North Carolina Senate

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Legislative_body
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Constitution
gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:can gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:can_create gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:can_impeach State officials
gptkbp:can_veto Governor's veto with 3/5 majority
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:composed_by North Carolina residents
gptkbp:conducts_research_on Legislative Research Division
gptkbp:current_president_pro_tempore gptkb:Phil_Berger
gptkbp:election gptkb:Yes
No
gptkbp:election_year November 2024
Even-numbered years
November 2022
gptkbp:governed_by gptkb:Lieutenant_Governor_of_North_Carolina
gptkbp:governing_body gptkb:Annual
gptkb:Yes
Regular and special sessions
Typically 2
gptkbp:has_authority_over State laws
gptkbp:has_constituency_outreach gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:has_meetings gptkb:Yes
Governor's appointments
gptkbp:has_members 50
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:historical_significance One of the oldest legislative bodies in the United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label North Carolina Senate
gptkbp:investigates gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Harry_Brown
gptkb:Dan_Blue
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:meets gptkb:Raleigh,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:oversees State budget
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:North_Carolina_General_Assembly
gptkbp:participates_in gptkb:National_Conference_of_State_Legislatures
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:provides_oversight_for State agencies
gptkbp:public_access gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:responsible_for Legislation in North Carolina
gptkbp:session gptkb:Yes
1789
Approximately 6 months
Called by the Governor
gptkbp:term_length 2 years
gptkbp:treaty No
gptkbp:type_of gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:voting_method gptkb:Yes
First-past-the-post
gptkbp:website https://www.ncleg.gov/ Senate
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:North_Carolina_Transportation_and_Economic_Diversification_and_Rural_Development_Act
gptkb:North_Carolina_Transportation_and_Environmental_Protection_Act
gptkb:North_Carolina_Transportation_and_Infrastructure_Improvement_Act
gptkb:North_Carolina_General_Assembly
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5