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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| upper house: New Hampshire Senate | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
upper house: New Hampshire Senate