West Virginia Legislature
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The West Virginia Legislature is the bicameral state lawmaking body of West Virginia, responsible for enacting state laws, budgets, and policies.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
legislative branch of government ⓘ state legislature ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | West Virginia ⓘ |
| branchOf | Government of West Virginia ⓘ |
| canOverrideVetoOf | Governor of West Virginia ⓘ |
| composition | elected representatives from districts in West Virginia ⓘ |
| convenes | in regular session annually ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| establishedBy | Constitution of West Virginia ⓘ |
| follows | Constitution of West Virginia ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
state appropriations in West Virginia
ⓘ
state civil law in West Virginia ⓘ state criminal law in West Virginia ⓘ state taxation in West Virginia ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
law-making for West Virginia
ⓘ
oversight of the executive branch of West Virginia ⓘ representation of West Virginia citizens ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
President of the West Virginia Senate
ⓘ
Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ |
| hasPart |
West Virginia House of Delegates
ⓘ
West Virginia Senate ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
West Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
State of West Virginia
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legislativeProcessIncludes |
bill introduction
ⓘ
committee review ⓘ conference committee ⓘ floor debate ⓘ gubernatorial approval or veto ⓘ |
| legislativeStructure | bicameral ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | West Virginia ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | West Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ |
| mayConvene | in special session ⓘ |
| meetsIn | West Virginia State Capitol ⓘ |
| numberOfHouses | 2 ⓘ |
| partOf | state governments of the United States ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
enacting state laws
ⓘ
establishing state policy ⓘ passing the state budget ⓘ |
| seat | Charleston, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specialSessionCalledBy | Governor of West Virginia ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | part-time legislature ⓘ |
| upperHouse | West Virginia Senate ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| website | https://www.wvlegislature.gov/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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