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Legislative Web Sites
We've checked these sites so you'll know if a state has the information you are looking for. Some states have full text of bills; others don't; some have status, others don't; some are still in development. Check sites to see if anything new has been added.
Note that it is difficult to search by key word on most sites. You need to know what you are looking for. Your subscription to STATE RECYCLING LAWS UPDATE provides you with that basis to go by, and analysis not available anywhere else on this topic. Please call 301-345-4237 to order.
(Copyright 2001 Raymond Communications Inc. All rights reserved. Raymond Communications makes no guarantee that the information provided is accurate, since many web sites change daily.)
Alabama Legislature
Alaska Legislature
Alaska
Alaska--Statutes (gopher) There are two sites. One needs special software. The other works well. It provides bill status and a list of all bills. Enacted bills are separated from proposed. It's updated weekly.
Arizona
Arizona Legislative Information System (ALIS) Online. Allows user to search for any topic. Full text of bills available but no status or history. Updated regularly.
Arkansas
Allows downloading in either MS Word or WP and searching for specific text. It gives status and full text. Updated regularly
California
Legislative Counsel "Official California Legislative Information"
California Assembly
California Senate
California Bureau of State Audits
California Legislative Analyst's Office Search full text in both current and previous sessions. Is departmentalized. Updated daily.
Colorado
Gives full text, journals, and calendars of upcoming bills. It also gives an amendments status sheet. It's updated regularly.
Connecticut General Assembly
Connecticut Legislative Information--Office of Legislative Management
Connecticut House Republicans
Connecticut Senate Democrats
Connecticut Senate Republicans
Delaware
Delaware House Members
Delaware Senate Members
Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)
Florida Legislature OPPAGA -- The Florida Monitor. Contains information about the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability. Users can get bills, summaries, and status. It gives press releases, lobbyist information, and calendars of upcoming bill hearings. It's updated daily.
University of Florida Office of Government Relations
Georgia General Assembly
Georgia Senate
Georgia Budgetary Responsibility Oversight Committee
Hawaii
Idaho Legislature
Idaho Current Legislation
Illinois
Illinois House Republican Caucus
Indiana - allows bill tracking only by subscription
Indiana House Democrats
Access Indiana Information Network - The Official Website of the State of Indiana.
Iowa
Allows bill searching. Provides history and summary. Updated often.
Kansas
Kansas Legislator Directory - Legislator Search Engine
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine Office of Policy and Legal Analysis
Maine Legislature. Slow connection.
Maryland
Updated weekly during session. Gives summary and status and provides lots of detail. Offers links to other departments and U.S. Representatives or U.S. Senate.
Massachusetts
Allows bill tracking. Gives brief summary with key words only. Bills are searchable. Gives status.
Michigan
Minnesota Auditor
Minnesota
Minnesota (gopher) It separates categories into bills introduced, bills passed, bills enacted and bills vetoed. Gives bill summaries and status. Updated often. Full text available.
Mississippi Legislature
Mississippi PEER Committee--The Jt. Cmte on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review
Missouri General Assembly--Includes bill tracking and state statutes
Missouri House of Representatives
Missouri Senate--Searchable by bill number, sponsor, or key word. Gives all relevant information. Provides calendar, status, action, summaries, or full text. Updated often.
Montana
Nebraska
Updated daily. Gives status and summary. Offers lots of other legislative information and provides a daily summary of what passed.
Nevada
New Mexico
New Hampshire General Court
New Jersey
Searchable by sponsor, bill number, or subject. Gives text of bills. Also appears in Spanish. Gives history and status. Updated regularly. Site seems down sometimes.
New York Assembly
New York Senate
New York Assembly (gopher) Gives bill summaries. Searchable by sponsor or actions. Gives long details of each bill. Updated often.
North Carolina
North Dakota
North Dakota (gopher)
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Updated daily. Searchable by key word. Gives bill summaries and agendas.
Oregon (gopher)
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Legislative Printing and Information Technology Resources site.
South Carolina
Provides bills, regulations and laws. Searchable by number. Gives first two pages, status and history. Updated regularly.
South Dakota Searchable by bill number, chamber or committee, or general member. Gives status and text.
Tennessee State Government
Texas
Texas Legislative Reference Library
Texas Legislative Council (gopher)
Texas Legislative Budget Board
Utah
Vermont
Vermont (FTP site)
Searchable by sponsor or key word. Gives status and history on bills, acts, or summer studies. Full text available.
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Full text and history available . Updated every few weeks.
Wyoming State Legislature
Wyoming State Site Daily status available. Searchable by sponsor or subject. Gives full text. No status.
Another informative site is Social Law Library. This site contains information about state resources and links to their individual sites.
Special thanks to the National Conference of State Legislatures for the link information. Additional information at NCSL.
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