Skip to content
counselcitecounselcite
    • StudentsFree for students. We've all been there.
    • Law firmsCheck a document before it is filed.
    • GovernmentFor courts, agencies and public defenders.
  • Case checker
  • Format checker
  • Pricing
  • About
  • Blog
Sign inCheck a document
  • Students
  • Law firms
  • Government
  • Case checker
  • Format checker
  • Pricing
  • About
  • Blog
  • Sign in
  • Check a document
counselcitecounselcite

Citation review for court filings and law-review articles, checked against the Bluebook and the public court record.

Product

  • Check a document
  • Case citation checker
  • Pricing
  • How it works
  • Case record
  • Rule library

Who it's for

  • Students
  • Law firms
  • Courts and agencies

Company

  • About
  • Blog
  • Contact

Legal

  • Terms of service
  • Privacy policy
  • Security

© 2026 Counselcite. Not affiliated with the Bluebook or its publishers.

Bluebook is a registered trademark of the Columbia Law Review Association, the Harvard Law Review Association, the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and The Yale Law Journal.

Citation rules/Legislative materials/13.2 Bills and Resolutions

Abbreviate the legislative body

Error2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

State bill and resolution citations name the legislative body in the abbreviated form the tables give it, such as "Assemb." for Assembly or "Leg." for Legislature.1

Check a document
  1. 1R. 13.2(c) State bills and resolutions; T9 Legislative Documents. Tables: T6 Case Names and Institutional Authors in Citations; T10 Geographical Terms.
  2. 2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not it.
NextAdd the bill or resolution number

More in 13.2 Bills and Resolutions

  1. Abbreviate the legislative body
  2. Add the bill or resolution number
  3. Add the legislative session
  4. Add the number of the Congress
  5. Add the state to the parenthetical
  6. Add the year of publication
  7. Remove “(enacted)”
  8. Use the abbreviation for the house
  9. Use the Congress number with its suffix

Back to Legislative materials

More in 13.2 Bills and Resolutions

  1. Abbreviate the legislative body
  2. Add the bill or resolution number
  3. Add the legislative session
  4. Add the number of the Congress
  5. Add the state to the parenthetical
  6. Add the year of publication
  7. Remove “(enacted)”
  8. Use the abbreviation for the house
  9. Use the Congress number with its suffix

Back to Legislative materials

Sign inCheck a document
  • Sign in
  • Check a document