Florida Legislature

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The Florida Legislature is the bicameral lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Florida, composed of the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
state legislature
appliesTo residents of Florida
branch legislative branch of Florida
budgetCycle annual state budget
canConfirmAppointments some executive appointments (primarily via Senate)
canImpeach certain state officials
canSubmit bills
concurrent resolutions
joint resolutions
convenes annually
country United States
creates Florida statutes
electoralSystem single-member districts
governedByDocument Constitution of Florida
hasAuthority enact state laws
levy state taxes
override gubernatorial vetoes
pass state budget
propose constitutional amendments
hasComponent Florida House of Representatives
linked to: Florida Legislature

Florida Senate
hasLanguage English
hasPowerBalanceWith Governor of Florida
hasTermLimits yes
hasVotingSystem first-past-the-post
houseTermLength 2 years
isPartOf Government of Florida
jurisdiction State of Florida
linked to: Florida
legislativeBodyFor State of Florida
linked to: Florida
legislativeType bicameral
locationCity Tallahassee
locationCountry United States
locationState Florida
lowerHouse Florida House of Representatives
linked to: Florida Legislature
meetsIn Tallahassee, Florida
linked to: Tallahassee
meetsInBuilding Florida State Capitol
membersElectedBy popular vote
numberOfChambers 2
oversees state agencies through hearings and oversight
redistrictingResponsibility legislative districts in Florida
senateTermLength 4 years
sessionType regular session
special session
state Florida
upperHouse Florida Senate
website https://www.leg.state.fl.us

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Florida legislature Florida Legislature
Florida upperHouse Florida Senate
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Florida lowerHouse Florida House of Representatives
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Florida Legislature hasComponent Florida House of Representatives
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Florida Legislature lowerHouse Florida House of Representatives
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Reedy Creek Improvement District createdBy Florida Legislature
Government of Florida hasBranch Legislative branch of Florida
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Government of Florida legislativeBody Florida Legislature
Government of Florida lowerHouse Florida House of Representatives
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Florida Statutes governingBody Florida Legislature
subject linked to: Florida statutes
Florida Statutes enactedBy Florida Legislature
subject linked to: Florida statutes
Florida Statutes publisher Florida Legislature
subject linked to: Florida statutes
Florida Senate legislativeChamberOf Florida Legislature
Florida Senate coChamber Florida House of Representatives
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Florida International University founder Florida Legislature
Holmes County, Florida foundedBy Florida Legislature
Florida State Capitol houses Florida Legislature
Florida State Capitol houses Florida House of Representatives
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Florida State Capitol hasChambersFor Florida House of Representatives
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Constitution of Florida establishes Florida Legislature
Governor of Florida worksWith Florida Legislature
Bay Lake, Florida wasIncorporatedBy Florida Legislature
University of South Florida founder Florida Legislature
Bill Nelson memberOf Florida House of Representatives
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Florida Senate Bill 4-C (2022) legislature Florida Legislature
State budget of Florida approvedBy Florida Legislature
State budget of Florida approvedBy Florida House of Representatives
linked to: Florida Legislature
Florida local governments overseenBy Florida Legislature
Florida Legislature’s Office of Legislative Services serviceProvidedTo Florida House of Representatives
linked to: Florida Legislature
Florida courts checksAndBalancesWith Legislative Branch of Florida
linked to: Florida Legislature
Senate Rules (Florida Senate) relatedTo Joint Rules of the Florida Legislature
subject linked to: Senate Rules
linked to: Florida Legislature
Florida House Bill 9-B (2023) legislativeBody Florida Legislature
Florida House Bill 9-B (2023) chamberOfOrigin Florida House of Representatives
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New Capitol Building occupant Florida Legislature offices
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Article X of the Florida Constitution bindingOn Florida legislative branch
subject linked to: Article X
linked to: Florida Legislature
Seal of the State of Florida usedBy Florida Legislature
Article III of the Florida Constitution governs Florida Legislature
subject linked to: Article III
Article XI of the Florida Constitution appliesTo Florida Legislature
subject linked to: Article XI
Old Capitol Building operator Florida Legislature (historically)
linked to: Florida Legislature
Senate Office Building associatedWith Florida Legislature
University of South Florida founder Florida Legislature
Space Florida formedBy Florida Legislature
SB 4-C legislativeBody Florida Legislature