Alabama State Senate
| Alabama State Senate | |
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| Alabama State Legislature | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
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Term limits
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None |
| History | |
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New session started
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February 2, 2016 |
| Leadership | |
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Majority Leader
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Minority Leader
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 35 |
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Length of term
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4 years |
| Authority | Article IV, Alabama Constitution |
| Salary | $42,830/yr |
| Elections | |
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Last election
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November 4, 2014 (35 seats) |
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Next election
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November 6, 2018 (35 seats) |
| Redistricting | Legislative Control |
| Meeting place | |
| State Senate Chamber Alabama State Capitol Montgomery, Alabama |
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| Website | |
| Alabama State Senate | |
Coordinates: 32°22′36″N 86°17′56″W / 32.37667°N 86.29889°W
The Alabama State Senate is the upper house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alabama. The body is composed of 35 members representing an equal amount of districts across the state, with each district containing at least 127,140 citizens. Similar to the lower house, the Alabama House of Representatives, the Senate serves both without term limits and with a four-year term
The Alabama State Senate meets at the State House in Montgomery.
Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the United States Senate, the Senate can confirm or reject gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions and boards.
While the House of Representatives has exclusive power to originate revenue bills, such legislation can be amended and/or substituted by the Senate. Moreover, because the Senate is considered to be the "deliberative body", rules concerning length of debate are more liberal than those of the House of Representatives.
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