the General Court of Massachusetts

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislative body
gptkbp:action state budget
gptkbp:can_be Governor's veto
gptkbp:canBe state laws
state matters
special sessions
gptkbp:canCreate state agencies
on various issues
gptkbp:canEstablish state programs
gptkbp:composedOf 240 members
gptkbp:established gptkb:Massachusetts_Constitution
gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver state spending
gptkbp:hasCharacter Speaker_of_the_House
gptkbp:hasHistory since 1629
gptkbp:hasLegalStatus annual
varies annually
bill_passage
gptkbp:hasMember gptkb:House_of_Representatives
Senate
various committees
majority and minority leaders
gptkbp:hasPerformedAt President_of_the_Senate
gptkbp:hasTeam 2 years
gptkbp:hasTheme true
gptkbp:hasWebsite www.malegislature.gov
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the General Court of Massachusetts
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy the public
gptkbp:isComposedOf Senators and Representatives
gptkbp:isEngagedIn true
gptkbp:isExpectedTo two years
Massachusetts_voters
gptkbp:isFundedBy state taxes
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy political parties
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn public policy
budgetary decisions
gptkbp:isLocatedIn gptkb:Massachusetts_State_House
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Massachusetts_government
Massachusetts_legislative_process
gptkbp:isResponsibleFor redistricting
state governance
gptkbp:isSubjectTo gptkb:Massachusetts_Constitution
public scrutiny
gptkbp:mayHave treaties
constitutional amendments
Governor's appointments
state officials
hearings and investigations
on behalf of constituents
gptkbp:meets gptkb:Boston
gptkbp:oversees state laws
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:powers true
gptkbp:userReviews executive actions
gptkbp:voterTurnout majority vote