Washington State Legislature

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The Washington State Legislature is the bicameral legislative body of the U.S. state of Washington, responsible for creating state laws and overseeing the state budget through its Senate and House of Representatives.

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instanceOf bicameral legislature
state legislature
appliesToJurisdiction Washington (state)
linked to: Washington
branchOf Government of Washington (state)
canBeConveneBy Governor of Washington
compositionMethod elected by popular vote
country United States
elects members of the Washington House of Representatives
members of the Washington State Senate
establishedBy Washington State Constitution
hasChamber lower house
upper house
hasCommittee House Appropriations Committee
House Judiciary Committee
Senate Law and Justice Committee
Senate Ways and Means Committee
hasDocument Revised Code of Washington
hasLeader President of the Washington State Senate
hasMotto “The Legislature of the State of Washington” (formal designation)
hasPart Washington House of Representatives
Washington State Senate
hasPresidingOfficer Lieutenant Governor of Washington
hasSpeaker Speaker of the Washington House of Representatives
hasTermLength 2 years for state representatives
4 years for state senators
jurisdiction statewide matters within Washington
languageOfWork English
legislativeBodyFor Government of Washington (state)
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
meetingPlace Washington State Capitol
meetsIn Olympia, Washington
linked to: Olympia
numberOfChambers 2
oversees redistricting process in Washington (subject to independent commission and law)
power appropriate state funds
levy state taxes
override gubernatorial veto with supermajority
propose constitutional amendments to the Washington State Constitution
produces session laws of Washington
regularSessionLength 105 days in odd-numbered years
60 days in even-numbered years
regulates statewide public policy areas such as education, transportation, and public safety
responsibleFor enacting state laws
overseeing state agencies through legislation
passing state budget
sessionType biennial sessions
votingSystem first-past-the-post
website https://leg.wa.gov

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Washington hasLegislature Washington State Legislature
Tacoma, Washington stateLegislativeBody Washington State Legislature
Thurston County, Washington containsGovernmentBody Washington State Legislature
Shoreline Management Act of 1971 (Washington) enactedBy Washington State Legislature
Washington State University founder Washington State Legislature
Olympia isHomeTo Washington State Legislature
Ed Murray legislativeBody Washington State Legislature
Washington (state) legislature Washington State Legislature
subject linked to: Washington, United States
Evergreen State College governingBody Washington State Legislature
Washington State Legislature hasMotto “The Legislature of the State of Washington” (formal designation)
linked to: Washington State Legislature
Washington State Senate legislativeChamberOf Washington State Legislature
Washington House of Representatives partOf Washington State Legislature
Washington House of Representatives website https://leg.wa.gov/House
linked to: Washington State Legislature
Washington State Governor's Office worksWith Washington State Legislature
Washington State Capitol houses Washington State Legislature
Annette Cleveland partOf Washington State Legislature
Government of Washington (state) hasBranch Legislative branch of Washington (state)
linked to: Washington State Legislature
Government of Washington (state) legislativeBody Washington State Legislature
Revised Code of Washington updatedBy Washington State Legislature
RCW 90.58 enactedBy Washington State Legislature
Washington Growth Management Act legislativeBody Washington State Legislature
ECY hasLegalAuthorityFrom Washington State Legislature
ECY accountableTo Washington State Legislature
Judicial branch of Washington (state) coequalBranchWith Legislative branch of Washington (state)
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Constitution of the State of Washington bindingOn legislature of the State of Washington
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Drew Hansen employer Washington State Legislature
Washington Court of Appeals establishedBy Washington State Legislature
Steve Conway (politician) legislativeBody Washington State Legislature
Steve Conway (politician) employer Washington State Legislature
Attorney General of Washington collaboratesWith Washington State Legislature
Washington (state) legislature Washington State Legislature
subject linked to: Washington State, United States