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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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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Seal of the Illinois General Assembly governmentBody Illinois General Assembly
Seal of the Illinois General Assembly category Illinois General Assembly
Springfield hasLegislature Illinois General Assembly
subject surface form: Springfield, Illinois