Colorado State Senate

E475197

The Colorado State Senate is the upper chamber of the Colorado General Assembly, responsible for crafting and passing state laws alongside the Colorado House of Representatives.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the Colorado General Assembly
legislative body
state upper house
authority Colorado Constitution
Colorado Revised Statutes
linked to: Colorado statutes
buildingStyle Neoclassical (Colorado State Capitol)
coequalBranchWith Colorado House of Representatives
convenes annually
country United States
electionCycle staggered terms
employer Colorado state senators
establishedBy Colorado Constitution of 1876
hasCommitteeSystem joint committees
standing committees
hasLowerHouse Colorado House of Representatives
hasOfficer Majority Leader of the Colorado State Senate
Minority Leader of the Colorado State Senate
President of the Colorado State Senate
President pro tempore of the Colorado State Senate
jurisdiction State of Colorado
linked to: Colorado
languageOfProceedings English
lastRedistrictedAfter 2020 United States Census
legislativeChamber upper house
locatedInCity Denver, Colorado
meetsIn Colorado State Capitol
memberOf National Conference of State Legislatures
numberOfMembers 35
partOf Colorado General Assembly
power confirming certain gubernatorial appointments
enacting state statutes
participating in state budget approval
proposing constitutional amendments (subject to voter approval)
precededBy Territorial Council of Colorado Territory
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Senate
primaryFunction lawmaking
publishes Senate Journal
redistrictingBody Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission
responsibility crafting state laws
passing state laws
sessionType regular sessions
special sessions
sharesLegislativePowerWith Colorado House of Representatives
state Colorado
termLength 4 years
termLimits 2 consecutive terms
typeOfLegislature bicameral
votingSystem first-past-the-post
website https://leg.colorado.gov/senate

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Colorado General Assembly hasPart Colorado Senate
linked to: Colorado State Senate
Colorado General Assembly legislativeChamber Colorado Senate
linked to: Colorado State Senate
Colorado General Assembly composition Colorado Senate as upper chamber
linked to: Colorado State Senate
Colorado State Capitol occupant Colorado Senate
linked to: Colorado State Senate
Colorado House of Representatives hasUpperHouse Colorado Senate
linked to: Colorado State Senate
Colorado Constitution createsBody Colorado Senate
subject linked to: Colorado state constitution
linked to: Colorado State Senate
Mike Johnston employer Colorado State Senate
Government of Colorado upperHouse Colorado Senate
linked to: Colorado State Senate