state legislatures (US)

GPTKB entity

Statements (68)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:billIntroduction by members
gptkbp:billPassage majority vote
gptkbp:committeeSystem used in all states
gptkbp:congressionalDistrict based on population
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:district gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:electionMethod direct election
gptkbp:ethicsRules varies by state
gptkbp:exceptionsToBicameral gptkb:Nebraska
gptkbp:federalRelation separate from US Congress
gptkbp:firstAfricanAmericanElected 1868
gptkbp:firstHispanicElected 1870s
gptkbp:firstNativeAmericanElected 1880s
gptkbp:firstStateLegislature gptkb:Virginia_House_of_Burgesses
gptkbp:firstStateLegislatureYear 1619
gptkbp:firstWomenElected 1917
gptkbp:governorVeto possible in all states
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label state legislatures (US)
gptkbp:largestLegislature gptkb:New_Hampshire_General_Court
gptkbp:largestLegislatureMembers 424
gptkbp:lawReview subject to state courts
gptkbp:leadershipPositions gptkb:President_of_the_Senate
gptkb:public_speaker
Majority Leader
Minority Leader
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:legislativeCaucuses exist in most states
gptkbp:legislativeCouncils exist in some states
gptkbp:legislativeImmunity provided in most states
gptkbp:legislativeStaff varies by state
gptkbp:legislature regular
special
gptkbp:lobbyingRegulation varies by state
gptkbp:lowerChamberCommonName gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:lowerChamberOtherNames gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkb:assembly_language
gptkb:House_of_Delegates
gptkbp:meetingFrequency varies by state
gptkbp:membersTotal 7383
gptkbp:NebraskaLegislaturePartyAffiliation nonpartisan
gptkbp:NebraskaLegislatureType unicameral
gptkbp:numberOfLegislatures 50
gptkbp:openToPublic varies by state
gptkbp:overrideVeto possible in all states
gptkbp:powers confirm appointments
redistricting
approve state budgets
impeach state officials
pass state laws
gptkbp:publicHearings common
gptkbp:publicRecords subject to state law
gptkbp:publicTransparency varies by state
gptkbp:redistrictingCycle every 10 years
gptkbp:redistrictingResponsibility state legislatures
gptkbp:salary varies by state
gptkbp:smallestLegislature Nebraska Legislature
gptkbp:smallestLegislatureMembers 49
gptkbp:structure bicameral
gptkbp:termLengthLowerChamber varies by state
gptkbp:termLengthUpperChamber varies by state
gptkbp:termLimits varies by state
gptkbp:unicameralLegislature Nebraska Legislature
gptkbp:upperChamberCommonName gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:vetoOverride possible in all states
gptkbp:vetoOverrideThreshold varies by state
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Local_Government_Committee
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6