SessionLawService


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GetBillByChapterNumber

Returns Bill information for a chapter.
Exception thrown for invalid year or when no legislation found.
Expects year in the format: YYYY. Session is the SessionCode (0=Regular Session, 1=1st Special Session, etc.).

Test

To test the operation using the HTTP POST protocol, click the 'Invoke' button.
Parameter Value
year:
session:
chapterNumber:

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 /sessionlawservice.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/GetBillByChapterNumber"

<?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>
    <GetBillByChapterNumber xmlns="http://WSLWebServices.leg.wa.gov/">
      <year>int</year>
      <session>int</session>
      <chapterNumber>int</chapterNumber>
    </GetBillByChapterNumber>
  </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>
    <GetBillByChapterNumberResponse xmlns="http://WSLWebServices.leg.wa.gov/">
      <GetBillByChapterNumberResult>
        <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>
      </GetBillByChapterNumberResult>
    </GetBillByChapterNumberResponse>
  </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 /sessionlawservice.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>
    <GetBillByChapterNumber xmlns="http://WSLWebServices.leg.wa.gov/">
      <year>int</year>
      <session>int</session>
      <chapterNumber>int</chapterNumber>
    </GetBillByChapterNumber>
  </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>
    <GetBillByChapterNumberResponse xmlns="http://WSLWebServices.leg.wa.gov/">
      <GetBillByChapterNumberResult>
        <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>
      </GetBillByChapterNumberResult>
    </GetBillByChapterNumberResponse>
  </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 /sessionlawservice.asmx/GetBillByChapterNumber?year=string&session=string&chapterNumber=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"?>
<Legislation xmlns="http://WSLWebServices.leg.wa.gov/">
  <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>

HTTP POST

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

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

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

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Legislation xmlns="http://WSLWebServices.leg.wa.gov/">
  <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>