Oklahoma Legislature

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The Oklahoma Legislature is the bicameral lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Oklahoma, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
state legislature
appliesLegalSystem common law
buildingOwner U.S. state of Oklahoma
surface form: State of Oklahoma
canConveneSpecialSessions yes
compositionType partisan
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Oklahoma Constitution
electoralDistrictType single-member districts
establishedIn 1907
governedByDocument Oklahoma Constitution
hasAuthorityOver statewide public policy in Oklahoma
hasChamber Oklahoma Legislature self-linksurface differs
surface form: Oklahoma House of Representatives

Oklahoma Senate
hasComponent Oklahoma Legislature self-linksurface differs
surface form: Oklahoma House of Representatives

Oklahoma Senate
hasLeaderTitleLowerHouse Speaker of the House
hasLeaderTitleUpperHouse President Pro Tempore of the Senate
hasPower override gubernatorial veto with supermajority
houseTermLength 2 years
houseType lower house: Oklahoma House of Representatives
Oklahoma Senate
surface form: upper house: Oklahoma Senate
jurisdiction U.S. state of Oklahoma
surface form: State of Oklahoma
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeBodyFor Oklahoma
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
surface form: Oklahoma City
meetsIn Oklahoma State Capitol
meetsInChamber Oklahoma State Capitol
surface form: House chamber at Oklahoma State Capitol

Oklahoma State Capitol
surface form: Senate chamber at Oklahoma State Capitol
numberOfHouses 2
otherFunction advice and consent on certain gubernatorial appointments
approve state budget
levy state taxes
oversight of executive branch
propose constitutional amendments
partOf Government of Oklahoma
primaryFunction enact state laws
redistrictingResponsibility draws legislative districts subject to law and court review
regularSessionBegins first Monday in February
senateTermLength 4 years
sessionType annual regular sessions
specialSessionsAlsoCalledBy supermajority of members
specialSessionsCalledBy Governor of Oklahoma
state Oklahoma
termLimits 12 years total in either or both houses
votingSystem first-past-the-post
website https://www.oklegislature.gov/

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U.S. state of Oklahoma legislature Oklahoma Legislature
subject surface form: Oklahoma
U.S. state of Oklahoma lowerHouse Oklahoma Legislature
subject surface form: Oklahoma
this entity surface form: Oklahoma House of Representatives
Oklahoma legislature Oklahoma Legislature
Oklahoma lowerHouse Oklahoma Legislature
this entity surface form: Oklahoma House of Representatives
Oklahoma Senate partOf Oklahoma Legislature
Oklahoma Senate sharesLegislativePowerWith Oklahoma Legislature
this entity surface form: Oklahoma House of Representatives
Oklahoma Legislature hasComponent Oklahoma Legislature self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Oklahoma House of Representatives
Oklahoma Legislature hasChamber Oklahoma Legislature self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Oklahoma House of Representatives
Oklahoma State Capitol houses Oklahoma Legislature
Oklahoma State Capitol houses Oklahoma Legislature
this entity surface form: Oklahoma House of Representatives
Oklahoma Territorial Legislature replacedBy Oklahoma Legislature
Oklahoma Territorial Legislature followedBy Oklahoma Legislature
this entity surface form: First Oklahoma State Legislature
President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate worksWith Oklahoma Legislature
this entity surface form: Oklahoma House of Representatives leadership
Oklahoma Constitution createsLegislativeBody Oklahoma Legislature
Oklahoma Constitution createsLegislativeBody Oklahoma Legislature
this entity surface form: Oklahoma House of Representatives
OK Senate partOf Oklahoma Legislature
subject surface form: Oklahoma Senate
OK Senate hasLowerHouse Oklahoma Legislature
subject surface form: Oklahoma Senate
this entity surface form: Oklahoma House of Representatives
OK Senate redistrictingAuthority Oklahoma Legislature
subject surface form: Oklahoma Senate
Judiciary of Oklahoma separateFrom Oklahoma Legislature
this entity surface form: Legislative branch of Oklahoma
Government of Oklahoma hasBranch Oklahoma Legislature
this entity surface form: Legislative branch of Oklahoma
Government of Oklahoma hasLegislature Oklahoma Legislature
Government of Oklahoma hasComponent Oklahoma Legislature
this entity surface form: Oklahoma House of Representatives
Government of Oklahoma lowerHouse Oklahoma Legislature
this entity surface form: Oklahoma House of Representatives
Government of Oklahoma hasElectionsFor Oklahoma Legislature
this entity surface form: Oklahoma House of Representatives
Oklahoma Rules of Civil Procedure (through rulemaking authority) hasRulemakingAuthorityFrom Oklahoma Legislature
subject surface form: Oklahoma Rules of Civil Procedure
Noble, Oklahoma stateRepresentation Oklahoma Legislature
Governor of Oklahoma worksWith Oklahoma Legislature
Office of the Governor of Oklahoma worksWith Oklahoma Legislature
David Lyle Boren memberOf Oklahoma Legislature
this entity surface form: Oklahoma House of Representatives