Maryland Senate

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The Maryland Senate is the upper chamber of Maryland's state legislature, responsible for crafting and voting on state laws alongside the House of Delegates.

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Maryland Senate canonical 31
Maryland State Senate 2
Maryland Senate leadership 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
state upper house
canOverrideVeto yes
coLegislativeBody Maryland House of Delegates
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Maryland
country United States
currentPresidingOfficer Bill Ferguson
currentPresidingOfficerStartDate 2020
electionCycle every 4 years
electionType partisan elections
employer State of Maryland
linked to: Maryland
foundationDate 1776
governingRulesDocument Senate Rules of Procedure
hasCommittee Budget and Taxation Committee
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Executive Nominations Committee
Finance Committee
Judicial Proceedings Committee
Rules Committee
hasLowerHouse Maryland House of Delegates
hasPower advise and consent on certain appointments
amend legislation
pass resolutions
propose legislation
jurisdiction State of Maryland
linked to: Maryland
legislativeChamber upper house
legislatureType bicameral
locatedIn Annapolis, Maryland
linked to: Annapolis
mainFunction approving state budget
confirming certain gubernatorial appointments
enacting state laws
meetsAt Maryland State House
membersElectedFrom single-member districts
numberOfLegislativeDistricts 47
numberOfMembers 47
officialLanguage English
partOf Maryland General Assembly
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Senate
redistrictingAuthority Maryland General Assembly
regularSessionLength 90 days
regularSessionStart second Wednesday in January
sessionFrequency annual
sharesLegislativePowerWith Maryland House of Delegates
state Maryland
termLength 4 years
vetoOverrideRequirement three-fifths majority of elected members
votingSystem first-past-the-post
website https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/sen.html

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Maryland General Assembly hasChamber Maryland Senate
Maryland General Assembly upperHouse Maryland Senate
Government of Maryland upperHouse Maryland Senate
Maryland General Assembly hasUpperHouse Maryland Senate
subject linked to: MGA
Constitution of Maryland upperHouse Maryland Senate
John Hanson memberOf Maryland State Senate
linked to: Maryland Senate
Maryland Governor's Council replacedBy Maryland State Senate
linked to: Maryland Senate
Old Senate Chamber (Maryland State House) usedBy Maryland Senate
subject linked to: old Senate chamber
Finance Committee (Maryland Senate) partOf Maryland Senate
subject linked to: Finance Committee
Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee reportsTo Maryland Senate leadership
linked to: Maryland Senate
Rules Committee (Maryland Senate) legislativeBody Maryland Senate
subject linked to: Rules Committee
Rules Committee (Maryland Senate) composedOf Maryland state senators
subject linked to: Rules Committee
linked to: Maryland Senate
Rules Committee (Maryland Senate) reportsTo Maryland Senate
subject linked to: Rules Committee
Rules Committee (Maryland Senate) appliesToJurisdiction Maryland Senate
subject linked to: Rules Committee
Senate Rules of Procedure appliesTo Maryland Senate
Senate Rules of Procedure adoptedBy Maryland Senate
Senate Rules of Procedure amendedBy Maryland Senate
Legislative Department oversees Maryland Senate
Legislative Department hasChamber Maryland Senate
Bill Ferguson legislativeBody Maryland Senate
Catonsville representedIn Maryland Senate
Daniel Carroll memberOf Maryland Senate