Utah State Legislature

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The Utah State Legislature is the bicameral lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Utah, consisting of the Utah House of Representatives and the Utah Senate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf state legislature
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of Utah
canBeCalledInto special session by the governor
constitutionalBasis Article VI of the Utah Constitution
convenes annual general session
country United States
electoralSystem single-member districts
elects its own leadership in each chamber
establishedBy Utah Constitution
generalSessionLength 45 calendar days
governs statewide public policy in Utah
hasAuthority levy state taxes
propose constitutional amendments to Utah Constitution
hasCommitteeSystem interim committees
standing committees
hasLowerHouse Utah House of Representatives
hasMajorityParty Republican Party (typically)
hasUpperHouse Utah Senate
linked to: Utah State Senate
houseType lower house
upper house
jurisdiction State of Utah
linked to: Utah
language English
legislativeBodyFor Utah
legislativeChamber Utah House of Representatives
Utah Senate
linked to: Utah State Senate
location Salt Lake City, Utah
linked to: Salt Lake City
meetsIn House Chamber of the Utah State Capitol
linked to: Utah State Capitol

Salt Lake County, Utah
linked to: Salt Lake County

Senate Chamber of the Utah State Capitol
linked to: Utah State Capitol

Utah State Capitol
minorityParty Democratic Party (typically)
linked to: Democratic Party
numberOfHouses 2
oversees redistricting for Utah legislative and congressional districts
partOf government of Utah
linked to: Government of Utah
passes state statutes
power override gubernatorial veto with supermajority
regulates state civil law
state criminal law
statewide education policy (subject to constitutional limits)
responsibleFor adopting state budget
appropriating state funds
enacting state laws
sessionType part-time legislature
state Utah
supervises state agencies (through legislation and oversight)
termLimits no term limits for legislators
votingSystem first-past-the-post
website https://le.utah.gov

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Utah State Capitol houses Utah State Legislature
Utah State Capitol houses Utah House of Representatives
linked to: Utah State Legislature
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Wayne County, Utah stateLegislativeBody Utah State Legislature
Pioneer Day legislativeBody Utah State Legislature
Government of Utah hasPart Legislative branch of Utah
linked to: Utah State Legislature
Government of Utah governingBody Utah State Legislature
Government of Utah legislativeBody Utah State Legislature
Utah Attorney General’s Office providesLegalCounselTo Utah Legislature
linked to: Utah State Legislature
Utah State Treasurer’s Office collaboratesWith Utah State Legislature
Utah State Senate partOf Utah State Legislature
Utah System of Higher Education worksWith Utah state legislature
subject linked to: USHE
linked to: Utah State Legislature
Utah Court of Appeals createdBy Utah Legislature
linked to: Utah State Legislature
Utah congressional delegation coordinatesWith Utah State Legislature
Blue Hills stateLevelRepresentation Utah State Legislature
Utah State Board of Education worksWith Utah State Legislature