What are session laws?

What are session laws?

• A. All of the laws passed by a legislative session that are published in volumes in chronological sequence
• B. The laws signed by the Governor
• C. The budget provisions only
• D. The codes created by court rulings

Answer: (A)

Session laws are the official record of everything the legislature enacts during a single session, published in volumes in the order they were enacted. They include all acts and joint resolutions that become law, with their effective dates, and they serve as the authoritative source for what the legislature actually did. These volumes are later used to organize and translate those enacted provisions into the codified statutes used day to day. They aren’t limited to budget provisions, and they aren’t created by court rulings—those are part of case law or separate codifications.

Session laws are the official record of everything the legislature enacts during a single session, published in volumes in the order they were enacted. They include all acts and joint resolutions that become law, with their effective dates, and they serve as the authoritative source for what the legislature actually did. These volumes are later used to organize and translate those enacted provisions into the codified statutes used day to day. They aren’t limited to budget provisions, and they aren’t created by court rulings—those are part of case law or separate codifications.