessions ⓘ |
| state | Arizona ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| termLimit | 4 consecutive terms ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | bicameral legislature component ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| website | https://www.azleg.gov/senate/ ⓘ |
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