New Hampshire Senate

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The New Hampshire Senate is the smaller, upper legislative chamber of the New Hampshire General Court, responsible for crafting and passing state laws alongside the House of Representatives.

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upper house: New Hampshire Senate 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
state legislative chamber
upper house
authorityDerivedFrom New Hampshire Constitution
budgetaryPower amend and approve state budget bills
canOverrideVeto yes
chamberType upper house
coLegislativeBody New Hampshire General Court
surface form: New Hampshire House of Representatives
composition elected senators
country United States of America
surface form: United States
districtBasis population-based districts
electionCycle biennial elections
electoralSystem single-member districts
establishedInPeriod 18th century
governingDocument New Hampshire Constitution
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasLowerHouse New Hampshire General Court
surface form: New Hampshire House of Representatives
hasNumberOfMembers 24
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/senate/
hasPublicGallery yes
hasSessionType regular sessions
jurisdiction State of New Hampshire NERFINISHED
languageOfProceedings English
legislativeBranchOf New Hampshire
surface form: State of New Hampshire
levelOfGovernment state
locatedIn Concord, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
meetsIn New Hampshire State House
membersTitle state senator
openMeetings generally open to the public
oversightFunction oversight of executive branch agencies
partOf New Hampshire General Court
presidingOfficerTitle President of the New Hampshire Senate
primaryFunction advice and consent on certain executive appointments
budget approval
lawmaking
review of legislation passed by the New Hampshire House of Representatives
responsibleFor confirming certain gubernatorial appointments
considering gubernatorial vetoes
initiating and considering state constitutional amendments
participating in the state budget process
passing state statutes
redistricting in New Hampshire
state New Hampshire
termLength 2 years
typeOfLegislature bicameral legislature component
vetoOverrideRequirement three-fifths majority of each chamber
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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New Hampshire General Court hasPart New Hampshire Senate
New Hampshire General Court houseType New Hampshire Senate
this entity surface form: upper house: New Hampshire Senate
New Hampshire upperHouse New Hampshire Senate