legislative act
Formally enacted law
A legislative act is a law or statute formally enacted by a legislature.
The term emphasizes the procedural origin—a bill that has passed through the required steps of debate, voting, and approval: The legislative act took effect January 1st.
Distinguished from executive orders, judicial rulings, or administrative regulations, which originate elsewhere in government.
- statuteEnacted written rule
- legal frameworkStructure of governing laws
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- public hearingOfficial meeting for citizen input
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
amendment · committee review · floor debate · filibuster threat · parliament · constitutionality · decree · bicameral · rider · ratification · legislature · implementation · royal assent · sunset clause · legal challenges · resolution · vote · codification
legislative actcourt ruling
Judicial decision on case
judicial decision · executive order · court judgment · judicial decree · executive action
legislative actnon-binding resolution
advisory opinion · recommendation · guideline · gentleman's agreement · suggestion
legislative actrepeal
Annul a statute
abolition · nullification · revocation · annulment · abrogation