President pro tempore of the Virginia Senate
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The President pro tempore of the Virginia Senate is the senior legislator chosen by fellow senators to preside over the chamber in the absence of the lieutenant governor and to help guide its legislative agenda.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| President pro tempore of the Virginia Senate canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative office
ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ state government position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | members of the Virginia Senate ⓘ |
| category |
State legislative leaders of the United States
ⓘ
Virginia General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia state senators ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of Virginia ⓘ |
| governmentLevel | state level ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
help guide the legislative agenda of the Virginia Senate
ⓘ
maintain order in the Senate chamber when presiding ⓘ oversee the flow of legislation on the Senate floor ⓘ preside over the Virginia Senate in the absence of the lieutenant governor ⓘ recognize members to speak during debate ⓘ rule on points of order when presiding ⓘ sign legislation and official documents of the Senate when appropriate ⓘ |
| hasPower | appoint members to certain committees when authorized by Senate rules or statute ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| isSubordinateTo |
Virginia Senate as a body
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
constitutional framework of the Commonwealth of Virginia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | internal proceedings of the Virginia Senate ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Virginia Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rules of the Virginia Senate ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber |
Virginia Senate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
upper house ⓘ |
| location | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderMustBe |
member of the Virginia Senate
ⓘ
state senator from Virginia ⓘ |
| officeType | leadership position in a legislative body ⓘ |
| partOf |
Virginia General Assembly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedenceOver | other members of the Virginia Senate except the lieutenant governor and Senate majority leadership as defined by rules ⓘ |
| presidesInAbsenceOf | Lieutenant Governor of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidesOver | Virginia Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | senior leadership position in the Virginia Senate ⓘ |
| relatedPosition |
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President pro tempore of the United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Virginia Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatOfOffice | Virginia State Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectedBy | election by Virginia state senators ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | elected by fellow senators ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress |
Madam President pro tempore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mister President pro tempore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength |
serves at the pleasure of the Senate
ⓘ
typically coincides with the Senate term or leadership cycle unless replaced ⓘ |
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