Template:Infobox U.S. State legislation

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Infobox U.S. State legislation
File:Seal of Arizona.svg
Arizona State Legislature
Full name	{{{Full_name}}}
Introduced	{{{Introduced}}}
Assembly voted	{{{Assembly_Voted}}}
Senate voted	{{{Senate_Voted}}}
Signed into law	{{{Signed}}}
Sponsor(s)	{{{Sponsors}}}
Governor	{{{Governor}}}
Code	{{{Code}}}
Section	{{{Section}}}
Bill	{{{Bill}}}
Associated bills	{{{Associated_bills}}}
Website	{{{URL}}}
Status: {{{Status}}} ({{{Status_Extended}}})

Usage

This is a template for describing any U.S. State legislation, including bills that have been proposed, passed, defeated, and superseded/expunged. In editing this template, be aware that a large number of articles may be affected. Please test your changes and undo immediately if they break something.

Easy copy + paste boilerplate:

{{Infobox U.S. State legislation
| State = Arizona
| Full_name = 

<!-- Params below are optional -->
| Acronym = 
| Status = <!-- Common values: current, not_passed, or struck_down. See documentation. -->
| Status_Extended =
| Introduced = 
| Assembly_Voted = 
| House_Voted = 
| Senate_Voted = 
| Signed = 
| Sponsors = 
| Governor = 
| Code = 
| Section = 
| Bill = 
| Associated_bills = 
| URL = 
}}

Easy copy + paste boilerplate with extended comments and examples:

{{Infobox U.S. State legislation
| State = <!-- Full name of state. Example: Arizona -->
| Full_name = <!-- Full name of legislation -->

<!-- Params below are optional -->
| Acronym = <!-- Example: CEQA -->
| Status = <!-- One of: current | not_passed | amended | not_yet_in_force | partly_in_force | spent | expired | repealed | partially_repealed | struck_down | partially_struck_down | on_hold -->
| Status_Extended = <!-- Free text further explaining status -->
| Introduced = <!-- Example: June 25, 2015 -->
| Assembly_Voted = <!-- Example: June 25, 2015 (51-2) -->
| House_Voted = <!-- Example: June 25, 2015 (51-2) -->
| Senate_Voted = <!-- Example: June 25, 2015 (51-2) -->
| Signed = <!-- Example: June 25, 2015 -->
| Sponsors = <!-- Names of any legislative sponsors -->
| Governor = <!-- Name of or link to governor who would sign or veto -->
| Code = <!-- Example: Domestic Relations Law -->
| Section = <!-- Example: § 4052.01 -->
| Bill = <!-- Example: SB 1070 -->
| Associated_bills = <!-- Names of or links to associated bills -->
| URL = <!-- Link to bill text or information about bill -->
}}

Required parameters

State

Name of the state. This name is used to pull a vector image of the state seal (ex: File:Seal_of_California.svg), link to the state page (ex: California State Legislature), and add the page to the appropriate category (ex: Category:California statutes)

• Example: State = California
• Example: State = New Hampshire

Full_name

Name of the legislation. Appears above the state seal.

• Example: Full_name = Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006

Optional parameters

Status

Status of this legislation:

Status	Output
current	Current legislation
not_passed	Not passed
amended	Amended
not_yet_in_force	Not yet in force
partly_in_force	Partly in force
spent	Spent
expired	Expired
repealed	Repealed
partially_repealed	Partially repealed
struck_down	Struck down
partially_struck_down	Partially struck down
on_hold	On hold

Status_Extended

Further description of the status, if desired. Appears after status in parentheses. Can be any custom value.

• Example: Status = not_passed | Status_Extended = Rejected by Senate Transportation Committee
• Example: Status = partially_struck_down | Status_Extended = Restriction allowing only 7 rounds ruled unconstitutional, changed to 10 rounds

Introduced

Date the legislation was introduced.

• Example: Introduced = January 3, 2018

House_Voted or Assembly_Voted

Date and tally of lower house vote. In California, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, and Wisconsin the lower house is called the "Assembly"

• Example: House_Voted = January 3, 2018 (32-6)
• Example: Assembly_Voted = January 3, 2018 (32-6)

Senate_Voted

Date and tally of senate (upper house) vote

• Example: Senate_Voted = January 3, 2018 (32-6)

Signed

Date the legislation was signed into law

• Example: Signed = January 3, 2018

Sponsors

Any legislative sponsors

• Example: Sponsors = [[John McCain]]

Governor

Governor who might have signed or vetoed the law

• Example: Governor = [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]

Code

Code this law falls in (for instance California Codes)

• Example: Code = Domestic Relations Law
• Example: Code = [[California_Civil_Code|Civil Code]]

Section

The specific section(s) of law this falls into

• Example: Section = § 4052.01
• Example: Section = § 68130.7, § 68130.5, § 66021.6, § 66021.7, § 76300.5

Bill or Resolution

If this is a bill the bill number

• Example: Bill = SB 1070

If this is a resolution the resolution number

• Example: Resolution = SJR 3
• Example: Resolution = HJR 1

Associated_bills

Links to any bills associated with this legislation

• Example: Associated_bills = AB 131 (2011-12 Session), SB 160 (2005–2006 Session)

URL

Link to additional bill information and/or information about the law

• Example: URL = [https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB1460 Bill Text]
• Example: URL = {{Unbulleted list|[http://www.californiadreamact.org Supporting website]|[http://stopab131.com/ Opposing website]}}

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See also

• {{Infobox Oklahoma legislation}}

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