Tennessee Senate

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The Tennessee Senate is the upper chamber of Tennessee's state legislature, responsible for crafting and passing state laws alongside the Tennessee House of Representatives.

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Tennessee Senate canonical 2
Tennessee Senate chamber 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the Tennessee General Assembly
legislative body
state upper house
authority Tennessee Constitution NERFINISHED
state law of Tennessee
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electoralSystem partisan elections
hasHouseType upper house
hasLegislativeProcessStage bill introduction
committee consideration
floor debate
floor vote
hasPower override gubernatorial veto with supermajority
jurisdiction State of Tennessee NERFINISHED
legislativeChamberOf Tennessee General Assembly NERFINISHED
levelOfGovernment state
meetingCity Nashville NERFINISHED
meetingPlace Tennessee State Capitol NERFINISHED
numberOfMembers 33
partOf Tennessee state government NERFINISHED
presidingOfficerAlsoServesAs Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee NERFINISHED
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the Senate
primaryFunction lawmaking
redistrictingBody Tennessee state legislature NERFINISHED
responsibility approving state budget measures
confirming certain gubernatorial appointments
crafting state laws
passing state laws
sharesLegislativePowerWith Tennessee House of Representatives NERFINISHED
state Tennessee
termLength 4 years
termLimits no term limits
votingSystem single-member districts
website https://www.capitol.tn.gov/senate/

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Tennessee General Assembly hasComponent Tennessee Senate
Tennessee General Assembly upperHouse Tennessee Senate
Tennessee State Capitol houses Tennessee Senate
this entity surface form: Tennessee Senate chamber