Vermont State Senate

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Legislative body
gptkbp:approves Governor's appointments
gptkbp:can_be Governor's veto
gptkbp:canBe State Constitution
Special sessions
gptkbp:canCreate Legislation
Committees
gptkbp:canEstablish Rules of procedure
gptkbp:commander President pro tempore
gptkbp:electionYear Even-numbered years
gptkbp:firstClaim 1778
gptkbp:hasFacility Vermont_citizens
gptkbp:hasHistory Long-standing legislative body
gptkbp:hasLegalStatus Annual
State laws
gptkbp:hasMember 30
Yes
30 Senators
Senate_leadership_team
gptkbp:hasTheme Yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vermont State Senate
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy Vermont_electorate
gptkbp:isEngagedIn Yes
gptkbp:isExpectedTo Vermont_voters
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Public opinion
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn Policy making
By popular vote
gptkbp:isLocatedIn gptkb:Montpelier
gptkbp:isPartOf State government
Vermont_political_system
gptkbp:isResponsibleFor Legislative oversight
gptkbp:isSubjectTo State and federal laws
State elections laws
gptkbp:isSupportedBy Lobbyists
gptkbp:isUtilizedFor During legislative session
gptkbp:length 2 years
gptkbp:mayHave Treaties
Legislation
Investigations
Amendments
Public hearings
State officials
gptkbp:meets gptkb:Montpelier,_Vermont
gptkbp:oversees State budget
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Vermont_General_Assembly
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:powers Yes
gptkbp:provides Checks and balances
gptkbp:represents Vermont_residents
gptkbp:responsibleFor State legislation
gptkbp:session January to May
gptkbp:userReviews Executive orders
gptkbp:voterTurnout Yes
Majority vote
gptkbp:wasEstablishedIn Vermont Constitution
gptkbp:website https://legislature.vermont.gov/
gptkbp:worksWith gptkb:Vermont_House_of_Representatives