LegislationService Web Service

LegislationService

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GetLegislation

Returns legislation information on the bill. If substitutes to the bill have been proposed, they will be listed separately. The active flag is true for versions that can be passed on the floor.
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.

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/GetLegislation"

<?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>
    <GetLegislation xmlns="http://WSLWebServices.leg.wa.gov/">
      <biennium>string</biennium>
      <billNumber>int</billNumber>
    </GetLegislation>
  </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>
    <GetLegislationResponse xmlns="http://WSLWebServices.leg.wa.gov/">
      <GetLegislationResult>
        <Legislation>
          <StateFiscalNote>boolean</StateFiscalNote>
          <LocalFiscalNote>boolean</LocalFiscalNote>
          <Appropriations>boolean</Appropriations>
          <RequestedByGovernor>boolean</RequestedByGovernor>
          <RequestedByBudgetCommittee>boolean</RequestedByBudgetCommittee>
          <RequestedByDepartment>boolean</RequestedByDepartment>
          <RequestedByOther>boolean</RequestedByOther>
          <ShortDescription>string</ShortDescription>
          <Request>string</Request>
          <IntroducedDate>dateTime</IntroducedDate>
          <CurrentStatus>
            <BillId>string</BillId>
            <HistoryLine>string</HistoryLine>
            <ActionDate>dateTime</ActionDate>
            <AmendedByOppositeBody>boolean</AmendedByOppositeBody>
            <PartialVeto>boolean</PartialVeto>
            <Veto>boolean</Veto>
            <AmendmentsExist>boolean</AmendmentsExist>
            <Status>string</Status>
          </CurrentStatus>
          <Sponsor>string</Sponsor>
          <PrimeSponsorID>int</PrimeSponsorID>
          <LongDescription>string</LongDescription>
          <LegalTitle>string</LegalTitle>
          <Companions>
            <Companion xsi:nil="true" />
            <Companion xsi:nil="true" />
          </Companions>
        </Legislation>
        <Legislation>
          <StateFiscalNote>boolean</StateFiscalNote>
          <LocalFiscalNote>boolean</LocalFiscalNote>
          <Appropriations>boolean</Appropriations>
          <RequestedByGovernor>boolean</RequestedByGovernor>
          <RequestedByBudgetCommittee>boolean</RequestedByBudgetCommittee>
          <RequestedByDepartment>boolean</RequestedByDepartment>
          <RequestedByOther>boolean</RequestedByOther>
          <ShortDescription>string</ShortDescription>
          <Request>string</Request>
          <IntroducedDate>dateTime</IntroducedDate>
          <CurrentStatus>
            <BillId>string</BillId>
            <HistoryLine>string</HistoryLine>
            <ActionDate>dateTime</ActionDate>
            <AmendedByOppositeBody>boolean</AmendedByOppositeBody>
            <PartialVeto>boolean</PartialVeto>
            <Veto>boolean</Veto>
            <AmendmentsExist>boolean</AmendmentsExist>
            <Status>string</Status>
          </CurrentStatus>
          <Sponsor>string</Sponsor>
          <PrimeSponsorID>int</PrimeSponsorID>
          <LongDescription>string</LongDescription>
          <LegalTitle>string</LegalTitle>
          <Companions>
            <Companion xsi:nil="true" />
            <Companion xsi:nil="true" />
          </Companions>
        </Legislation>
      </GetLegislationResult>
    </GetLegislationResponse>
  </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>
    <GetLegislation xmlns="http://WSLWebServices.leg.wa.gov/">
      <biennium>string</biennium>
      <billNumber>int</billNumber>
    </GetLegislation>
  </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>
    <GetLegislationResponse xmlns="http://WSLWebServices.leg.wa.gov/">
      <GetLegislationResult>
        <Legislation>
          <StateFiscalNote>boolean</StateFiscalNote>
          <LocalFiscalNote>boolean</LocalFiscalNote>
          <Appropriations>boolean</Appropriations>
          <RequestedByGovernor>boolean</RequestedByGovernor>
          <RequestedByBudgetCommittee>boolean</RequestedByBudgetCommittee>
          <RequestedByDepartment>boolean</RequestedByDepartment>
          <RequestedByOther>boolean</RequestedByOther>
          <ShortDescription>string</ShortDescription>
          <Request>string</Request>
          <IntroducedDate>dateTime</IntroducedDate>
          <CurrentStatus>
            <BillId>string</BillId>
            <HistoryLine>string</HistoryLine>
            <ActionDate>dateTime</ActionDate>
            <AmendedByOppositeBody>boolean</AmendedByOppositeBody>
            <PartialVeto>boolean</PartialVeto>
            <Veto>boolean</Veto>
