Legislation (or "statutory law") is law which has been promulgated (or "enacted") by a legislature or other governing body. The term may refer to a single law, or the collective body of enacted law, while "statute" is also used to refer to a single law. Before an item of legislation becomes law it may be known as a bill, which is typically also known as "legislation" while it remains under active consideration.

In some jurisdictions, legislation must be confirmed by the executive branch of government before it enters into force as law. Under the Westminster system, an item of legislation is known as an Act of Parliament after enactment. Legislation is usually proposed by a member of the legislature (e.g. a member of Congress or Parliament), or by the executive, whereupon it is debated by members of the legislature and is often amended before passage. Most large legislatures enact only a small fraction of the bills proposed in a given session. Whether a given bill will be proposed and enter into force is generally a matter of the legislative priorities of government.

Those who have the formal power to create legislation are known as legislators, while the judicial branch of government may have the formal power to interpret legislation (see statutory interpretation).

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PrimoGoo (PrimoGoo) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:08:55 -0000
RT @ewerickson: Go here, call your Senator, tell him you want a Socialist health care legislation: http://bit.ly/73uQXA (via @seanhannity)
Quite a lengthly list of #Carbon legislation being pushed around congress... http://tinyurl.com/yb28o6u #CO2Scam #CapAndTrade #climategate
sevenfoot (Ryan Henke) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:08:27 -0000
Quite a lengthly list of #Carbon legislation being pushed around congress... http://tinyurl.com/yb28o6u #CO2Scam #CapAndTrade #climategate
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