Vermont General Assembly

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Legislative_body
gptkbp:action Laws
gptkbp:amended_by Existing laws
gptkbp:can Governor's veto
gptkbp:can_conduct Investigations
gptkbp:can_confirm Appointments by the Governor
gptkbp:can_create State agencies
Legislation on civil rights
Legislation on healthcare
Legislation on education
Legislation on public safety
Legislation on taxation
Legislation on transportation
Legislation on economic development
Legislation on environment
Legislation on agriculture
Legislation on labor relations
gptkbp:can_impeach State officials
gptkbp:can_ratify Treaties
gptkbp:committee Various committees
gptkbp:community_engagement Town meetings
gptkbp:composed_by Vermont residents
gptkbp:consists_of gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkb:Senate
gptkbp:cultural_diversity Members from various parties
gptkbp:election gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:election_year Every even-numbered year
gptkbp:established 1778
gptkbp:governing_body Committee review
January to May
Voting on bills
Floor debate
Bill drafting
Rich history of governance
gptkbp:has_historical_significance First state legislature in the U. S.
gptkbp:has_leadership gptkb:House_of_Representatives
President pro tempore
gptkbp:has_meetings Legislative proposals
gptkbp:has_members 180 members
gptkbp:has_website www.legislature.vermont.gov
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vermont General Assembly
gptkbp:is_bicameral gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Montpelier,_Vermont
gptkbp:meets gptkb:Montpelier
gptkbp:oversees State budget
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Vermont
gptkbp:participated_in Referendums
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:proposed_by Amendments to the Constitution
State constitutional amendments
gptkbp:provides Public access to sessions
gptkbp:responsible_for State laws
gptkbp:session Annual sessions
gptkbp:term_length 2 years
gptkbp:voting_method First-past-the-post
Majority vote required
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vermont_House_of_Representatives
gptkb:Vermont_State_House
gptkb:The_Vermont_State_House
gptkb:Vermont_Senate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5