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.

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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
other state officials
canPropose amendments to the Tennessee Constitution
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Tennessee
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electoralSystemForLowerHouse single-member districts
electoralSystemForUpperHouse single-member districts
elects Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury
Tennessee Secretary of State
Tennessee Treasurer
hasAuthorityOver statewide public policy in Tennessee
hasComponent Tennessee House of Representatives
Tennessee Senate
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 Tennessee
surface form: State of Tennessee
languageOfWork English
legislativeBodyOf Tennessee
locatedIn Nashville
surface form: Nashville, Tennessee
lowerHouse Tennessee House of Representatives
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
uses committee system
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Tennessee legislature Tennessee General Assembly
Butler Act legislativeBody Tennessee General Assembly
Butler Act repealedBy Tennessee General Assembly
Albert Gore Sr. stateLegislativeExperience Tennessee General Assembly
this entity surface form: Tennessee House of Representatives (staff and related roles before Congress)
John Washington Butler legislativeBody Tennessee General Assembly
Judicial Branch of Tennessee coequalBranchWith Tennessee General Assembly
this entity surface form: Legislative Branch of Tennessee
Tennessee Code Annotated authorizedBy Tennessee General Assembly
Tennessee Code Annotated legalAuthority Tennessee General Assembly
Constitution of Tennessee establishes Tennessee General Assembly
Tennessee Rules of Evidence enactedBy Tennessee General Assembly
Governor of Tennessee worksWith Tennessee General Assembly
James Shaw Jr. honoredBy Tennessee General Assembly
Tennessee State Capitol houses Tennessee General Assembly
Tennessee Court of Appeals establishedBy Tennessee General Assembly