In Alabama, "Be It Enacted By The Legislature Of Alabama". This phrase, which follows the title, is a necessary part of every bill.
The phrase in a bill that formally expresses the legislative sanction of the General Assembly. The enacting clause follows the title and is a necessary part of every bill. The phrase is "Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly".
A clause required by the Texas Constitution to precede the body of each bill. The enacting clause follows the caption and must read as follows: "Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas:".
That clause of an act that formally expresses the legislative sanction. It varies in different states, but usually begins "Be It Enacted."
The initial language in a bill saying "Be it enacted." To kill a bill, a member will move to "strike the enacting clause."
Formal enacting language required by the Maine Constitution.
The opening clause required in all bills by the Hawaii Constitution which formally expresses the legislative sanction. The clause reads: "Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Hawaii".
The clause at the beginning of the bill which contains the preamble "BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:", and lists, usually in "Section A", the sections repealed and reenacted.
The phrase at the beginning of each bill which says "The people of the State of California do enact as follows."
The phrase “Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida.†It is required by the State Constitution to appear in every bill immediately before the provisions that are to become law.
The Constitution requires that each law be prefaced by the phrase "Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida." An amendment to strike the enacting clause kills a proposed law.
The phrase "Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado" that is required under the Constitution to be at the beginning of every act. An amendment or motion to strike the enacting clause "kills" a proposed law.
the constitutionally required portion of a bill which formally expresses the intent that it become law: "Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Minnesota . . ."
The clause preceding any legislative measure which expresses formally the legislative sanction of the body promulgating the enactment.
By statutory provision, each proposed law must be preceded by the phrase the People of the State of California do enact as follows.
A clause included in every bill: "Be it enacted by the Senate (or House of Representatives)…."
The Texas Constitution requires each bill, in order to become effective, to contain an "enacting clause" which includes the statement: "Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas."
The standard language found at the beginning of every bill: "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened". In resolutions, the enacting clause reads: "Resolved by this Assembly".
Formal language required in order for a bill to be enacted. Under the Constitution of Maine (Article IV, Part First, Section 1), the words that must precede the substance of the bill are: “Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine.
The phrase preceding each proposed bill, "Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah."