How to Use legislation in a Sentence

legislation

noun

• They passed new state legislation this week.
• One of the important functions of government is legislation.
• More legislation is needed on this matter.
• Two new pieces of legislation are being considered.
• She introduced legislation for protecting the environment.
• Certain animals are protected under state legislation.
• That’s in part due to a piece of decades-old legislation.
  — Darian Woods, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
• This legislation is one of a kind.
  — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 22 Feb. 2026
• Here's how the legislation would work.
  — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 14 May 2026
• But landlord groups say the legislation goes too far.
  — Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
• But such legislation is still quite far from passing.
  — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
• Too much of what comes out of Boise is legislation in search of a problem.
  — Rose Evans may 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
• Of course, this speaks to why legislation is the worst way to try to force a market outcome.
  — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
• This was never the intent of the legislation that has been passed.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
• Please keep this in mind with the Graham legislation top of mind.
  — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
• That can be changed only with new legislation.
  — Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
• Pringle said he was not involved in adding the new guidelines to the legislation and did not know who was.
  — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 14 Aug. 2023
• While the legislation failed to advance this year, the debate didn’t end there.
  — Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026
• This is where the three wishes end—and the legislation begins.
  — Alia Noor, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
• This time, the legislation failed.
  — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
• How does the new legislation address this?
  — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 25 June 2026
• That can only be changed with legislation.
  — ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
• Frye welcomed the Ward legislation the city had sought.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
• The intent of the legislation was clear, Rubel said.
  — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
• Now, that legislation must be approved by the House.
  — Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
• But, there were also a number of changes in the new legislation that was revised this week.
  — Trey Wallace, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
• The legislation calls for children who need to contact their parents or guardians to use a school phone.
  — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
• This wouldn’t be the first time White has had a hand in moving legislation forward.
  — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 14 May 2026
• But the legislation could be a longshot to advance.
  — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 28 May 2026
• But in her letter, Ghio said one piece of legislation would not be enough to fix the problem.
  — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026