New York State Senate

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legislative body state legislative upper house

The New York State Senate is the upper chamber of the New York State Legislature, responsible for crafting and passing state laws alongside the New York State Assembly.

Aliases (2)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative body → state legislative upper house →
alsoPresidedBy	Lieutenant Governor of New York →
authority	New York State Constitution and state law →
building	New York State Capitol Building →
canHold	special sessions →
canImpeach	certain state officials jointly with the Assembly →
chamberColor	red →
constitutionalBasis	Constitution of the State of New York →
country	United States of America →
electoralDistrictType	single-member districts →
electorate	registered voters in New York State Senate districts →
elects	Majority Leader of the New York State Senate → Minority Leader of the New York State Senate →
establishedInYear	1777 →
governmentBranch	legislative branch of New York State →
governs	statewide public policy in New York →
hasCommittee	Senate Education Committee → Senate Finance Committee → Senate Judiciary Committee →
hasLowerHouse	New York State Assembly →
holds	public hearings on legislation →
jurisdiction	State of New York →
language	English →
legislativeChamberType	upper house →
legislatureNumber	part of the bicameral New York State Legislature →
locationCountrySubdivision	Albany County, New York →
meetingCity	Albany, New York →
meetsIn	New York State Capitol →
numberOfMembers	63 →
oversightOf	New York State executive agencies →
partOf	New York State Legislature →
passes	state statutes →
power	approve state budget → confirm certain gubernatorial appointments → override gubernatorial veto with required majority →
presidingOfficerTitle	Temporary President of the Senate →
redistrictingAuthority	New York Independent Redistricting Commission →
responsibility	crafting state laws → passing state laws →
roleOfLieutenantGovernor	President of the New York State Senate →
salaryType	paid legislators →
seatOfGovernment	Albany, New York →
sessionType	regular sessions →
state	New York →
termLength	2 years →
votingSystem	first-past-the-post →
website	https://www.nysenate.gov/ →
worksWith	New York State Assembly →

Referenced by (39)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chancellor of New York → Chief Judge of the State of New York → New York State civil service commissioner → New York State tax commissioner →	confirmedBy
Minority Leader of the New York State Senate → Senate Education Committee → Senate Finance Committee → Senate Judiciary Committee (New York State Senate) →	legislativeBody
Majority Leader of the New York State Senate → Minority Leader of the New York State Senate → New York State Senate districts → New York State Senator →	partOf
New York State Assembly → New York State Legislature → New York State Legislature →	hasUpperHouse
Government of the State of New York → New York → New York →	upperHouse
Majority Leader of the New York State Senate → Minority Leader of the New York State Senate →	category
Minority Leader of the New York State Senate → New York State Senator →	chamber
Minority Leader of the New York State Senate →	appliesToJurisdiction
Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation →	boardConfirmedBy
New York State public authorities →	boardMembersConfirmedBy
New York State Constitution →	establishes
New York State Senate districts →	governingBody
New York State Legislature →	hasPart
New York State Legislature →	house
David Paterson →	legislativeBodyServedIn
Majority Leader of the New York State Senate →	legislativeChamber
New York State Senate districts →	mapsPublishedBy
Senate Judiciary Committee (New York State Senate) →	parentOrganization
Governor’s Council of New York →	replacedBy
Senate Education Committee →	reportsTo
Pelham, New York →	representedIn
New York State Senator ("New York State Senate district") →	represents
New York Independent Redistricting Commission ("New York State Senate districts") →	responsibleFor
New York State Legislature →	subdivision