新修改的《中华人民共和国立法法》对限制和规范地方权力,填补地方在城乡建设与管理、历史文化保护、环境保护等领域立法不足,理顺中央和地方事权、推进国家治理体系和治理能力现代化,解决地方发展面临的各类问题作用甚大。文章就当前设区市行使立法权可能存在的立法的科学性不够、民主性不够、所立之法没有地方特色、操作性不强、部门利益法制化、立法能力欠缺等问题进行了叙述,最后从加强党的领导、提高立法科学性、提高公众参与度、提高立法能力等方面提出设区市行使好立法权的建议。研究设区市行使立法权的问题无疑对指导设区市的立法工作有不可忽视的理论和现实价值。 The newly revised “Legislation Law of the People’s Republic of China” has the effect of restricting and standardizing local powers, filling in the lack of local legislation in the areas of urban and rural construction and management, historical and cultural protection and environmental protection, rationalizing the power of the central and local governments, and promoting the state governing system and governance capacity Modernization and solving various problems facing local development are of great significance. The article on the current legislative exercise of the legislative powers of cities and districts may exist in the lack of scientific science, democracy is not enough, the law is not established by the local characteristics of the operation is not strong, the legalization of departmental interests, lack of legislative capacity and other issues described, the last From the aspects of strengthening the party’s leadership, improving the scientific nature of legislation, increasing the public participation, and improving the legislative capacity, it is proposed that the city and district should exercise their legislative right. Studying the issue of the exercise of legislative power by a prefectural and municipal government will undoubtedly have theoretical and practical values ​​that can not be ignored in guiding the legislative work of the municipalities.