get-bill-data.py

import os
import json
import requests
import sys

# NOTE: 2023 and older use this endpoint

# 2023 API URL and headers
# def fetch_bills(session_id):
# bills_url = "https://api.legmt.gov/archive/v1/bills/search?limit=9999&offset=0"
# headers = {
#     "Accept": "application/json, text/plain, */*",
#     "Content-Type": "application/json",
#     "Origin": "https://bills.legmt.gov",
#     "Referer": "https://bills.legmt.gov/",
# }

# --- 2025 API is different --- 

def fetch_bills(session_id):
    bills_url = "https://api.legmt.gov/bills/v1/bills/search?includeCounts=true&sort=billType.code,desc&sort=billNumber,asc&sort=draft.draftNumber,asc&limit=9999&offset=0"
    headers = {
        "Accept": "application/json, text/plain, */*",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Origin": "https://bills.legmt.gov",
        "Referer": "https://bills.legmt.gov/",
    }

    # Wrap session_id in a list, use format that for some reason changed
    payload = {"sessionIds": [session_id]}

    response = requests.post(bills_url, json=payload, headers=headers)
    if response.status_code == 200:
        return response.json()
    else:
        print(f"Failed to fetch bills. HTTP Status Code: {response.status_code}")
        print(f"Response: {response.text}")
        return None

if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
        print("Usage: python get-bill-data.py <session_id>")
        sys.exit(1)

    # Get session_id from command-line arguments
    session_id = int(sys.argv[1])

    # Create downloads directory if it doesn't exist
    downloads_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "downloads")
    os.makedirs(downloads_dir, exist_ok=True)

    # Fetch bills data
    bills_data = fetch_bills(session_id)
    if bills_data is not None:
        # Save bills to downloads folder
        output_file = os.path.join(downloads_dir, f"raw-{session_id}-bills.json")
        with open(output_file, "w") as bills_file:
            json.dump(bills_data, bills_file, indent=4)
        print(f"Bills data saved to '{output_file}'.")
    else:
        print("No data to save.")