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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Iowa State Senate
this entity surface form:
Iowa Senate Districts 2 and 3