Alaska Senate

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The Alaska Senate is the upper chamber of the Alaska State Legislature, responsible for crafting state laws, approving budgets, and providing advice and consent on certain executive actions.

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Alaska Senate canonical 9
Alaska State Senate 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative chamber
state upper house
building Alaska State Capitol
canCall special sessions (with governor or legislative call)
chamberType upper house
convenes regular sessions each year
country United States
dateOfFoundation 1959
electoralDistrictType single-member districts
establishedBy Alaska Constitution of 1956
linked to: Alaska Constitution
governingDocument Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature
hasCommitteeSystem standing committees
hasLegislativeAuthority Alaska Constitution
hasLegislativeSession First Regular Session
Second Regular Session
hasLowerHouse Alaska House of Representatives
hasMajorityRequirementForPassage simple majority of members present
hasNumberOfMembers 20
hasPower to amend legislation
to approve state budget bills
to confirm certain executive appointments
to participate in impeachment trials initiated by the Alaska House of Representatives
to propose legislation
hasTermLength 4 years
hasTermLimits no term limits
hasVetoOverrideRequirement two-thirds majority of each chamber of Alaska State Legislature
hasVotingSystem first-past-the-post
historicalEvent created upon Alaska statehood in 1959
houseType Senate
jurisdiction State of Alaska
linked to: Alaska
language English
legislativeBodyFor Alaska
locatedIn Juneau, Alaska
linked to: Juneau
meetsAt Alaska State Capitol
meetsInCity Juneau
partOf Alaska State Legislature
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Senate
redistrictingBody Alaska Redistricting Board
role approves state budgets
confirms gubernatorial appointments
crafts state laws
participates in state constitutional amendments
provides advice and consent on certain executive actions
shares lawmaking powers with Alaska House of Representatives
sessionType biennial legislature with annual sessions
state Alaska
website https://www.akleg.gov

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Alaska upperHouse Alaska Senate
Alaska State Legislature hasPart Alaska Senate
state government of Alaska upperHouse Alaska Senate
Alaska State Legislature hasUpperHouse Alaska Senate
subject linked to: Senate
Alaska State Senate districts hasUpperChamber Alaska State Senate
linked to: Alaska Senate
Alaska State Senate districts chamberName Alaska State Senate
linked to: Alaska Senate
President of the Alaska Senate partOf Alaska Senate