Abstract: The subject of this research is practice of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation applied in legal regulation of lawmaking process. Analysis is conducted on legislation of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation regarding the establishment of their rights to realization of the legislative initiative. The author’s arguments on carrying out the analysis of regional legislation with regards to establishment of a circle of subjects with the right of legislative initiative are grounded on the scholars’ opinion that the status of the subject of realization of legislative initiative is special. The fact of recognition of the subject of lawmaking process as a subject of legislative initiative is a juridical fact bot only for acquisition of the right to introduction of a bill, but also guarantees for participation in lawmaking process of the parliament. Therefore, establishment of a circle of subjects with the right of legislative initiative is crucial in determination of peculiarities of the regional lawmaking process. Application of the general scientific methods of analysis and synthesis, allowed arranging the circle of the subjects of lawmaking process into groups, as well as formulate a conclusion on the specificities of setting rules for the lawmaking process realized in constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The philosophical methods of cognition of legal reality allowed determining the general rules of lawmaking process, summarize the acquired data, and comprehensively examine the research materials. Having analyzed the practice of legal regulation, the author identified the flaws in terminology used in practice of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Recommendations are made to pay closer attention to ambiguity of legislation in some regions of the Russian Federation. A conclusion is formulated on the positive experience that can become an example for other constituent entities of the Russian Federation in setting rules for the lawmaking process.

Abstract: The research subject is the mechanism of legislative initiative implementation. The author studies the problems of lawmaking as a basis for the legislative process in the State Duma and regional legislative bodies of the Russian Federation. The author formulates the following tasks: to identify the lawmaking elements on the stage of legislative initiative development and the mechanisms of their realization. The key component of a draft law idea implementation is the methodology of jurisprudence. The author studies the ways and mechanisms of legal instruments. The application of general scientific research methods helps the author to conclude about distinguishing the lawmaking procedure of legislative initiative into two interrelated stages. The research element of this issue is the absence of a detailed mechanism of legal regulation of law making. The analysis of theoretical and statutory sources allows defining the problems of implementation of a lawmaking mechanism in the process of legislative initiative development. The author outlines the problems of implementation of this type of a lawmaking idea and offers solutions. For example, the decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation as an idea and lawmaking targeting are the first stage of the lawmaking process on the stage of legislative initiative.