If legislatures will not pass the law, do not give up. You need to work on petitioning and try again next year.
Laws enacted by local legislatures are called ordinances.
Ordinances.
appointed legislatures
No
Civil laws passed by state legislatures are called public acts or civil law statutes.
Statute
"Statutory" Law is enacted by Legislatures
In some states, this can be done with a public referendum, also sometimes called a ballot initiative, plebiscite or ballot question.
It carries out laws
The citizens (male) met in assembly and voted to accept or reject eash law.
State laws are passed by the individual state legislatures, federal law is passed by the US Congress.
Judges don't make laws, governments legislatures do.