Massachusetts State Legislature

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Massachusetts_State_Legislature
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:General_Court_of_Massachusetts
gptkbp:authority gptkb:Article_LXXX_of_the_Massachusetts_Constitution
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives
gptkb:Massachusetts_Senate
gptkbp:congressionalDistrict House districts
Senate districts
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Constitution_of_Massachusetts
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:electionCycle biennial
gptkbp:established 1780
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Massachusetts State Legislature
gptkbp:legislature full-time
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Boston
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Massachusetts_State_House
gptkbp:motto Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem
gptkbp:numberOfMPs 160
gptkbp:numberOfRooms 2
gptkbp:numberOfSenators 40
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:President_of_the_Senate
gptkb:Speaker_of_the_House
gptkbp:salary $70,537/year (2023)
gptkbp:session gptkb:193rd_General_Court
gptkbp:state gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:termLength 2 years
gptkbp:votingSystem First-past-the-post
gptkbp:website https://malegislature.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Horace_Mann
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6