Template:Infobox legislation/doc

Usage

{{{short_title}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{imagesize}}}|alt={{{imagealt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
{{{legislature}}}
{{{long_title}}}
Citation	{{{citation}}}
Territorial extent	{{{territorial_extent}}}
Considered by	{{{considered_by}}}
Enacted by	{{{enacted_by}}}
Date passed	{{{date_passed}}}
Date enacted	{{{date_enacted}}}
Enacted by	{{{enacted_by2}}}
Date passed	{{{date_passed2}}}
Date enacted	{{{date_enacted2}}}
Date assented to	{{{date_assented}}}
Date of Royal Assent	{{{royal_assent}}}
Date signed	{{{date_signed}}}
Signed by	{{{signed_by}}}
Date commenced	{{{date_commenced}}}
Date effective	{{{date_effective}}}
Date of expiry	{{{date_of_expiry}}}
Date repealed	{{{date_repealed}}}
Administered by	{{{administered_by}}}
Legislative history
Bill introduced in the {{{enacted_by}}}	{{{bill}}}
Bill citation	{{{bill_citation}}}
Bill published on	{{{bill_date}}}
Introduced by	{{{introduced_by}}}
First reading	{{{1st_reading}}}
Second reading	{{{2nd_reading}}}
Third reading	{{{3rd_reading}}}
Conference committee bill passed	{{{conf_committee_passed}}}
Committee report	{{{committee_report}}}
Bill introduced in the {{{enacted_by2}}}	{{{bill2}}}
Bill citation	{{{bill_citation2}}}
Bill published on	{{{bill_date2}}}
Introduced by	{{{introduced_by2}}}
First reading	{{{1st_reading2}}}
Second reading	{{{2nd_reading2}}}
Third reading	{{{3rd_reading2}}}
Conference committee bill passed	{{{conf_committee_passed2}}}
Committee report	{{{committee_report2}}}
Date passed by conference committee	{{{date_conf_committee}}}
White paper	{{{white_paper}}}
Amends
{{{amendments}}}
Repealing legislation
{{{repeals}}}
Related legislation
{{{related_legislation}}}
Summary
{{{summary}}}
Keywords
{{{keywords}}}
Status: Unknown

This template summarizes information about a piece of legislation or a bill. It is designed to be generic so that it can be used for the bills, statutes and subsidiary legislation (delegated legislation) of any jurisdiction. If you have suggestions as to how the template may be improved, please leave a message on the talk page.

Commonly used parameters

{{Infobox legislation
|short_title         = 
|legislature         = 
|image               = 
|imagesize           = 
|imagealt            = 
|caption             = 
|long_title          = 
|citation            = 
|enacted_by          = 
|date_enacted        = 
|date_passed         = 
|enacted_by2         = 
|date_enacted2       = 
|date_passed2        = 
|date_assented       = 
|royal_assent        = 
|date_commenced      = 
|bill                = 
|bill_citation       = 
|bill_date           = 
|introduced_by       = 
|1st_reading         = 
|2nd_reading         = 
|3rd_reading         = 
|committee_report    = 
|bill2               = 
|bill_citation2      = 
|bill_date2          = 
|introduced_by2      = 
|1st_reading2        = 
|2nd_reading2        = 
|3rd_reading2        = 
|committee_report2   = 
|white_paper         = 
|amendments          = 
|repeals             = 
|related_legislation = 
|summary             = 
|keywords            = 
|status              = 
}}

All available parameters

{{Infobox legislation
|short_title            = 
|legislature            = 
|image                  = 
|imagesize              = 
|imagealt               = 
|caption                = 
|long_title             = 
|citation               = 
|territorial_extent     = 
|considered_by          =
|enacted_by             = 
|date_enacted           = 
|date_passed            = 
|enacted_by2            = 
|date_enacted2          = 
|date_passed2           = 
|date_assented          = 
|royal_assent           = 
|date_signed            = 
|signed_by              = 
|date_commenced         = 
|date_effective         =
|date_of_expiry         = 
|date_repealed          = 
|administered_by        = 
|bill                   = 
|bill_citation          = 
|bill_date              = 
|introduced_by          = 
|1st_reading            = 
|2nd_reading            = 
|3rd_reading            = 
|conf_committee_passed  = 
|committee_report       = 
|bill2                  = 
|bill_citation2         = 
|bill_date2             = 
|introduced_by2         = 
|1st_reading2           = 
|2nd_reading2           = 
|3rd_reading2           = 
|conf_committee_passed2 = 
|committee_report2      = 
|date_conf_committee    = 
|white_paper            = 
|amendments             = 
|repeals                = 
|related_legislation    = 
|summary                = 
|keywords               = 
|status                 = 
}}

