"positive legislation" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to laws, policies, or other regulations that have a positive effect or purpose. For example, "The government passed positive legislation to protect the environment."
Most of our lawmakers are focused on productive and positive legislation.
They conceived that positive legislation of their demands could be projected into the past by attributing it to popes and kings long dead.
"Although there are still these restrictive bills coming down the pike — that has not gone away — the new trend that we are seeing is positive legislation".
Mr. Miller released his own statement expressing disappointment over the veto and confidence that the Council would override it "and enact positive legislation that speaks to the true meaning and spirit of the term-limits law".
His trade agenda has since expanded to include some positive legislation on the issue.
Meierling said the entries are drafted by ALEC task forces, which consist of legislative and corporate members, and they are meant to be samples of what ALEC considers positive legislation in other states.
He is perhaps best known for his judgment in Somersett's Case (1772), where he held that slavery had no basis in common law and had never been established by positive law (legislation) in England, and therefore was not binding law (although this did not end slave trafficking altogether).
And yes, the improvement as compared to other surveys occurs along a predictable fault line: For the first time, a poll shows Democrats slightly more positive about the legislation (79% say it's a good thing) than Republicans are negative (76% say it's a bad thing).
The relatively positive representation of legislation prohibiting smoking in vehicles carrying children is favourable to policy advocates, and potentially indicative of likely public acceptance of legislation.
One of the few positives in the legislation is that it sets out clearly for the first time the surveillance powers available to the intelligence services and the police.
The high compliance rates are testament to bar workers' positive attitudes towards the legislation as they performed the role of 'gate-keepers' in enforcing the legislation within their premises.
