Illinois Senate

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The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, responsible for crafting state legislation, confirming certain gubernatorial appointments, and representing Illinois residents at the state level.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the Illinois General Assembly
legislative body
state upper house
authorityDerivedFrom Illinois Constitution
canOverrideVetoOf Governor of Illinois
coLegislativeBodyWith Illinois House of Representatives
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electorate registered voters in Illinois Senate districts
establishedBy Illinois Constitution
surface form: Illinois Constitution of 1818
function confirming certain gubernatorial appointments
representing Illinois residents at the state level
governingRules Senate Rules of the Illinois Senate
hasChamberType upper house
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasJurisdiction Illinois
surface form: State of Illinois
hasLegislativeSession regular session
special session
impeachmentRole conducts trials for impeached Illinois officials
languageOfWork English
leadershipPosition Minority Leader of the Illinois Senate
President of the Illinois Senate
legislativeChamberOf Illinois General Assembly
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Springfield, Illinois
meetsIn Illinois State Capitol
meetsInTimeZone Central Time Zone
membersElectedFrom single-member districts
numberOfLegislativeDistricts 59
numberOfMembers 59
oversees state executive agencies through hearings and confirmations
partOf Government of Illinois
surface form: Illinois state government
power advice and consent on certain gubernatorial appointments
approving state budget
enacting state statutes
participation in impeachment proceedings
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Illinois Senate
primaryFunction crafting state legislation
publishes Senate journals
records roll-call votes on legislation
represents residents of Illinois
salaryDeterminedBy Illinois state law
surface form: Illinois Compensation Review Board and statute
sessionLocation Illinois State Capitol
surface form: Senate chamber of the Illinois State Capitol
state Illinois
termLength 4 years (staggered terms under 10-4-4 cycle)
typeOfLegislature bicameral (upper chamber)
vetoOverrideRequirement three-fifths majority
votingSystem first-past-the-post
website https://www.ilga.gov/senate

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Illinois General Assembly hasComponent Illinois Senate
Illinois State Capitol houses Illinois Senate
Illinois upperHouse Illinois Senate
Illinois General Assembly upperHouse Illinois Senate