Parameters

This infobox takes a number of parameters, which are all optional:

Parameter	Description
Basic information
short_title	The short title of the legislation, which should preferably be the same as the article title. If the parameter is left blank or omitted, the article name is used.
image	An image to represent the person or institution that enacted the legislation, such as a coat of arms, a seal or a photograph of a building. Type the name of the image without the "File:" prefix and do not wikilink it. If you omit this parameter, the template automatically displays an image according to the scheme at {{Infobox legislation/images}}.
imagesize	The width of the image in pixels (px), particularly if it is less than 180 px. Type the number without the "px" suffix ("150", not "150px"). If this parameter is left blank or omitted, the image size defaults to 180 px.
imagealt	Alt text for the image. For more information, see "Wikipedia:Alternative text for images".
caption	A caption for the image. Terms in the caption can be wikilinked, if desired.
legislature	The name of the legislature that enacted the legislation. You only need to use this parameter if the legislature of the jurisdiction in question is bicameral, and you wish to state its name rather than just the names of the upper house (or senate) and lower house, which can be specified using |enacted_by= and |enacted_by2=. If you have used |enacted_by= and |enacted_by2= and wish to have the template automatically link to an image representing the legislature, you will need to specify the name of the legislature using |legislature=.
long_title	The long title of the legislation.
citation	The citation of the legislation. If the legislation is available online, use a citation template where available to generate an external link automatically, or else create a link manually. If the citation uses square brackets, replace them with [ and ] when putting them inside an external link.
territorial_extent	The territorial area to which the legislation extends or applies. If possible provide a wikilink.
enacted_by	The name of the person or institution that enacted the legislation. Wikilink the name to a Wikipedia article about the person or institution, if there is one. To cause the template to automatically display an image representing the person or institution, such as a coat of arms, a seal or a photograph of a building, enter the name of the person or institution as shown at {{Infobox legislation/images}}. In a bicameral jurisdiction, use this parameter to specify the legislative chamber that initiated the legislation.
date_enacted date_passed	The date the legislation was enacted or passed. Select either |date_enacted= or |date_passed= depending on whether the term enacted or passed is customarily used in the jurisdiction. In line with "Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)#Linking and autoformatting of dates", do not wikilink dates.
enacted_by2 date_enacted2 date_passed2	In a bicameral legislature, use these parameters to specify the name of the legislative chamber that considered the legislation after it was initiated by the other chamber, and the date when the second chamber enacted or passed the legislation.
date_assented royal_assent date_signed signed_by	Use one of the following: |date_assented= – to indicate the date when a head of state or his or her representative gives formal assent to the legislation. |royal_assent= – to indicate the date when a constitutional monarch gives Royal Assent to legislation. |date_signed= and |signed_by= – to indicate the date when a president (e.g., the President of the United States) or a state governor (e.g., the governor of one of the US states signs a piece of legislation, and the signer's identity. Do not use parameter(s) from two or three of the above categories together.
date_commenced date_effective	The date when the legislation commenced (came into force), or became effective as law. Use the parameter that corresponds to the term customary in the jurisdiction, not both the parameters.
Legislation history
bill	The name of the bill that was eventually enacted. Wikilink the name to an article about the bill, if there is one. In a bicameral jurisdiction, use this parameter to state the name of the bill that was introduced by the legislative chamber that initiated the legislation.
bill_citation	The citation of the bill. If the bill is available online, create an external link to it. If the citation uses square brackets, replace them with [ and ] when putting them inside an external link.
bill_date	The date when the bill was published.
introduced_by	The name of the legislator who introduced the bill.
1st_reading 2nd_reading 3rd_reading	The dates of the first, second and third readings of the bill in the legislature. If the legislative debates are available online, create external links to them.
conf_committee_passed	The date when the legislative chamber of a bicameral legislature that introduced a bill passed the version of the bill passed by a conference committee.
committee_report	The name of a report issued by a legislative committee about the bill that was eventually enacted. If the report is available online, create an external link to it.
bill2 bill_citation2 bill_date2 introduced_by2 1st_reading2 2nd_reading2 3rd_reading2 conf_committee_passed2 committee_report2	In a bicameral legislature, use these parameters to specify information about the bill that was considered in one chamber after it was passed by the other chamber.
date_conf_committee	The date when a conference committee passed a bill. This parameter should be used together with |conf_committee_passed= and |conf_committee_passed2= – use these parameters to indicate the dates when the upper and lower legislative chambers passed the version of the bill passed by the conference committee.
white_paper	The name of a white paper relating to the legislation. If the white paper is available online, create an external link to it.
amendments	The citations of any notable amendments to the legislation. If the texts of the amendments are available online, create external links to them.
repealing_legislation	The citations of any notable legislation repealing parts or previous versions of the legislation. If the texts of the repealing legislation are available online, create external links to them.
related_legislation	The names and citations of any related pieces of legislation. Where possible, link the name of a related piece of legislation to a Wikipedia article about it, and link the citation to an external website containing the text of the related legislation.
summary	A very brief summary of the subjects that the legislation deals with.
keywords	A list of keywords that describe the legal issues dealt with by the legislation. List keywords alphabetically, separate them with commas, and link them to appropriate Wikipedia articles wherever possible; for example, "[[Bailment]], [[common carrier]], [[negligence]], [[strict liability]]".
Status
status	The status of the bill or legislation. The possible values are: pending not passed current not yet in force not fully in force halted in force amended expired repealed spent struck down If some value other than the ones above is given to |status=, "Unknown" is displayed.

