Michigan Legislature

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

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Michigan Legislature canonical 22

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
state legislature
appliesTo residents of Michigan
appliesToJurisdiction Michigan
basedOn Michigan Constitution of 1963
canOverride vetoes by the Governor of Michigan
composition elected legislators
country United States
electoralDistrictType single-member districts
establishedIn 1835
follows Michigan Constitution
governingBodyOf State of Michigan
linked to: Michigan
governs statewide matters in Michigan
hasAuthorityOver state law in Michigan
hasChamber lower house
upper house
hasFunction budget approval
confirmation of certain gubernatorial appointments
lawmaking
oversight of executive branch
taxation authority
hasJurisdictionOver public policy in Michigan
hasPart Michigan House of Representatives
Michigan Senate
languageUsed English
legislativeBodyFor State of Michigan
linked to: Michigan
legislativeBranchOf Government of Michigan
locatedIn Lansing, Michigan
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Michigan
lowerHouse Michigan House of Representatives
meets regular session annually
meetsIn Michigan State Capitol building
numberOfHouses 2
partOf state government of Michigan
passes public acts of Michigan
precededBy Legislative Council of the Michigan Territory
responsibleFor enacting state budget of Michigan
seat Michigan State Capitol
subjectHasRole House majority leader
linked to: Majority Leader

House minority leader
Senate majority leader
linked to: Majority Leader

Senate minority leader
speaker of the House
termLimits yes
typeOfJurisdiction subnational legislature
upperHouse Michigan Senate
uses committee system
votingSystem first-past-the-post
website https://www.legislature.mi.gov

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Government of Michigan hasLegislature Michigan Legislature
subject linked to: government of Michigan
Governor of Michigan worksWith Michigan Legislature
Michigan hasLegislature Michigan Legislature
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Michigan hasLegislature Michigan Legislature
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Michigan hasLegislature Michigan Legislature
Michigan legislature Michigan Legislature
Michigan legislativeBody Michigan Legislature
Michigan hasLegislature Michigan Legislature
Michigan legislativeBody Michigan Legislature
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Michigan hasLegislature Michigan Legislature
Constitution of the State of Michigan defines Michigan Legislature
Attorney General of Michigan legalAdvisorTo Michigan Legislature
Michigan Senate partOf Michigan Legislature
Michigan statutes enactedBy Michigan Legislature
Michigan House of Representatives partOf Michigan Legislature
Michigan Court System separationOfPowersWith Michigan Legislature