Act Number Before Enrolling
Is the Act or Chapter Number Assigned Before Enrolling?
This table shows how legislative chambers assign act or chapter numbers relative to the enrolling process.
Data was initially imported from a historical survey.
| State | Chamber | Assignment method |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | House | No (space left, added later) |
| Alabama | Senate | No (space left, added later) |
| Alaska | House | No (space left, added later) |
| Alaska | Senate | No (space left, added later) |
| Arizona | House | No (no space or reference) |
| Arizona | Senate | No (no space or reference) |
| Arkansas | House | |
| Arkansas | Senate | No (no space or reference) |
| California | Assembly | No (no space or reference) |
| California | Senate | No (space left, added later) |
| Colorado | House | |
| Colorado | Senate | The bill number becomes the act number. |
| Connecticut | House | |
| Connecticut | Senate | No (no space or reference) |
| Delaware | House | No (no space or reference) |
| Delaware | Senate | |
| Florida | House | No (space left, added later) |
| Florida | Senate | The secretary of state stamps the assigned chapter number of the Laws of Florida on the printed bill. |
| Georgia | House | No (space left, added later) |
| Georgia | Senate | No (space left, added later) |
| Hawaii | House | No (no space or reference) |
| Hawaii | Senate | No (no space or reference) |
| Idaho | House | No (space left, added later) |
| Idaho | Senate | No (space left, added later) |
| Illinois | House | No (space left, added later) |
| Illinois | Senate | No (no space or reference) |
| Indiana | House | No (no space or reference) |
| Indiana | Senate | |
| Iowa | House | |
| Iowa | Senate | No (no space or reference) |
| Kansas | House | No (no space or reference) |
| Kansas | Senate | No (no space or reference) |
| Kentucky | House | No (no space or reference) |
| Kentucky | Senate | No (no space or reference) |
| Louisiana | House | No (no space or reference) |
| Louisiana | Senate | No (no space or reference) |
| Maine | House | No (space left, added later) |
| Maine | Senate | |
| Maryland | House | No (space left, added later) |
| Maryland | Senate | No (space left, added later) |
| Massachusetts | House | No (space left, added later) |
| Massachusetts | Senate | No (space left, added later) |
| Michigan | House | No (space left, added later) |
| Michigan | Senate | No (no space or reference) |
| Minnesota | House | Yes (assigned before enrolling and included) |
| Minnesota | Senate | Yes (assigned before enrolling and included) |
| Mississippi | House | No (space left, added later) |
| Mississippi | Senate | No (no space or reference) |
| Missouri | House | |
| Missouri | Senate | |
| Montana | House | Bills are backed with a standard form, and the form is stamped by the secretary of state. |
| Montana | Senate | Bills are backed with a standard form, and the form is stamped by the secretary of state. |
| Nebraska | Unicameral | |
| Nevada | Assembly | No (space left, added later) |
| Nevada | Senate | No (space left, added later) |
| New Hampshire | House | |
| New Hampshire | Senate | |
| New Jersey | Assembly | No (no space or reference) |
| New Jersey | Senate | No (no space or reference) |
| New Mexico | House | No (space left, added later) |
| New Mexico | Senate | No (space left, added later) |
| New York | Assembly | No (space left, added later) |
| New York | Senate | |
| North Carolina | House | No (space left, added later) |
| North Carolina | Senate | |
| North Dakota | House | No (no space or reference) |
| North Dakota | Senate | No (no space or reference) |
| Ohio | House | Yes (assigned before enrolling and included) |
| Ohio | Senate | No (no space or reference) |
| Oklahoma | House | No (no space or reference) |
| Oklahoma | Senate | Yes (assigned before enrolling and included) |
| Oregon | House | No (space left, added later) |
| Oregon | Senate | No (no space or reference) |
| Pennsylvania | House | No (space left, added later) |
| Pennsylvania | Senate | No (no space or reference) |
| Rhode Island | House | No (space left, added later) |
| Rhode Island | Senate | |
| South Carolina | House | No (space left, added later) |
| South Carolina | Senate | No (space left, added later) |
| South Dakota | House | No (no space or reference) |
| South Dakota | Senate | No (no space or reference) |
| Tennessee | House | No (no space or reference) |
| Tennessee | Senate | No (space left, added later) |
| Texas | House | No (no space or reference) |
| Texas | Senate | No (no space or reference) |
| Utah | House | No (no space or reference) |
| Utah | Senate | No (no space or reference) |
| Vermont | House | Yes (assigned before enrolling and included) |
| Vermont | Senate | No (space left, added later) |
| Virginia | House | No (space left, added later) |
| Virginia | Senate | |
| Washington | House | |
| Washington | Senate | No (space left, added later) |
| West Virginia | House | No (no space or reference)e |
| West Virginia | Senate | No (no space or reference) |
| Wisconsin | House | No (space left, added later) |
| Wisconsin | Senate | No (space left, added later) |
| Wyoming | House | No (space left, added later) |
| Wyoming | Senate | No (space left, added later) |
Common Answers
Yes (assigned before enrolling and included): Yes, chapter number is assigned prior to enrolling and is included on the enrolled bill.
No (space left, added later): No, but space is left on the enrolled bill, and the act number is written in by the appropriate person at a later time.
No (no space or reference): No, and there is no space left for or other reference made to the chapter number on the enrolled bill.
Chambers Needing Updates
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No answer / needs update
- Arkansas (Chamber: House)
- Connecticut (Chamber: House)
- Delaware (Chamber: Senate)
- Maine (Chamber: Senate)
- Missouri (Chamber: House)
- New Hampshire (Chamber: House)
- New Hampshire (Chamber: Senate)
- New York (Chamber: Senate)
- North Carolina (Chamber: Senate)
- Rhode Island (Chamber: Senate)
- Washington (Chamber: House)
Source
Data derived from the Inside the Legislative Process Enrolling Procedures Survey Table 98-3.20.