Examples

Statute

Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act
An Act to make temporary provisions for the maintenance of public order, the control of supplies by sea to Singapore, and the prevention of strikes and lock-outs in essential services
Citation	Ordinance No. 26 of 1955, now Cap. 67, 2000 Rev. Ed.
Territorial extent	Whole of Singapore
Enacted by	Legislative Assembly of Singapore
Date enacted	22 September 1955
Date commenced	21 October 1955
Legislative history
Bill published on	31 August 1955
Introduced by	Chief Secretary William Allmond Codrington Goode
First reading	18 August 1955
Second reading	22 September 1955
Third reading	22 September 1955
Status: In force

{{Infobox legislation
|short_title        = Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act
|long_title         = An Act to make temporary provisions for the maintenance of public order, the control of supplies by sea to Singapore, and the prevention of strikes and lock-outs in essential services
|citation           = Ordinance No. 26 of 1955, now {{Singapore Statute|cap=67|ed=2000}}
|territorial_extent = Whole of [[Singapore]]
|enacted_by         = [[Legislative Assembly of Singapore]]
|date_enacted       = 22 September 1955
|date_commenced     = 21 October 1955
|bill_date          = 31 August 1955
|introduced_by      = Chief Secretary [[William Allmond Codrington Goode]]
|1st_reading        = 18 August 1955
|2nd_reading        = 22 September 1955
|3rd_reading        = 22 September 1955
|status             = in force
}}

Bill

Naval Aid Bill
An Act to authorize measures for increasing the effective naval forces of the Empire.
Considered by	Parliament of Canada
Legislative history
Introduced by	Robert Borden
First reading	December 5, 1912
Third reading	May 15, 1913
Status: Not passed

{{Infobox legislation
|short_title   = Naval Aid Bill
|long_title    = An Act to authorize measures for increasing the effective naval forces of the Empire. 
|considered_by = [[Parliament of Canada]]
|introduced_by = [[Robert Borden]]
|1st_reading   = December 5, 1912
|3rd_reading   = May 15, 1913
|status        = Not passed
}}

Technical information

The |image= parameter in the template contains (with slight modifications) the following function:

{{#invoke:InfoboxImage|InfoboxImage|image={{#if:{{{image|}}}
  |{{{image}}}
  |{{Infobox legislation/images
     |image={{ifempty|{{{legislature|}}}|{{{considered_by|}}}|{{{enacted_by|}}}}}
     |date={{{date_enacted|}}} 
    }}
  }}|size={{{imagesize|}}}|sizedefault=frameless|alt={{{imagealt|}}}}}

The function does the following tasks:

• If the parameter |image= is used in the template, that image is displayed.
• If |image= is not used, a check is done to see if the value of |legislature= or |enacted_by= is listed in {{Infobox legislation/images}}. If the result is blank, then no image is displayed. If the result is an image file (the coat of arms or seal, or a photograph of a building representing the person or institution that enacted the legislation), then the image file is displayed. {{Infobox legislation/images}} can be tweaked to display different images depending on the date when the legislation was decided – for help with this, leave a message on the talk page.
• If a value is specified for |imagesize=, the image is given that width; otherwise the image width defaults to "frameless".
• In either case the image is given alt text specified by |imagealt=.

JackLee came up with the first version of this function for {{Infobox court case}}, but thanks are due to Chris Cunningham for coming up with a cleaner solution that works better.

See also

• {{Infobox EU legislation}}
• {{Infobox UK legislation}}
• {{Infobox U.S. legislation}}
• {{Infobox U.S. Presidential Document}} (for Presidential Documents that are not passed through the legislature, e.g. Executive Orders, memoranda)