"Include the name of the bill (if relevant)." however, as you can see, some titles can be fairly unwieldy. 137) See: Cornell Legal Information Institute, Basic Legal Citation, § 4-500.State Abbreviations
Parenthetically indicate the name of the state, abbreviated according to Table T10, and the year of enactment (for an enacted bill or resolution) or the year of publication (for an unenacted bill or resolution." (The Bluebook, 2020, p.and the number of designation of the legislative session.the number of the legislative body, or if not numbered, the year of the body),.the name of the legislative body, abbreviated according to tables T6, T9, and T10* (The Bluebook, 2020).When citing state bills and resolutions, include. Remember: Your primary concern is to clearly communicate the citation so that your reader can locate it. Your library may have a copy in their Reference section. Each state has a different numbering system and slightly different governmental bodies.The Bluebook uses a fairly detailed set of abbreviations for state legistative documents. The section below concerns unenacted bills, reports, and hearings from state legislative bodies.Ĭiting state legislative documents can be complicated. The Publication Manual of the APA does not specifically address citing state legislative documents.įor material not specifically covered in the Publication Manual, the APA refers users to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation.
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