Utah State Legislature
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The Utah State Legislature is the bicameral lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Utah, consisting of the Utah House of Representatives and the Utah Senate.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Utah State Legislature canonical | 3 |
| Utah House of Representatives | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | state legislature ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch of Utah ⓘ |
| canBeCalledInto | special session by the governor ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Article VI of the Utah Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convenes | annual general session ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electoralSystem | single-member districts ⓘ |
| elects | its own leadership in each chamber ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Utah Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| generalSessionLength | 45 calendar days ⓘ |
| governs | statewide public policy in Utah ⓘ |
| hasAuthority |
levy state taxes
ⓘ
propose constitutional amendments to Utah Constitution ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeSystem |
interim committees
ⓘ
standing committees ⓘ |
| hasLowerHouse | Utah House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorityParty | Republican Party (typically) ⓘ |
| hasUpperHouse | Utah Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| houseType |
lower house
ⓘ
upper house ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber |
Utah House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Utah Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Salt Lake City, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
House Chamber of the Utah State Capitol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salt Lake County, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Senate Chamber of the Utah State Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah State Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minorityParty | Democratic Party (typically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfHouses | 2 ⓘ |
| oversees | redistricting for Utah legislative and congressional districts ⓘ |
| partOf | government of Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passes | state statutes ⓘ |
| power | override gubernatorial veto with supermajority ⓘ |
| regulates |
state civil law
ⓘ
state criminal law ⓘ statewide education policy (subject to constitutional limits) ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
adopting state budget
ⓘ
appropriating state funds ⓘ enacting state laws ⓘ |
| sessionType | part-time legislature ⓘ |
| state | Utah ⓘ |
| supervises | state agencies (through legislation and oversight) ⓘ |
| termLimits | no term limits for legislators ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| website | https://le.utah.gov ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Utah House of Representatives