Tennessee General Assembly

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The Tennessee General Assembly is the bicameral state legislature of Tennessee, responsible for creating state laws and overseeing the state budget and government operations.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
state legislature
apportions legislative districts in Tennessee
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of Tennessee
canBeConveneBy Governor of Tennessee
canImpeach Governor of Tennessee NERFINISHED
other state officials
canPropose amendments to the Tennessee Constitution
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Tennessee
country United States
electoralSystemForLowerHouse single-member districts
electoralSystemForUpperHouse single-member districts
elects Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury NERFINISHED
Tennessee Secretary of State
Tennessee Treasurer NERFINISHED
hasAuthorityOver statewide public policy in Tennessee
hasComponent Tennessee House of Representatives
Tennessee Senate NERFINISHED
hasHouseType part-time legislature
hasPresidingOfficer Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee
Speaker of the Tennessee Senate
hasSpeaker Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives
hasWebsite https://www.capitol.tn.gov/
jurisdiction State of Tennessee
languageOfWork English
legislativeBodyOf Tennessee
locatedIn Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED
lowerHouse Tennessee House of Representatives NERFINISHED
meetsIn Tennessee State Capitol
regular sessions
numberOfChambers 2
oversees state agencies of Tennessee
passes appropriations bills for Tennessee
revenue bills for Tennessee
power appropriate state funds
levy state taxes
override gubernatorial vetoes
regulates local governments in Tennessee
responsibleFor enacting state laws
overseeing state government operations
passing the state budget
sessionType extraordinary session
regular session
state Tennessee
supervises implementation of state laws
upperHouse Tennessee Senate NERFINISHED
uses committee system
votingSystem first-past-the-post

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Butler Act
legislativeBody
Tennessee
legislature
Butler Act
repealedBy
Albert Gore Sr. ("Tennessee House of Representatives (staff and related roles before Congress)")
stateLegislativeExperience

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