            <AmendmentsExist>boolean</AmendmentsExist>
            <Status>string</Status>
          </CurrentStatus>
          <Sponsor>string</Sponsor>
          <PrimeSponsorID>int</PrimeSponsorID>
          <LongDescription>string</LongDescription>
          <LegalTitle>string</LegalTitle>
          <Companions>
            <Companion xsi:nil="true" />
            <Companion xsi:nil="true" />
          </Companions>
        </Legislation>
        <Legislation>
          <StateFiscalNote>boolean</StateFiscalNote>
          <LocalFiscalNote>boolean</LocalFiscalNote>
          <Appropriations>boolean</Appropriations>
          <RequestedByGovernor>boolean</RequestedByGovernor>
          <RequestedByBudgetCommittee>boolean</RequestedByBudgetCommittee>
          <RequestedByDepartment>boolean</RequestedByDepartment>
          <RequestedByOther>boolean</RequestedByOther>
          <ShortDescription>string</ShortDescription>
          <Request>string</Request>
          <IntroducedDate>dateTime</IntroducedDate>
          <CurrentStatus>
            <BillId>string</BillId>
            <HistoryLine>string</HistoryLine>
            <ActionDate>dateTime</ActionDate>
            <AmendedByOppositeBody>boolean</AmendedByOppositeBody>
            <PartialVeto>boolean</PartialVeto>
            <Veto>boolean</Veto>
            <AmendmentsExist>boolean</AmendmentsExist>
            <Status>string</Status>
          </CurrentStatus>
          <Sponsor>string</Sponsor>
          <PrimeSponsorID>int</PrimeSponsorID>
          <LongDescription>string</LongDescription>
          <LegalTitle>string</LegalTitle>
          <Companions>
            <Companion xsi:nil="true" />
            <Companion xsi:nil="true" />
          </Companions>
        </Legislation>
      </GetLegislationResult>
    </GetLegislationResponse>
  </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/GetLegislation?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"?>
<ArrayOfLegislation xmlns="http://WSLWebServices.leg.wa.gov/">
  <Legislation>
    <StateFiscalNote>boolean</StateFiscalNote>
    <LocalFiscalNote>boolean</LocalFiscalNote>
    <Appropriations>boolean</Appropriations>
    <RequestedByGovernor>boolean</RequestedByGovernor>
    <RequestedByBudgetCommittee>boolean</RequestedByBudgetCommittee>
    <RequestedByDepartment>boolean</RequestedByDepartment>
    <RequestedByOther>boolean</RequestedByOther>
    <ShortDescription>string</ShortDescription>
    <Request>string</Request>
    <IntroducedDate>dateTime</IntroducedDate>
    <CurrentStatus>
      <BillId>string</BillId>
      <HistoryLine>string</HistoryLine>
      <ActionDate>dateTime</ActionDate>
      <AmendedByOppositeBody>boolean</AmendedByOppositeBody>
      <PartialVeto>boolean</PartialVeto>
      <Veto>boolean</Veto>
      <AmendmentsExist>boolean</AmendmentsExist>
      <Status>string</Status>
    </CurrentStatus>
    <Sponsor>string</Sponsor>
    <PrimeSponsorID>int</PrimeSponsorID>
    <LongDescription>string</LongDescription>
    <LegalTitle>string</LegalTitle>
    <Companions>
      <Companion>
        <Biennium>string</Biennium>
        <BillId>string</BillId>
        <Status>string</Status>
      </Companion>
      <Companion>
        <Biennium>string</Biennium>
        <BillId>string</BillId>
        <Status>string</Status>
      </Companion>
    </Companions>
  </Legislation>
  <Legislation>
    <StateFiscalNote>boolean</StateFiscalNote>
    <LocalFiscalNote>boolean</LocalFiscalNote>
    <Appropriations>boolean</Appropriations>
    <RequestedByGovernor>boolean</RequestedByGovernor>
    <RequestedByBudgetCommittee>boolean</RequestedByBudgetCommittee>
    <RequestedByDepartment>boolean</RequestedByDepartment>
    <RequestedByOther>boolean</RequestedByOther>
    <ShortDescription>string</ShortDescription>
    <Request>string</Request>
    <IntroducedDate>dateTime</IntroducedDate>
    <CurrentStatus>
      <BillId>string</BillId>
      <HistoryLine>string</HistoryLine>
      <ActionDate>dateTime</ActionDate>
      <AmendedByOppositeBody>boolean</AmendedByOppositeBody>
      <PartialVeto>boolean</PartialVeto>
      <Veto>boolean</Veto>
      <AmendmentsExist>boolean</AmendmentsExist>
      <Status>string</Status>
    </CurrentStatus>
    <Sponsor>string</Sponsor>
    <PrimeSponsorID>int</PrimeSponsorID>
    <LongDescription>string</LongDescription>
    <LegalTitle>string</LegalTitle>
    <Companions>
      <Companion>
        <Biennium>string</Biennium>
        <BillId>string</BillId>
        <Status>string</Status>
      </Companion>
      <Companion>
        <Biennium>string</Biennium>
        <BillId>string</BillId>
        <Status>string</Status>
      </Companion>
    </Companions>
  </Legislation>
</ArrayOfLegislation>

