Iowa Senate

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The Iowa Senate is the upper chamber of the Iowa General Assembly, responsible for crafting state legislation alongside the Iowa House of Representatives.

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Surface form Occurrences
Iowa Senate Districts 2 and 3 1
Iowa State Senate 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
state upper house
canOverrideVeto yes
coequalChamber Iowa House of Representatives
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electionCycle half of the seats up for election every two years
establishedBy Constitution of the State of Iowa
surface form: Iowa Constitution
governmentBranch legislative branch of Iowa
hasChamberType upper house
hasCommitteeSystem standing committees
subcommittees
hasMajorityLeader Majority Leader of the Iowa Senate
hasMinorityLeader Minority Leader of the Iowa Senate
hasWebsite official Iowa Legislature website
jurisdiction Iowa
surface form: State of Iowa
languageOfProceedings English
legislativeAuthority Constitution of the State of Iowa
surface form: Iowa Constitution
legislativeFunction crafting state legislation
passing state laws
reviewing legislation passed by the Iowa House of Representatives
levelOfGovernment state
locatedInCity Des Moines, Iowa
surface form: Des Moines
locatedInCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInCounty Polk County, Florida
surface form: Polk County
locatedInState Iowa
meetsIn Iowa State Capitol
numberOfMembers 50
partOf Iowa General Assembly
passes bills
resolutions
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Iowa Senate
redistrictingRole subject to Iowa’s nonpartisan redistricting process
responsibility approving the state budget
confirming certain gubernatorial appointments
enacting state statutes
participating in the impeachment process
representing Iowa legislative districts
sessionLocation Des Moines, Iowa
state Iowa
termLength 4 years
termStructure staggered terms
typeOfLegislature bicameral
vetoOverrideRequirement two-thirds majority in each chamber of the Iowa General Assembly
votingSystem first-past-the-post
worksAlongside Iowa House of Representatives

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Iowa Supreme Court confirmationBy Iowa Senate
this entity surface form: Iowa State Senate
Iowa General Assembly hasComponent Iowa Senate
O'Brien County, Iowa locatedIn Iowa Senate
this entity surface form: Iowa Senate Districts 2 and 3
Government of Iowa upperHouse Iowa Senate
Iowa upperHouse Iowa Senate