Idaho Senate
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The Idaho Senate is the upper chamber of Idaho's state legislature, responsible for crafting and voting on state laws alongside the Idaho House of Representatives.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
state upper house ⓘ |
| appointmentConfirmationScope | certain gubernatorial appointments ⓘ |
| authority | Idaho Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| budgetaryPower | shares responsibility for passing state budget ⓘ |
| building | Idaho State Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canOverrideVeto | yes ⓘ |
| coLegislativeBody | Idaho House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| committeeSystem | uses standing committees ⓘ |
| comparesTo | upper houses of other U.S. state legislatures ⓘ |
| confirmsAppointments | yes ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | coequal chamber with Idaho House of Representatives ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electionCycle | even-numbered years ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Idaho Constitution of 1890 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | statewide public policy in Idaho ⓘ |
| hasLowerHouse | Idaho House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impeachmentRole | tries impeachments ⓘ |
| impeachmentTrialsOf | Idaho state officials ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber | upper house ⓘ |
| legislativeProcessRole |
crafting state laws
ⓘ
voting on state laws ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Boise, Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Idaho State Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membersElectedFrom | single-member districts ⓘ |
| memberTitle | State Senator ⓘ |
| numberOfLegislativeDistrictsRepresented | 35 ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 35 ⓘ |
| partOf | Idaho State Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle |
President Pro Tempore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President of the Senate ⓘ |
| redistrictingRole | participates in legislative redistricting by statute ⓘ |
| sealOrLogoUsed | Seal of the State of Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sessionType | biennial regular sessions ⓘ |
| state | Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | 2 years ⓘ |
| termLimits | no term limits ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | part-time legislature ⓘ |
| vetoOverrideRequirement | two-thirds majority in each chamber ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| website | https://legislature.idaho.gov/senate/ ⓘ |
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