How to Use legislature in a Sentence

legislature

noun

• Each state has its own legislature.
• Our legislature passed a law requiring people to wear safety belts.
• The legislature changed the law in the late 1960s to make it the second Monday in August.
  — Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2023
• The state legislature moved quickly to pass a bill to block the ban.
  — Kinsey Crowley, The Courier-Journal, 24 June 2024
• Thanks to Walz and Democrats in the state legislature, Minnesotans are fleeing the state in droves.
  — Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
• The fight for cityhood has gained traction over the years but has been shot down in the legislature.
  — Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 8 Feb. 2023
• The measure was placed on the ballot by the state legislature — the first time this has happened in the country.
  — Matt Vasilogambros, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Aug. 2023
• Yet the State legislature over the past eight years has done the opposite.
  — Elizabeth Neumann, ABC News, 10 May 2023
• In a letter to the board ahead of its Sept. 20 vote, Carr said the state legislature hadn't legally authorized the board to pass the rule.
  — Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
• The rule does not carry the same weight as laws passed by Congress or state legislatures.
  — David Hamilton, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024
• The Act passed both chambers of the Illinois legislature on Jan. 10.
  — CBS News, 20 Feb. 2023
• Once passed in the budget, the pay raises still had to be approved by a committee in the legislature.
  — The Editors, National Review, 18 Dec. 2023
• But the speech during the filibuster must be connected to the bill the legislature is trying to pass.
  — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 11 May 2023
• In past years, gun rights took center stage in the Kentucky legislature.
  — Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2024
• The bill passed the state legislature, but rideshare giants Uber and Lyft threatened to reduce their presence in the state because of it.
  — Brian Schwartz, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
• The law had been passed by a legislature under full GOP control.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
• This issue will again come to a head soon, when the Israeli legislature votes on next year’s budget.
  — Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
• The change would require action from the state legislature.
  — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
• Gutierrez spent 14 years in the legislature, most of that time in leadership roles.
  — Daniel Gonzalez, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
• DeMarco went on to call for Orenstein to resign or for the state legislature to impeach the judge.
  — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
• The statement was signed by 21 members of the Montana state legislature.
  — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2023
• During a speech to a joint session of the legislature, Noem said the U.S. was in a time of invasion, which was coming over the southern border.
  — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2024
• This means that the issue will need to be addressed within state legislatures.
  — Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
• But some of the governor’s fellow Democrats in the legislature aren’t buying it.
  — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2023
• And his team is laser-focused on helping his party take control of the state legislature this year.
  — Chuck Todd, NBC News, 12 July 2023
• The legislature has considered a bill that sought to ban drag story hours, but it has been amended.
  — Amy Beth Hanson, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Apr. 2023
• Koenig introduced the measure as one of the first bills filed for the Missouri legislature’s 2023 session.
  — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2023
• The Supreme Court could decide to restore the map that the Republicans drew or order the legislature to create a new map.
  — Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 17 May 2023
• Three days after the election, Newsom called on the state legislature to hold a special session to Trump-proof its progressive policies.
  — Ella Nilsen, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
• The committee has also pushed for legislation to increase speed camera fines based on how fast drivers are traveling, but the bills have failed to pass through the state legislature.
  — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024