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/GetLegislation 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"?>
<ArrayOfLegislation xmlns="http://WSLWebServices.leg.wa.gov/">
  <Legislation>
    <StateFiscalNote>boolean</StateFiscalNote>
    <LocalFiscalNote>boolean</LocalFiscalNote>
    <Appropriations>boolean</Appropriations>
    <RequestedByGovernor>boolean</RequestedByGovernor>
    <RequestedByBudgetCommittee>boolean</RequestedByBudgetCommittee>
    <RequestedByDepartment>boolean</RequestedByDepartment>
    <RequestedByOther>boolean</RequestedByOther>
    <ShortDescription>string</ShortDescription>
    <Request>string</Request>
    <IntroducedDate>dateTime</IntroducedDate>
    <CurrentStatus>
      <BillId>string</BillId>
      <HistoryLine>string</HistoryLine>
      <ActionDate>dateTime</ActionDate>
      <AmendedByOppositeBody>boolean</AmendedByOppositeBody>
      <PartialVeto>boolean</PartialVeto>
      <Veto>boolean</Veto>
      <AmendmentsExist>boolean</AmendmentsExist>
      <Status>string</Status>
    </CurrentStatus>
    <Sponsor>string</Sponsor>
    <PrimeSponsorID>int</PrimeSponsorID>
    <LongDescription>string</LongDescription>
    <LegalTitle>string</LegalTitle>
    <Companions>
      <Companion>
        <Biennium>string</Biennium>
        <BillId>string</BillId>
        <Status>string</Status>
      </Companion>
      <Companion>
        <Biennium>string</Biennium>
        <BillId>string</BillId>
        <Status>string</Status>
      </Companion>
    </Companions>
  </Legislation>
  <Legislation>
    <StateFiscalNote>boolean</StateFiscalNote>
    <LocalFiscalNote>boolean</LocalFiscalNote>
    <Appropriations>boolean</Appropriations>
    <RequestedByGovernor>boolean</RequestedByGovernor>
    <RequestedByBudgetCommittee>boolean</RequestedByBudgetCommittee>
    <RequestedByDepartment>boolean</RequestedByDepartment>
    <RequestedByOther>boolean</RequestedByOther>
    <ShortDescription>string</ShortDescription>
    <Request>string</Request>
    <IntroducedDate>dateTime</IntroducedDate>
    <CurrentStatus>
      <BillId>string</BillId>
      <HistoryLine>string</HistoryLine>
      <ActionDate>dateTime</ActionDate>
      <AmendedByOppositeBody>boolean</AmendedByOppositeBody>
      <PartialVeto>boolean</PartialVeto>
      <Veto>boolean</Veto>
      <AmendmentsExist>boolean</AmendmentsExist>
      <Status>string</Status>
    </CurrentStatus>
    <Sponsor>string</Sponsor>
    <PrimeSponsorID>int</PrimeSponsorID>
    <LongDescription>string</LongDescription>
    <LegalTitle>string</LegalTitle>
    <Companions>
      <Companion>
        <Biennium>string</Biennium>
        <BillId>string</BillId>
        <Status>string</Status>
      </Companion>
      <Companion>
        <Biennium>string</Biennium>
        <BillId>string</BillId>
        <Status>string</Status>
      </Companion>
    </Companions>
  </Legislation>
</ArrayOfLegislation>

Parameter	Value
biennium:
billNumber: