Kentucky General Assembly

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The Kentucky General Assembly is the bicameral state legislature of Kentucky, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, responsible for creating state laws and overseeing the state budget.

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instanceOf bicameral legislature
state legislature
appliesToJurisdiction Kentucky
branchOf legislative branch of Kentucky
canOverride vetoes by the Governor of Kentucky (with sufficient majority)
composition elected representatives
elected senators
convenes annually
country United States
United States of America
electoralSystem single-member districts for House
single-member districts for Senate
governs executive branch of Kentucky (through legislation and oversight)
hasAuthorityOver statewide public policy in Kentucky
hasNumberOfHouses 2
hasPart Kentucky House of Representatives
Kentucky Senate
hasVotingSystem simple majority for passage of most bills
headOfGovernmentRole President of the Senate (Senate presiding officer)
Speaker of the House (House presiding officer)
houseType lower house
upper house
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Kentucky
linked to: Kentucky
languageUsed English
legalBasis Constitution of Kentucky
legislativeBodyFor Kentucky
legislativeChamber Kentucky House of Representatives
Kentucky Senate
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Frankfort, Kentucky
Kentucky
lowerHouse Kentucky House of Representatives
meetsIn Kentucky State Capitol
oversightOf state agencies of Kentucky
partOf government of Kentucky
powerGrantedBy Constitution of Kentucky
responsibleFor appropriating state funds
confirming certain executive appointments
enacting state laws
levying state taxes
overseeing state budget
proposing constitutional amendments to the Kentucky Constitution
seat Kentucky State Capitol
sessionType regular session
special session
typeOfJurisdiction subnational legislature
upperHouse Kentucky Senate
website https://legislature.ky.gov

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Kentucky legislature Kentucky General Assembly
Frankfort, Kentucky hasLegislature Kentucky General Assembly
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions approvedBy Kentucky legislature
linked to: Kentucky General Assembly
Kentucky Revised Statutes enactedBy Kentucky General Assembly
Flag of Kentucky legislativeBodyApproving Kentucky General Assembly
Seal of Kentucky adoptedBy Kentucky General Assembly
Seal of Kentucky modifiedBy Kentucky General Assembly
Kentucky Senate partOf Kentucky General Assembly
Kentucky Senate redistrictingBody Kentucky General Assembly
Kentucky House of Representatives partOf Kentucky General Assembly
Kentucky House of Representatives redistrictedBy Kentucky General Assembly
Kentucky House of Representatives legislatureName Kentucky General Assembly
Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky canBeImpeachedBy Kentucky General Assembly
Government of Kentucky hasBranch Legislative branch of Kentucky
linked to: Kentucky General Assembly
Government of Kentucky legislativeBody Kentucky General Assembly
Kentucky State Capitol houses Kentucky General Assembly
Kentucky State Capitol hasLegislativeBody Kentucky General Assembly
Old State Capitol usedBy Kentucky General Assembly
Lincoln County, Kentucky isRepresentedIn Kentucky General Assembly
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education worksWith Kentucky General Assembly
Kentucky Legislative Research Commission serves Kentucky General Assembly
Kentucky Legislative Research Commission isPartOf Kentucky legislative branch
linked to: Kentucky General Assembly