Wisconsin State Senate
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The Wisconsin State Senate is the upper chamber of the Wisconsin Legislature, responsible for crafting state laws, confirming certain gubernatorial appointments, and representing districts across the state.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| WI Senate | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
legislative chamber
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state upper house ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Wisconsin State Senate
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surface form:
WI Senate
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| authority | Wisconsin Constitution ⓘ |
| buildingStyle | Neoclassical (Wisconsin State Capitol) ⓘ |
| canOverrideVeto | yes ⓘ |
| chamberOf |
Wisconsin State Legislature
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surface form:
Wisconsin Legislature
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| committeeSystem | standing committees ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| electionCycle | staggered terms ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Wisconsin Constitution
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surface form:
Wisconsin Constitution of 1848
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| hasLowerHouse | Wisconsin State Assembly ⓘ |
| hasPower |
advise and consent on certain gubernatorial appointments
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enact state statutes ⓘ participate in state budget process ⓘ propose constitutional amendments ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Wisconsin
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surface form:
State of Wisconsin
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor |
Wisconsin
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surface form:
State of Wisconsin
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| legislativeProcessRole |
amend bills
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introduce bills ⓘ pass bills ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | state ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Madison, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityLeaderTitle | Majority Leader ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Wisconsin State Capitol ⓘ |
| membersTitle | State Senator ⓘ |
| minorityLeaderTitle | Minority Leader ⓘ |
| numberOfDistricts | 33 ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 33 ⓘ |
| oversightFunction | oversight of executive branch agencies ⓘ |
| partOf |
Wisconsin State Legislature
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Wisconsin Legislature
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| portionUpForElectionEachCycle | approximately half of seats ⓘ |
| precededBy | Territorial Council of Wisconsin Territory ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Senate ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
confirmation of certain gubernatorial appointments
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lawmaking ⓘ |
| recordsKeptBy | Senate Chief Clerk ⓘ |
| represents | Wisconsin Senate districts ⓘ |
| sessionType | biennial legislative sessions ⓘ |
| state | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| termLimits | no term limits ⓘ |
| typeOfRepresentation | single-member districts ⓘ |
| vetoOverrideRequirement | two-thirds majority ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| website | https://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
WI Senate