Illinois General Assembly

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The Illinois General Assembly is the bicameral state legislature of Illinois, responsible for enacting state laws and overseeing the governance framework of the state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral state legislature
state legislature of the United States
budgetAuthority appropriation of state funds
canCallSpecialSessions Governor of Illinois
canOverrideVeto yes
constitutionalBasis Article IV of the Illinois Constitution
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electoralSystemHouse single-member districts
electoralSystemSenate single-member districts
elects President of the Senate
surface form: Senate President

Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives
establishedBy Illinois Constitution
function advice and consent on certain gubernatorial appointments
overseeing state agencies
oversight of the executive branch of Illinois
passing the state budget
proposing constitutional amendments
governs statewide public policy in Illinois
hasComponent Illinois House of Representatives
Illinois Senate
hasLegislativeSessions numbered General Assemblies (biennial)
houseImpeachmentRole initiates impeachments
houseTermLength 2 years
impeachmentPower can impeach certain state officials
isBicameral true
jurisdiction Illinois
surface form: State of Illinois
locatedIn Springfield, Illinois
lowerHouse Illinois House of Representatives
meetsIn Illinois State Capitol
meetsInChamber House chamber in Illinois State Capitol
Senate chamber in Illinois State Capitol
numberOfHouseMembers 118
numberOfSenateMembers 59
partySystem multi-party with Democratic and Republican parties dominant
primaryFunction enacting state laws
publishes Illinois Compiled Statutes
redistrictingResponsibility yes
senateImpeachmentRole tries impeachments
senateTermLength 4 years
sessionType annual regular sessions
state Illinois
upperHouse Illinois Senate
vetoOverrideRequirement three-fifths majority in each chamber

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Illinois executive branch coequalWith Illinois General Assembly
this entity surface form: Illinois legislative branch
Illinois Appellate Court, First District createdBy Illinois General Assembly
Illinois Constitution createsBody Illinois General Assembly
subject surface form: Illinois Constitution of 1970
22nd Judicial Circuit of Illinois establishedBy Illinois General Assembly
Circuit Court of Cook County establishedBy Illinois General Assembly
Illinois Constitution establishesBranch Illinois General Assembly
subject surface form: Illinois Constitution of 1970
this entity surface form: Legislative Branch of Illinois
Illinois Compiled Statutes governingBody Illinois General Assembly
Illinois House of Representatives hasLegislativeSession Illinois General Assembly
this entity surface form: Illinois General Assembly regular session
Illinois State Capitol houses Illinois General Assembly
Illinois House of Representatives isLowerHouseOf Illinois General Assembly
Illinois Compiled Statutes legislativeBody Illinois General Assembly
Illinois House of Representatives legislativeChamberOf Illinois General Assembly
Illinois Senate legislativeChamberOf Illinois General Assembly
Illinois legislature Illinois General Assembly
Illinois House of Representatives partOf Illinois General Assembly
Illinois Compiled Statutes publisher Illinois General Assembly
Springfield metropolitan area stateGovernmentPresence Illinois General Assembly
Governor of Illinois worksWith Illinois General Assembly
Lieutenant Governor of Illinois worksWithOffice Illinois General Assembly