A state’s legislative branch

The first step in the legislative process is the introduction of a bill to Congress. The first step in the legislative process is the introduction of a bill to Congress

Explanation:

The legislative branch derives the power to make laws from the Constitution. In addition to the law making function, legislative branch is also responsible for establishing the government's budget, confirming executive appointments, ratifying treaties, impeaching and removing from office, members of the executive and judiciary.

in an absolute  monarchy, the  monarchrules as an autocrat, with absolutepower  over the state and government — for example, the right to rule by decree, promulgate laws, and impose punishments. the  monarch isnominally sovereign but the electorate, through their legislature, exercise political sovereignty.