What is the difference between an act and a bill?

Answer 1

An "Act" is a "... written ordinance of Parliament, Congress, etc." whereas a law is "a rule or system of rules recognized by a country or community as regulating the actions of its members and enforced by the imposition of penalties." Acts are made by the consensus between the two parts of a bicameral legislature for example, a law however may (for example in the United Kingdom) be made by an "enabling act" allowing a government minister to make sets of rules sometimes compiled with experts in the field, impractiable to do in Parliament. An advantage of delegated legislation are that it can include local laws for local people. One disadvantage however is that it is not democratic and so are usually repealed after an Act of Parliament is made. An "Act" is an action made by a legislature, a "law" is a wider term for any rules of governance

Answer 2

Statutes are a subset of Law. Laws that are passed by the legislative branch become law and they are found in statute books.

The judicial branch interprets statutes, on appeal, and the interpretations become "case law". Case law can be found in the appellate court's case books, called "Reports." People are required to obey both statutory and case law as they are the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are enacted and interpreted.

Answer 3

An Act is a statute, Law, or a decision by a legislative or judicial body such as an Act of Congress.

A Bill is a legislative proposal offered for debate before its enactment. A statute in draft before it becomes the law.

Answer 4

Once the president signs the bill , it becomes a law.
A bill is a proposal for a new Law, Once it is voted on & accepted & signed it becomes a law.

Answer 5

What's the difference between legislation, laws, and statutes?

Answer 6

Oftentimes, yes. For example, the Smokey Bear Act of 1952 protects Smokey Bear's name and image. It's a US federal law.

Answer 7

An act is official copy of a law that has been passed by a legislator. A rule is simply a set of guidelines to follow to govern conduct.