The status of legislation in each country has been normalized into 6 potential "buckets" to streamline international reporting needs: Introduced, Considering, Passed, Failed, Inactive, Other. Most legislatures will not have a status applied to all 6 buckets.
To see how legislation has been normalized for a specific legislature, choose a country from the menu:
North America
United States Bills
Introduced:
- Introduced
Considering:
- Passed First Chamber
- Passed Second Chamber
Passed:
- Enacted
Failed:
- Vetoed
- Failed
- Sine Die - Failed
United States Federal Bills
Introduced:
- Introduced
Considering:
- Passed First Chamber
- Passed Second Chamber
Passed:
- Enacted
Failed:
- Vetoed
- Failed
- Sine Die - Failed
Canada Provincial Legislation
Introduced:
- Introduction
Considering:
- First Reading (Committee)
- Second Reading (Committee)
- Second Reading…
- … – Debate Adjourned
- …– Passed
- Third Reading (Committee)
- Third Reading…
- …– Debate Adjourned
- …– Passed
- Adoption in / of the Principle
- Amended
- Amendments
- (To / In) Committee
- Committee…
- …Report
- …Stage
- Committee of the…
- …Commission Report
- …Whole (House)
- Committee/Reported
- Committee/Reported…
- …– Justice
- …– Legislative Affairs
- …– Social and Economic Development
- Concurrence and Third Reading
- Consideration of the Commission Report
- Detailed Study in Committee
- Law Amendments Committee
- Passed Committee
- Presentation
- Private & Local Bills Committee
- Report
- Report…
- …from Committee
- …Stage
- …Stage Amend
- Reported…
- …by Committee
- …from Committee of the Whole
- …from Standing Committee
- …to the House
- Royal Rec.
- Special Consultations
- Tabling of…
- …Committee Report
- …the Commission Report – Consultation
- …the Commission Report – Detailed Study
Passed:
- Adoption
- Approved
- Assent
- Comes / Coming into Force
- Commencement
- Passage
- Royal Assent
- Sanction
Failed:
- Second Reading - (Motion) Defeated
- Shelved
Canada Federal Legislation
Introduced:
- Introduction and First Reading
Considering:
- First Reading
- Second Reading
- Third Reading
- Second Reading and Referral to Committee
- Committee Reporting the Bill without Amendment
- Committee Report Presented with Amendments
- Committee Report Presented without Amendments
- Committee Report Adopted
- Committee Report Presented
Passed:
- Royal Assent
Mexico
Introduced:
- Pending
Considering:
- Third Committee: Finance and Public Credit, Agriculture and Development, Communications and Public Works (First Committee)
- First Committee: Governance, Constitutional Points and Justice (First Committee)
- Second Commission: External Relations, National Defense and Public Education (First Commission)
- Political Constitution of the United Mexican States
Passed:
- Approved
South America
Argentina
**N/A: Argentina does not use 'status' as an indicator for legislation
Brazil
Introduced:
- Filed
Considering:
- Working Together
- Awaiting Response
- Awaiting Order of the President of the Chamber of Deputies
- Waiting for Appointment of Rapporteur
- Awaiting Opinion
- Ready for Agenda
- Matters with the Rapporteur
- Response forwarding through the Infoleg system
- Waiting for Rapporteur's
Passed:
- Transformed in Legal Standard
Chile
Considering:
- Query File
- File Request
- In Process
Passed:
- Published
Failed:
- Rejected
- Inadmissible
Inactive:
- Retired
- Archived
Colombia
Considering:
- Processing in Commission
- Procedure in Plenary
- Proceeding to Senate
- Commission Debate
- Filed Under Art 190 Of Law 5 and 162 of the CP
- Pending Presentation First Debate
Passed:
- Law
Other:
- Other
Inactive:
- Archived
Peru
Introduced:
- Presented
Considering:
- On commission
- Order of the day
- Opinion
- It is inhibited
- Insistence
- 2nd Dispensed Vote
Passed:
- Published El Peruano
- Autograph
- Approved on First Vote
Failed:
- Negative Opinion
- Rejected from Plano
Inactive:
- Retired
- To the Archive
Europe
EU
Introduced:
- Working document
Considering:
- Legislative Procedure in Progress
Passed:
- Enacted - not in Force
- Enacted - in Force
France
Considering:
- National Assembly - 1st Reading
- National Assembly - Tabling Bill of Law
- Senate - First Reading
- Senate - 1st Reading
- Constitutional Council
- National Assembly - 1st reading (15th century)
- Assembly - First Reading
- Public Meeting - First Reading
- CMP Text Reading
- National Assembly - Tabling: Bill
- National Assembly - Tabling: Constitutional Law Proposal
Passed:
- Promulgation - Law
Netherlands
Other:
- Raw
- Final
Russia
Considering:
- Under Consideration
- Is Pending
Inactive:
- In the Archive
Sweden
Introduced:
- The bill has been submitted
- The motion has been submitted
Considering:
- The bill is prepared in committee
- The case is ready for decision
- The committee is working on the matter
- The matter is ready for debate
- The motion is prepared in committee
Failed:
- The bill has been revoked
Other:
- The case is closed
- The letter has been submitted
- The letter is prepared in committee
Inactive:
- The motion is not processed
Switzerland
Considering:
- Closed
- Not Yet Considered by the Councils
- Motion to Introduce to Second Council
- Submitted
- Classified
- Considered by the National Council
- Preliminary Examination by the Council of States
- Considered by both Councils
- Considered by the Council
Passed:
- Adopted
- Approved
Ukraine
Considering:
- Returned for refinement
- Hearing and discussed
- Suggestions are taken into account
- Expects the second reading
- Prepares for second reading
- Worked out in the committee
- The project has been received
- Prepares for consideration with
Passed:
- The decree is signed
- The law is signed
Failed:
- Dismissed
- Dismissed and dismissed
United Kingdom
Considering:
- 1st Reading: House of Commons
- 1st Reading (Hansard): House of Lords
- 2nd Reading: House of Commons
- 2nd Reading (Hansard): House of Lords
- 3rd reading (Hansard): House of Lords
- Committee stage: House of Commons
- Ping Pong (Hansard): House of Lords
- Ping Pong: House of Commons
Passed:
- Royal Assent
- Royal Assent (Hansard)
Asia-Pacific
Australia
Considering:
- Before Senate
- Before Reps
Passed:
- Act
- Passed Both Houses
- Assented
Failed:
- Not Proceeding
India
Considering:
- Pending
Passed:
- Assented
- Passed
Failed:
- Withdrawn
- Negatived
- Removed
Inactive:
- Lapsed
Indonesia
Introduced:
- New Bill
Considering:
- Registered
- Old Bill
- New Bill - TK II Discussion: Decision Making of Draft Law into Law by Plenary Session (Approval of Draft Law into Law)
- Old Bill - TK II Discussion: Decision Making of Draft Law into Law by Plenary Session (Approval of Draft Law into Law)
- New Bill - Kindergarten Discussion I: Work Meeting / Introduction to Deliberation / Government's View (Discussion)
Passed:
- Done
Thailand
Introduced:
- Notice of the Government Gazette
Considering:
- Consideration of Agenda 3
- In Consideration of Agenda 2
- Pending the consideration of Agenda 1
- Submitter Request
- Wait for consideration. Agenda 1
Failed:
- Fall Over
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