Oklahoma Legislature

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bicameral legislature state legislature

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

Aliases (1)

Oklahoma House of Representatives ×6

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bicameral legislature → state legislature →
appliesLegalSystem	common law →
buildingOwner	State of Oklahoma →
canConveneSpecialSessions	yes →
compositionType	partisan →
country	United States →
createdBy	Oklahoma Constitution →
electoralDistrictType	single-member districts →
establishedIn	1907 →
governedByDocument	Oklahoma Constitution →
hasAuthorityOver	statewide public policy in Oklahoma →
hasChamber	Oklahoma House of Representatives → Oklahoma Senate →
hasComponent	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 → upper house: Oklahoma Senate →
jurisdiction	State of Oklahoma →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legislativeBodyFor	Oklahoma →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Oklahoma City →
meetsIn	Oklahoma State Capitol →
meetsInChamber	House chamber at Oklahoma State Capitol → 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/ →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Oklahoma State Capitol → Oklahoma State Capitol ("Oklahoma House of Representatives") →	houses
Oklahoma → Oklahoma →	legislature
Oklahoma ("Oklahoma House of Representatives") → Oklahoma ("Oklahoma House of Representatives") →	lowerHouse
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education →	coordinatesWith
Oklahoma Legislature ("Oklahoma House of Representatives") →	hasChamber
Oklahoma Legislature ("Oklahoma House of Representatives") →	hasComponent
Oklahoma Senate →	partOf
Oklahoma Senate ("Oklahoma House of Representatives") →	sharesLegislativePowerWith