Act Number Before Enrolling
Act Number Assignment Before Enrolling
This table shows how legislative chambers assign act or chapter numbers relative to the enrolling process.
Data is initially imported from a historical survey. Chambers that have not confirmed their current practices are marked as "Needs update".
| State | Chamber | Assignment method | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | House | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Alabama | Senate | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Alaska | House | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Alaska | Senate | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Arizona | House | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Arizona | Senate | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Arkansas | House | Needs update | |
| Arkansas | Senate | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| California | Assembly | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| California | Senate | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Colorado | House | Needs Verification | |
| Colorado | Senate | The bill number becomes the act number. | Imported from source |
| Connecticut | House | Needs update | |
| Connecticut | Senate | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Delaware | House | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Delaware | Senate | Needs update | |
| Florida | House | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Florida | Senate | The secretary of state stamps the assigned chapter number of the Laws of Florida on the printed bill. | Imported from source |
| Georgia | House | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Georgia | Senate | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Hawaii | House | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Hawaii | Senate | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Idaho | House | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Idaho | Senate | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Illinois | House | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Illinois | Senate | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Indiana | House | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Indiana | Senate | Needs manual verification | |
| Iowa | House | Needs manual verification | |
| Iowa | Senate | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Kansas | House | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Kansas | Senate | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Kentucky | House | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Kentucky | Senate | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Louisiana | House | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Louisiana | Senate | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Maine | House | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Maine | Senate | Needs update | |
| Maryland | House | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Maryland | Senate | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Massachusetts | House | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Massachusetts | Senate | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Michigan | House | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Michigan | Senate | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Minnesota | House | Yes (assigned before enrolling and included) | Imported from source |
| Minnesota | Senate | Yes (assigned before enrolling and included) | Imported from source |
| Mississippi | House | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Mississippi | Senate | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Missouri | House | Needs update | |
| Missouri | Senate | Needs manual verification | |
| Montana | House | Bills are backed with a standard form, and the form is stamped by the secretary of state. | Imported from source |
| Montana | Senate | Bills are backed with a standard form, and the form is stamped by the secretary of state. | Imported from source |
| Nebraska | Unicameral | Needs manual verification | |
| Nevada | Assembly | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Nevada | Senate | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| New Hampshire | House | Needs update | |
| New Hampshire | Senate | Needs update | |
| New Jersey | Assembly | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| New Jersey | Senate | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| New Mexico | House | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| New Mexico | Senate | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| New York | Assembly | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| New York | Senate | Needs update | |
| North Carolina | House | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| North Carolina | Senate | Needs update | |
| North Dakota | House | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| North Dakota | Senate | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Ohio | House | Yes (assigned before enrolling and included) | Imported from source |
| Ohio | Senate | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Oklahoma | House | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Oklahoma | Senate | Yes (assigned before enrolling and included) | Imported from source |
| Oregon | House | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Oregon | Senate | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Pennsylvania | House | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Pennsylvania | Senate | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Rhode Island | House | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Rhode Island | Senate | Needs update | |
| South Carolina | House | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| South Carolina | Senate | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| South Dakota | House | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| South Dakota | Senate | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Tennessee | House | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Tennessee | Senate | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Texas | House | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Texas | Senate | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Utah | House | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Utah | Senate | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Vermont | House | Yes (assigned before enrolling and included) | Imported from source |
| Vermont | Senate | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Virginia | House | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Virginia | Senate | Needs manual verification | |
| Washington | House | Needs update | |
| Washington | Senate | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| West Virginia | House | No (no space or reference)e | Imported from source |
| West Virginia | Senate | No (no space or reference) | Imported from source |
| Wisconsin | House | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Wisconsin | Senate | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Wyoming | House | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
| Wyoming | Senate | No (space left, added later) | Imported from source |
Chambers Needing Updates
The following chambers have not confirmed or did not respond to the original survey:
| State | Chamber | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | House | Needs update |
| Connecticut | House | Needs update |
| Delaware | Senate | Needs update |
| Maine | Senate | Needs update |
| Missouri | House | Needs update |
| New Hampshire | House | Needs update |
| New Hampshire | Senate | Needs update |
| New York | Senate | Needs update |
| North Carolina | Senate | Needs update |
| Rhode Island | Senate | Needs update |
| Washington | House | Needs update |
Source
Data derived from Inside the Legislative Process Enrolling Procedures Survey (Table 98-3.20).