How to Use legislation in a Sentence

legislation

noun
  • They passed new state legislation this week.
  • One of the important functions of government is legislation.
  • More legislation is needed on this matter.
  • Two new pieces of legislation are being considered.
  • She introduced legislation for protecting the environment.
  • Certain animals are protected under state legislation.
  • That’s in part due to a piece of decades-old legislation.
    — Darian Woods, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
  • This legislation is one of a kind.
    — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Here's how the legislation would work.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 14 May 2026
  • But landlord groups say the legislation goes too far.
    — Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
  • But such legislation is still quite far from passing.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Too much of what comes out of Boise is legislation in search of a problem.
    — Rose Evans may 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
  • This was never the intent of the legislation that has been passed.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
  • That can be changed only with new legislation.
    — Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Pringle said he was not involved in adding the new guidelines to the legislation and did not know who was.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 14 Aug. 2023
  • While the legislation failed to advance this year, the debate didn’t end there.
    — Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026
  • This time, the legislation failed.
    — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
  • How does the new legislation address this?
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • That can only be changed with legislation.
    — ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Frye welcomed the Ward legislation the city had sought.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The intent of the legislation was clear, Rubel said.
    — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Now, that legislation must be approved by the House.
    — Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
  • But, there were also a number of changes in the new legislation that was revised this week.
    — Trey Wallace, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • This wouldn’t be the first time White has had a hand in moving legislation forward.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 14 May 2026
  • But the legislation could be a longshot to advance.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • But in her letter, Ghio said one piece of legislation would not be enough to fix the problem.
    — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Seven votes would be needed to pass the legislation.
    — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Himes was pleased to see the legislation pass after a volatile several months.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026
  • What has changed between now and then in terms of passing climate legislation?
    — Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Patrick said that legislation would have allowed his business to survive, but the bill went nowhere.
    — Giacomo Bologna, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2023

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