Find and Track California Bills:
The full text of bills, resolutions, and constitutional amendments, and their status, history, votes, analyses, and veto messages are available.
Begin here:
Bill Information (1993 - current) : LegInfo [Legislative Counsel of California]
Bill Search (1993 - current) : [California State Legislature]
Bill Information (1993 - current) : [California State Senate]
Bill Subscription Information :
After you have located the Bill that you are looking for, you can subscribe to it. A Bill subscription will allow you to receive email updates regarding the status of any particular Bill.
publications:
Digest of Legislation (California. Senate. Office of Senate Floor Analyses)
paper: 1985 - current (cal doc L551 S53)
online: 1995 - current
Legislative Highlights (California. Senate. Office of Research)
paper: 1993 - current (cal doc L553 L43)
online: 1997 - current
Daily File:
The Daily
File is produced by the Assembly and Senate containing the
Officers of the respective houses, the Order of Business, the
tentative schedule for the entire legislative session, the bills
that are scheduled to be heard on the floor and during committee
hearings.
Legislative Index:
The Legislative
Index provides a subject matter index of all legislative measures
for the current legislative session.
available online (1881-2001) : California State Assembly Chief Clerk
Legislative index in Meriam Library:
paper: cal doc L505 I4 (1973 - current)
m-fiche: Microform Collection (1965-2002)
Assembly
& Senate Daily Journals:
Assembly
Daily Journal: (1995 - current ) is the official record of business that has
been transacted in the Assembly on a daily basis. This publication
shows all roll call votes, notes parliamentary motions, lists
bill introductions, and records any other official actions taken
by the Assembly.
Senate
Daily Journal: (December 2004 - current ) contains the proceedings of the Senate. These
proceedings include: the title of each measure considered, vote
results, messages from the Governor and Assembly, reports from
Senate committees and other agencies as required by law, and the
contents of petitions, memorials, or other papers presented to
and authorized by the Senate.
California State Assembly Chief Clerk : Assembly & Senate Journals are available online (1849 - 1997)
Bound Journals in Meriam Library:
paper: cal doc L505 J7a/s (1850 - current )
Assembly
& Senate Histories:
Assembly and Senate
Histories are publications that gives a comprehensive list of
all actions taken on every bill.
After you select a specific Senate Bill (SB) or Assembly Bill (AB), then select "History"
Bill Information (1993 - current) : LegInfo [Legislative Counsel of California]
Bill Search (1993 - current) : [California State Legislature]
Bill Information (1993 - current) : [California Senate]
Search Assembly Weekly History by date : 1995 - current
California State Assembly Chief Clerk : Assembly and Senate Final Histories are available online (1881-2001)
Assembly & Senate Final Histories available in Meriam Library:
paper: cal doc L505 H5a/s (1961 -current )
m-fiche: Microform Collection (1981 - current)
Assembly
and Senate Calendars:
California State Assembly, Office of the Chief Clerk --> select --> Legislative Calendar
Senate
Legislative Calendar
Tables of Sections
Affected:
Tables
of Sections Affected provides an index of each section of
the Constitution, codes and uncodified laws affected by measures
introduced. The table is arranged by codes and the Constitution
listed in alphabetical order. Uncodified laws are listed at the
end of the table under the heading Statutes Other Than Codes.
References to Budget Items appear in a separate section following
Statutes Other Than Codes.
California State Assembly Chief Clerk : available online (1881-2001) (often published with the Legislative Index)
Table of Sections Affected (published with the Legislative Index) in Meriam Library:
paper: cal doc L505 I4 (1973 - current)
Legislative
Process:
general guides:
Citizens
Guide to the Legislative Process (Calif. State Capitol Museum)
California's
Legislature (Legislative Counsel)
Guide
to the Legislative Process (Calif. State Senate)
Legislsative
Process (California State Assembly)
bill charts:
How a Bill Becomes a Law : [pdf chart] (Legislative Research Inc.)
Life
Cycle of Legislation : From Idea Into Law (pdf chart) [California Assembly Clerk]
Life
Cycle of a Bill (Calif. State Capitol Museum)
glossaries:
Glossary
of Legislative Terms (Senate)
Glossary
of Legislative Terms (Assembly)
Glossary
of Legislative Terms (www.legislature.ca.gov)
California Legislative
Histories:
see: Meriam Library -- California
Legislative History (Meriam Library, Gov Docs)
California Legislature: Past and Present (Calif. State Capitol
Museum)
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find California legislators from the past by county or date since 1849
Other Bill /
Legislative Research:
California's Legislative
Portal : FAQs
The
Legislative Analyst's Office
(LAO) provides independent, nonpartisan analysis, research,
and advice to the Legislature on fiscal and policy issues.
The California
Research Bureau (CRB) provides nonpartisan research services
to the Governor and his staff, to both houses of the legislature,
and to other state elected officials.
The Senate
Office of Research (SOR) develops public-policy initiatives
for the California State Senate.
The California State Archives - Legislative Resources will photocopy their copies of older bills and related materials.
Legislative
Document Archives:
The Legislative
Document Archives [California State Assembly Chief Clerk] contains historical archives of --
Assembly
Journals (1849 - 1997)
Histories and Indexes (1881 - 2001)
Statutes
(1850 - 1995)
California
Bill Information in Meriam Library: California
Bills:
NO paper holdings in Meriam Library
m-fiche: Microform Collection (1961- 2004)
Legislative index:
paper: cal doc L505 I4 (1973 - current)
m-fiche: Microform Collection (1965 - current)
Assembly or Senate History:
paper: cal doc L505 H5a/s (1961 - current)
m-fiche: Microform Collection (1981 - current)
Senate or Assembly Journal & Appendices (Appendices published
through 1970)
paper: cal doc L505 J7a/s (1850 - current)
Table of Sections Affected (published with the Legislative Index)
paper: cal doc L505 I4 (1973 - current)
Digest of Legislation[ formerly:
Digest of Significant Legislation]
(California. Senate. Office of Senate Floor Analyses)
paper: cal doc L551 S53 (1985 - current)
Legislative Highlights [formerly: Highlights of Legislative Accomplishments] (California. Senate. Office of Research)
paper: cal doc L553 L43 (1993 - current)
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