For past partisan compositions of both houses see Political party strength in Vermont.

The Legislature is empowered to make law, subject to the Governor's power to veto a bill.

However, the veto may be overridden by the Legislature if there is a two-thirds majority in favor of overriding in each chamber.

The Legislature has the sole power to propose amendments to the Constitution of Vermont.

[4] The legislature takes a break the week of Town Meeting Day in March.

[6][7] This changed with the U.S. Supreme Court's 1964 decree of "One Man, One Vote" in Reynolds v. Sims, which affected all state legislatures across the Union.