Oklahoma Legislature

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

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instanceOf bicameral legislature
state legislature
appliesLegalSystem common law
buildingOwner State of Oklahoma
canConveneSpecialSessions yes
compositionType partisan
country United States
createdBy Oklahoma Constitution
electoralDistrictType single-member districts
establishedIn 1907
governedByDocument Oklahoma Constitution
hasAuthorityOver statewide public policy in Oklahoma
hasChamber Oklahoma House of Representatives
Oklahoma Senate
hasComponent Oklahoma House of Representatives
Oklahoma Senate
hasLeaderTitleLowerHouse Speaker of the House
hasLeaderTitleUpperHouse President Pro Tempore of the Senate
hasPower override gubernatorial veto with supermajority
houseTermLength 2 years
houseType lower house: Oklahoma House of Representatives
upper house: Oklahoma Senate
linked to: Oklahoma Senate
jurisdiction State of Oklahoma
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeBodyFor Oklahoma
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Oklahoma City
meetsIn Oklahoma State Capitol
meetsInChamber House chamber at Oklahoma State Capitol
Senate chamber at Oklahoma State Capitol
numberOfHouses 2
otherFunction advice and consent on certain gubernatorial appointments
approve state budget
levy state taxes
oversight of executive branch
propose constitutional amendments
partOf Government of Oklahoma
primaryFunction enact state laws
redistrictingResponsibility draws legislative districts subject to law and court review
regularSessionBegins first Monday in February
senateTermLength 4 years
sessionType annual regular sessions
specialSessionsAlsoCalledBy supermajority of members
specialSessionsCalledBy Governor of Oklahoma
state Oklahoma
termLimits 12 years total in either or both houses
votingSystem first-past-the-post
website https://www.oklegislature.gov/

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Oklahoma legislature Oklahoma Legislature
subject linked to: U.S. state of Oklahoma
Oklahoma lowerHouse Oklahoma House of Representatives
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Oklahoma legislature Oklahoma Legislature
Oklahoma lowerHouse Oklahoma House of Representatives
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Oklahoma Senate partOf Oklahoma Legislature
Oklahoma Senate sharesLegislativePowerWith Oklahoma House of Representatives
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Oklahoma Legislature hasComponent Oklahoma House of Representatives
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Oklahoma Legislature hasChamber Oklahoma House of Representatives
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Oklahoma State Capitol houses Oklahoma Legislature
Oklahoma State Capitol houses Oklahoma House of Representatives
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Oklahoma Territorial Legislature replacedBy Oklahoma Legislature
Oklahoma Territorial Legislature followedBy First Oklahoma State Legislature
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President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate worksWith Oklahoma House of Representatives leadership
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Oklahoma Constitution createsLegislativeBody Oklahoma Legislature
Oklahoma Constitution createsLegislativeBody Oklahoma House of Representatives
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Oklahoma Senate partOf Oklahoma Legislature
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Oklahoma Senate hasLowerHouse Oklahoma House of Representatives
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Oklahoma Senate redistrictingAuthority Oklahoma Legislature
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Judiciary of Oklahoma separateFrom Legislative branch of Oklahoma
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Government of Oklahoma hasBranch Legislative branch of Oklahoma
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Government of Oklahoma hasLegislature Oklahoma Legislature
Government of Oklahoma hasComponent Oklahoma House of Representatives
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Government of Oklahoma lowerHouse Oklahoma House of Representatives
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Government of Oklahoma hasElectionsFor Oklahoma House of Representatives
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Oklahoma Rules of Civil Procedure hasRulemakingAuthorityFrom Oklahoma Legislature
Noble, Oklahoma stateRepresentation Oklahoma Legislature
Governor of Oklahoma worksWith Oklahoma Legislature
Office of the Governor of Oklahoma worksWith Oklahoma Legislature
David Lyle Boren memberOf Oklahoma House of Representatives
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