Minnesota Senate
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The Minnesota Senate is the upper chamber of Minnesota's bicameral state legislature, responsible for crafting and passing state laws alongside the Minnesota House of Representatives.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Senate canonical | 3 |
| Minnesota State Senate | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of state legislature
ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ state upper house ⓘ |
| building | Minnesota State Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canApprove |
state budget
ⓘ
state legislation ⓘ |
| canConfirm | certain gubernatorial appointments ⓘ |
| canOverride | gubernatorial veto with sufficient majority ⓘ |
| coLegislativeBody | Minnesota House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convenesIn | Senate Chamber of the Minnesota State Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electoralSystem | single-member districts ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1858 ⓘ |
| follows | Minnesota Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | statewide public policy in Minnesota ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
confirmation of certain executive appointments
ⓘ
redistricting in Minnesota ⓘ statewide legislation ⓘ |
| hasChamberType | upper house ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle |
Majority Leader
ⓘ
Minority Leader ⓘ President of the Senate ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfDistricts | 67 ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasSessionType |
regular session
ⓘ
special session ⓘ |
| hasType | bicameral legislature upper chamber ⓘ |
| hasVotingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.senate.mn ⓘ |
| isElectedBy | voters of Minnesota ⓘ |
| isPartOf | legislative branch of the government of Minnesota ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | State of Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Saint Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
Minnesota State Capitol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 67 ⓘ |
| oversees | state agencies through legislative oversight ⓘ |
| partOf | Minnesota Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Territorial Council of Minnesota Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
crafting state laws
ⓘ
passing state laws ⓘ |
| sharesLegislativePowerWith | Minnesota House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Minnesota ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| uses | single-member legislative districts ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Minnesota State Senate