LegislationService
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GetLegislationIntroducedSince
Returns detailed legislation information on all bills introduced since the date given. 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.
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/GetLegislationIntroducedSince" <?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> <GetLegislationIntroducedSince xmlns="http://WSLWebServices.leg.wa.gov/"> <sinceDate>dateTime</sinceDate> </GetLegislationIntroducedSince> </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> <GetLegislationIntroducedSinceResponse xmlns="http://WSLWebServices.leg.wa.gov/"> <GetLegislationIntroducedSinceResult> <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> </GetLegislationIntroducedSinceResult> </GetLegislationIntroducedSinceResponse> </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> <GetLegislationIntroducedSince xmlns="http://WSLWebServices.leg.wa.gov/"> <sinceDate>dateTime</sinceDate> </GetLegislationIntroducedSince> </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> <GetLegislationIntroducedSinceResponse xmlns="http://WSLWebServices.leg.wa.gov/"> <GetLegislationIntroducedSinceResult> <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> </GetLegislationIntroducedSinceResult> </GetLegislationIntroducedSinceResponse> </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/GetLegislationIntroducedSince?sinceDate=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/GetLegislationIntroducedSince HTTP/1.1 Host: wslwebservices.leg.wa.gov Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded Content-Length: length sinceDate=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>