LegislationService


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GetHearings

Returns a list of committee hearings for the bill.
Exception thrown for invalid biennium.
Expects biennium to be in the format: 2005-06

Test

To test the operation using the HTTP POST protocol, click the 'Invoke' button.
Parameter Value
biennium:
billNumber:

SOAP 1.1

The following is a sample SOAP 1.1 request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

POST /LegislationService.asmx HTTP/1.1
Host: wslwebservices.leg.wa.gov
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length
SOAPAction: "http://WSLWebServices.leg.wa.gov/GetHearings"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <soap:Body>
    <GetHearings xmlns="http://WSLWebServices.leg.wa.gov/">
      <biennium>string</biennium>
      <billNumber>int</billNumber>
    </GetHearings>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <soap:Body>
    <GetHearingsResponse xmlns="http://WSLWebServices.leg.wa.gov/">
      <GetHearingsResult>
        <Hearing>
          <BillId>string</BillId>
          <Biennium>string</Biennium>
          <CommitteeMeeting>
            <AgendaId>int</AgendaId>
            <Agency>string</Agency>
            <Committees xsi:nil="true" />
            <Room>string</Room>
            <Building>string</Building>
            <Address>string</Address>
            <City>string</City>
            <State>string</State>
            <ZipCode>int</ZipCode>
            <Date>dateTime</Date>
            <Cancelled>boolean</Cancelled>
            <RevisedDate>dateTime</RevisedDate>
            <ContactInformation>string</ContactInformation>
            <CommitteeType>string</CommitteeType>
            <Notes>string</Notes>
          </CommitteeMeeting>
          <HearingType>string</HearingType>
          <HearingTypeDescription>string</HearingTypeDescription>
        </Hearing>
        <Hearing>
          <BillId>string</BillId>
          <Biennium>string</Biennium>
          <CommitteeMeeting>
            <AgendaId>int</AgendaId>
            <Agency>string</Agency>
            <Committees xsi:nil="true" />
            <Room>string</Room>
            <Building>string</Building>
            <Address>string</Address>
            <City>string</City>
            <State>string</State>
            <ZipCode>int</ZipCode>
            <Date>dateTime</Date>
            <Cancelled>boolean</Cancelled>
            <RevisedDate>dateTime</RevisedDate>
            <ContactInformation>string</ContactInformation>
            <CommitteeType>string</CommitteeType>
            <Notes>string</Notes>
          </CommitteeMeeting>
          <HearingType>string</HearingType>
          <HearingTypeDescription>string</HearingTypeDescription>
        </Hearing>
      </GetHearingsResult>
    </GetHearingsResponse>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

SOAP 1.2

The following is a sample SOAP 1.2 request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

POST /LegislationService.asmx HTTP/1.1
Host: wslwebservices.leg.wa.gov
Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap12:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap12="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope">
  <soap12:Body>
    <GetHearings xmlns="http://WSLWebServices.leg.wa.gov/">
      <biennium>string</biennium>
      <billNumber>int</billNumber>
    </GetHearings>
  </soap12:Body>
</soap12:Envelope>
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap12:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap12="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope">
  <soap12:Body>
    <GetHearingsResponse xmlns="http://WSLWebServices.leg.wa.gov/">
      <GetHearingsResult>
        <Hearing>
          <BillId>string</BillId>
          <Biennium>string</Biennium>
          <CommitteeMeeting>
            <AgendaId>int</AgendaId>
            <Agency>string</Agency>
            <Committees xsi:nil="true" />
            <Room>string</Room>
            <Building>string</Building>
            <Address>string</Address>
            <City>string</City>
            <State>string</State>
            <ZipCode>int</ZipCode>
            <Date>dateTime</Date>
            <Cancelled>boolean</Cancelled>
            <RevisedDate>dateTime</RevisedDate>
            <ContactInformation>string</ContactInformation>
            <CommitteeType>string</CommitteeType>
            <Notes>string</Notes>
          </CommitteeMeeting>
          <HearingType>string</HearingType>
          <HearingTypeDescription>string</HearingTypeDescription>
        </Hearing>
        <Hearing>
          <BillId>string</BillId>
          <Biennium>string</Biennium>
          <CommitteeMeeting>
            <AgendaId>int</AgendaId>
            <Agency>string</Agency>
            <Committees xsi:nil="true" />
            <Room>string</Room>
            <Building>string</Building>
            <Address>string</Address>
            <City>string</City>
            <State>string</State>
            <ZipCode>int</ZipCode>
            <Date>dateTime</Date>
            <Cancelled>boolean</Cancelled>
            <RevisedDate>dateTime</RevisedDate>
            <ContactInformation>string</ContactInformation>
            <CommitteeType>string</CommitteeType>
            <Notes>string</Notes>
          </CommitteeMeeting>
          <HearingType>string</HearingType>
          <HearingTypeDescription>string</HearingTypeDescription>
        </Hearing>
      </GetHearingsResult>
    </GetHearingsResponse>
  </soap12:Body>
</soap12:Envelope>

