ORSenate

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ORSenate is the abbreviation for the Oregon State Senate, the upper chamber of the Oregon Legislative Assembly responsible for state lawmaking.

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instanceOf Oregon government body ⓘ
legislative chamber ⓘ
state upper house ⓘ
abbreviationFor Oregon State Senate ⓘ
canOverrideVeto yes ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
electoralDistrictType single-member districts ⓘ
elects its own President of the Senate ⓘ
establishedBy Oregon Constitution ⓘ
fullName Oregon State Senate ⓘ
governmentBranch legislative branch ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver state budget legislation ⓘ
tax legislation ⓘ
hasChamberType upper house ⓘ
hasCommitteeSystem yes ⓘ
hasLegislatureType bicameral legislature ⓘ
hasMajorityLeaderPosition Majority Leader ⓘ
hasMinorityLeaderPosition Minority Leader ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/senate ⓘ
isChamberOf Oregon Legislative Assembly ⓘ
jurisdiction State of Oregon ⓘ
linked to: Oregon
language English ⓘ
levelOfGovernment state ⓘ
locatedIn Salem, Oregon ⓘ
meetsIn Oregon State Capitol ⓘ
meetsInBuilding Oregon State Capitol Building ⓘ
meetsInCity Salem ⓘ
numberOfMembers 30 ⓘ
oversees state agencies through hearings and investigations ⓘ
partOf Oregon Legislative Assembly ⓘ
passes state statutes ⓘ
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Senate ⓘ
redistrictingBody Oregon Legislative Assembly ⓘ
responsibility confirming certain gubernatorial appointments ⓘ
reviewing legislation passed by the Oregon House of Representatives ⓘ
state lawmaking ⓘ
role upper chamber of the Oregon Legislative Assembly ⓘ
sessionType regular and special sessions ⓘ
shortName OR Senate ⓘ
state Oregon ⓘ
termLengthYears 4 ⓘ
termStaggering staggered terms ⓘ
vetoOverrideRequirement three-fifths majority ⓘ
votingEligibility members elected by Oregon voters ⓘ
votingSystem first-past-the-post ⓘ
worksWith Governor of Oregon ⓘ
Oregon House of Representatives ⓘ

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