Massachusetts Senate

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component of the Massachusetts General Court legislative body state upper house

The Massachusetts Senate is the upper chamber of the Massachusetts state legislature, responsible for crafting and passing state laws alongside the House of Representatives.

Aliases (1)

Massachusetts State Senator ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	component of the Massachusetts General Court → legislative body → state upper house →
budgetaryPower	shares with Massachusetts House of Representatives →
buildingOwner	Commonwealth of Massachusetts →
canOverrideVeto	yes →
constitutionalBasis	Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts →
country	United States →
currentPresidingOfficer	Karen E. Spilka →
currentPresidingOfficerParty	Democratic Party →
districtType	single-member districts →
electionCycle	biennial elections →
establishedInCentury	18th century →
hasChamberType	upper house →
hasClerk	yes →
hasCommitteeSystem	yes →
hasLegislativeSessions	formal sessions → informal sessions →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://malegislature.gov/Senators →
hasSergeantAtArms	yes →
isBicameralPartnerOf	Massachusetts House of Representatives →
jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Massachusetts →
languageOfProceedings	English →
legislativeFunction	amends state laws → enacts state laws → repeals state laws →
levelOfGovernment	state →
majorityParty	Democratic Party →
meetingCity	Boston →
meetingRoom	Senate Chamber →
meetsIn	Massachusetts State House →
minorityParty	Republican Party →
numberOfMembers	40 →
openMeetingsRequirement	subject to Massachusetts open meeting laws →
partOf	Massachusetts General Court →
presidingOfficerTitle	President of the Senate →
publishesRecord	Senate Journal →
responsibility	confirms certain gubernatorial appointments → oversees state agencies through hearings → participates in constitutional amendment process → passes state budget → represents legislative districts →
state	Massachusetts →
termLength	2 years →
vetoOverrideThreshold	two-thirds majority →
votingSystem	first-past-the-post →
worksAlongside	Massachusetts House of Representatives →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Government of Massachusetts → Massachusetts House of Representatives → Massachusetts state legislature →	upperHouse
Massachusetts General Court → President of the Massachusetts Senate →	legislativeChamber
Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn → Samuel Phillips Jr. →	memberOf
President of the Massachusetts Senate →	appointedBy
Massachusetts state legislature →	hasChamber
Government of Massachusetts →	hasPart
Massachusetts State House →	houses
Senate Journal →	legislativeBody
President of the Massachusetts Senate →	partOf
Scott Brown ("Massachusetts State Senator") →	positionHeld
President of the Massachusetts Senate →	positionInOrganization
President of the Massachusetts Senate →	presidesOver
Senate Journal →	publisher
Mr. President →	usedIn