state legislation
Regional government rules
State legislation refers to laws enacted by the legislature of a U.S. state, as distinct from federal law or local ordinances.
The term covers both the process of making such laws and the resulting statutes themselves: State legislation on marijuana varies widely across the country.
Also used attributively: state legislation efforts, state legislation tracker.
- billAmount owed, written
- voteFormal choice expression
- veto powerAuthority to reject decisions
- statuteEnacted written rule
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
sunset clause · bicameral · federalism · ballot initiatives · ballot measure · drafting · legislative power · Second Amendment · gun rights · petitioning · preemption · home rule · grassroots organizing · concealed carry · enactment · open carry · ordinance · committee
- German LawRichter, constitutional court, constitutional law, federal law, basic law
- Uniform LawsUPC
- Public Universitiesflagship university, public universities, UC Berkeley, UCLA, University of Michigan
- recall electionsrecall election, recall petition, recall vote, recall campaign, removal from office
state legislationfederal law
Statute from central government
federal legislation · federal statute · local ordinance · national law · international law
state legislationcommon law
Jurisprudence from judicial decisions
case law · judicial precedent · executive order · judicial ruling · court decision