Enactment requires completion of all constitutional and legal requirements for the legislation to become binding law.
- Standard legislation requiring executive approval: final passage by all required legislative bodies, executive signature OR becoming law despite executive inaction OR successful veto override, and satisfaction of any required waiting periods
- Legislation not requiring executive approval: final passage and completion of required waiting periods
- Constitutional amendments: passage with required supermajorities and completion of ratification processes
- Executive orders: official signature, publication in official government records, and legal effectiveness
The following do NOT constitute enactment:
- Legislative passage without completed executive action
- Passage by only some required bodies
- Provisional passage
- Non-binding resolutions
- Draft orders
Enactment occurs when all requirements are completed, regardless of pending judicial challenges.