# About Legislation Index

> Index to Legislation of Six US States

Source: https://wiki.powersofattorney.com/aboutmap · Updated 1 February 2023

- [The **Legislation Index cross-references the legislation of** the six (6) greater states (**CA, TX, NY, FL, IL & PA**)](https://wiki.powersofattorney.com/aboutmap#about-the-legislation-index)
- [The **Legislation Index** contains some **abbreviations**](https://wiki.powersofattorney.com/aboutmap#abbreviations-omissions-content)

## About The Legislation Index

The [Legislation Index](https://wiki.powersofattorney.com/legislationmap) rough indexes the primary [legislation](https://wiki.powersofattorney.com/legislation#the-legislation-governs-powers-of-attorney-for-persons) governing *Powers of Attorney* in [Six (6) Greater States](https://wiki.powersofattorney.com/introduction#ca-tx-ny-fl-il-and-pa).

By bringing together the sections in the [legislation](https://wiki.powersofattorney.com/legislation#the-legislation-governs-powers-of-attorney-for-persons) of each of the [Six (6) Greater States](https://wiki.powersofattorney.com/introduction#ca-tx-ny-fl-il-and-pa) that deal with similar subject matter, it is easier to understand how things work in each of the [Six (6) Greater States](https://wiki.powersofattorney.com/introduction#ca-tx-ny-fl-il-and-pa).

For example:-

- where one state has not legislated in respect to an issue, the [legislation](https://wiki.powersofattorney.com/legislation#the-legislation-governs-powers-of-attorney-for-persons) of another state may be a good starting point towards understanding how the issue might be approached
- where different states have taken different approaches, comparing their approaches affords insight

The [Legislation Index](https://wiki.powersofattorney.com/legislationmap) is a starting point when identifying comparable provisions, relevant issues and similar, accepting that:-

- it has not been possible to completely cross-reference the [legislation](https://wiki.powersofattorney.com/legislation#the-legislation-governs-powers-of-attorney-for-persons)
- the [Legislation Index](https://wiki.powersofattorney.com/legislationmap) can only ever be a starting point, from which a person can undertake their own further research
- the [Legislation Index](https://wiki.powersofattorney.com/legislationmap) is incomplete and may contain errors

> Posting of recommended edits to the [Legislation Index](https://wiki.powersofattorney.com/legislationmap) through the Comments feature of this Wiki is welcome.

## Abbreviations, Omissions & Content

In the [Legislation Index](https://wiki.powersofattorney.com/legislationmap), the acronym "NEP" stands for “no equivalent provision”.

A blank space indicates that an exhaustive review to ascertain if the [legislation](https://wiki.powersofattorney.com/legislation#the-legislation-governs-powers-of-attorney-for-persons) contains a relevant provision is yet to take place.