HTTP GET

The following is a sample HTTP GET request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

GET /LegislationService.asmx/GetHearings?biennium=string&billNumber=string HTTP/1.1
Host: wslwebservices.leg.wa.gov
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ArrayOfHearing xmlns="http://WSLWebServices.leg.wa.gov/">
  <Hearing>
    <BillId>string</BillId>
    <Biennium>string</Biennium>
    <CommitteeMeeting>
      <AgendaId>int</AgendaId>
      <Agency>string</Agency>
      <Committees>
        <Committee d5p1:nil="true" xmlns:d5p1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" />
        <Committee d5p1:nil="true" xmlns:d5p1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" />
      </Committees>
      <Room>string</Room>
      <Building>string</Building>
      <Address>string</Address>
      <City>string</City>
      <State>string</State>
      <ZipCode>int</ZipCode>
      <Date>dateTime</Date>
      <Cancelled>boolean</Cancelled>
      <RevisedDate>dateTime</RevisedDate>
      <ContactInformation>string</ContactInformation>
      <CommitteeType>string</CommitteeType>
      <Notes>string</Notes>
    </CommitteeMeeting>
    <HearingType>string</HearingType>
    <HearingTypeDescription>string</HearingTypeDescription>
  </Hearing>
  <Hearing>
    <BillId>string</BillId>
    <Biennium>string</Biennium>
    <CommitteeMeeting>
      <AgendaId>int</AgendaId>
      <Agency>string</Agency>
      <Committees>
        <Committee d5p1:nil="true" xmlns:d5p1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" />
        <Committee d5p1:nil="true" xmlns:d5p1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" />
      </Committees>
      <Room>string</Room>
      <Building>string</Building>
      <Address>string</Address>
      <City>string</City>
      <State>string</State>
      <ZipCode>int</ZipCode>
      <Date>dateTime</Date>
      <Cancelled>boolean</Cancelled>
      <RevisedDate>dateTime</RevisedDate>
      <ContactInformation>string</ContactInformation>
      <CommitteeType>string</CommitteeType>
      <Notes>string</Notes>
    </CommitteeMeeting>
    <HearingType>string</HearingType>
    <HearingTypeDescription>string</HearingTypeDescription>
  </Hearing>
</ArrayOfHearing>

HTTP POST

The following is a sample HTTP POST request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

POST /LegislationService.asmx/GetHearings HTTP/1.1
Host: wslwebservices.leg.wa.gov
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: length

biennium=string&billNumber=string
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ArrayOfHearing xmlns="http://WSLWebServices.leg.wa.gov/">
  <Hearing>
    <BillId>string</BillId>
    <Biennium>string</Biennium>
    <CommitteeMeeting>
      <AgendaId>int</AgendaId>
      <Agency>string</Agency>
      <Committees>
        <Committee d5p1:nil="true" xmlns:d5p1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" />
        <Committee d5p1:nil="true" xmlns:d5p1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" />
      </Committees>
      <Room>string</Room>
      <Building>string</Building>
      <Address>string</Address>
      <City>string</City>
      <State>string</State>
      <ZipCode>int</ZipCode>
      <Date>dateTime</Date>
      <Cancelled>boolean</Cancelled>
      <RevisedDate>dateTime</RevisedDate>
      <ContactInformation>string</ContactInformation>
      <CommitteeType>string</CommitteeType>
      <Notes>string</Notes>
    </CommitteeMeeting>
    <HearingType>string</HearingType>
    <HearingTypeDescription>string</HearingTypeDescription>
  </Hearing>
  <Hearing>
    <BillId>string</BillId>
    <Biennium>string</Biennium>
    <CommitteeMeeting>
      <AgendaId>int</AgendaId>
      <Agency>string</Agency>
      <Committees>
        <Committee d5p1:nil="true" xmlns:d5p1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" />
        <Committee d5p1:nil="true" xmlns:d5p1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" />
      </Committees>
      <Room>string</Room>
      <Building>string</Building>
      <Address>string</Address>
      <City>string</City>
      <State>string</State>
      <ZipCode>int</ZipCode>
      <Date>dateTime</Date>
      <Cancelled>boolean</Cancelled>
      <RevisedDate>dateTime</RevisedDate>
      <ContactInformation>string</ContactInformation>
      <CommitteeType>string</CommitteeType>
      <Notes>string</Notes>
    </CommitteeMeeting>
    <HearingType>string</HearingType>
    <HearingTypeDescription>string</HearingTypeDescription>
  </Hearing>
</ArrayOfHearing>