Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.
Plain meaning written by PSI Sci editors from the linked source. Source: Legal Information Institute (Cornell Law School), Wex
Also written: statutes, statutory
Measures that use this word
- H.R. 10313: To facilitate the conveyance of certain land in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, platted under section 2387 of the Revised Statutes, and for other purposes.
- S. 5374: A bill to facilitate the conveyance of certain land in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, platted under section 2387 of the Revised Statutes, and for other purposes.
- S. 5380: A bill to provide for a ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.
- H.Res. 1435: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should ratify the Rome Statute and join the International Criminal Court.
- SB 590 (2026): Statute of Limitations Period for Violations Involving Required Reports Concerning Children
- HB 925 (20261): Virginia Human Rights Act; unlawful discriminatory practices, civil actions, statute of limitations.
- HB 2049 (202526): Updating public adjuster and insurance agent statutes pertaining to suspension, revocation, denial of licensure and licensure renewal.
- HB 2236 (202526): Establishing the mental health intervention team program in the Kansas department for aging and disability services in state statute and providing incentives for coordination between school districts, qualified schools a
- HB 2490 (202526): Clarifying the signature verification requirements for advance voting ballot envelopes and providing for the repeal of advance voting statutes, except where advance voting is required by federal law, if a state or federa
- HB 2778 (202526): Removing the current exception to the criminal use of weapons statute that allows any individual over the age of 21 or with a provisional license to possess a concealed handgun in or on school property or grounds or at a
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