Mississippi State Senate

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The Mississippi State Senate is the upper chamber of the Mississippi Legislature, responsible for crafting and passing state laws alongside the House of Representatives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
state upper house
authority legislative authority in Mississippi
building Mississippi State Capitol building
canOverrideVetoOf Governor of Mississippi
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Mississippi
country United States
electoralDistrictType single-member districts
employs legislative staff
establishedInPeriod 19th century
governmentBranch legislative branch of Mississippi
hasAbbreviation MS Senate
hasChamberType upper house
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasLegislativeProcessStage bill introduction
committee consideration
conference committee (with House)
floor debate
floor vote
hasOfficerRole President Pro Tempore
hasPower confirm certain gubernatorial appointments
enact state statutes
participate in state budget process
propose constitutional amendments
isSubjectTo term limits: no
jurisdiction State of Mississippi
languageOfProceedings English
legalSystem common law system of Mississippi
legislativeChamberOf Mississippi Legislature
levelOfGovernment state
locatedIn Jackson, Mississippi NERFINISHED
meetsIn Mississippi State Capitol
meetsInChamber Senate chamber of the Mississippi State Capitol
numberOfMembers 52
oversees statewide public policy in Mississippi
partOf Mississippi Legislature
presidingOfficerTitle Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
redistrictingBody Mississippi Legislature
represents residents of Mississippi senatorial districts
responsibleFor crafting state laws
passing state laws
sessionType regular sessions
special sessions
sharesLegislativePowerWith Mississippi House of Representatives
state Mississippi
termLength 4 years
typeOfLegislature bicameral legislature component
votingSystem first-past-the-post
website https://www.legislature.ms.gov/senate

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Mississippi House of Representatives
Mississippi Legislature ("Mississippi Senate")
hasUpperHouse
Mississippi Legislature ("Mississippi Senate")
hasPart
Mississippi State Capitol ("Mississippi Senate")
houses
Hiram Revels
servedIn
Mississippi
upperHouse

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