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California Legislative Branch Resources

California Ballot Measures
The California Ballot Measures Database is a comprehensive, searchable source of information on California ballot propositions and initiatives from 1911 to the present. It includes the full text of individual ballot propositions, accompanying information contained in the ballot pamphlets, related legal and legislative history, and pdfs of the full ballot pamphlets. For ballot initiatives, it contains the full text of the individual initiatives, accompanying material relating to their filing & qualification, related legal and legislative history, and pdfs of related official documents.
California Bill Information
California Bill Information on the California Legislative Information website is a searchable database of the full text of bills. Searchable by bill number, author, and keyword.
California Law
California Law on the California Legislative Information website is a searchable database of California's 29 codes, covering various subject areas, including the State Constitution and all statutes. The entries are not annotated and can only be browsed or searched by keyword.
California Legislative Information
The official California Legislative Information website. Users can search for California bills and codes as well as read legislative publications.
California State Assembly
The official website of the California State Assembly. This website contains biographical information on assembly members, committee assignments, legislative calendars, maps of Assembly districts, demographic information. Users can also search for their assemblyperson.
California State Assembly Office of the Chief Clerk
The Chief Clerk of the California State Assembly is one of three nonmember, nonpartisan officers elected by the Members of the Assembly at the beginning of each two-year session. The Chief Clerk serves as the Parliamentarian of the House. Under the direction of the Chief Clerk, the Chief Clerk’s Office is responsible for publishing the official documents of the House; and keeping all the bills, papers, and records of the proceedings of the Assembly. Researchers can access the daily record of the Assembly's business, historical statutes, and more from the website.
California State Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms
The Sergeant-at-Arms Department provides a safe and secure environment throughout the Capitol Complex and anywhere in the state where the business of the Assembly is conducted.
California State Senate
The official website of the California State Senate. Users can access Senator's biographical information, committee assignments, legislative calendars, Senator's homepages, maps of Senate districts, and demographic information.
California State Senate Office of the Secretary of the Senate
The Secretary of the Senate is one of the three officers of the Senate who are elected by the total Membership. The Secretary is the chief parliamentarian and keeper of the legislative records, responsible for the accurate drafting of bills and their preparation for presentation to the Governor. The Secretary is also the Executive Officer of the Senate, in charge of the day-to-day administration of the house. Researchers can access publications, agency reports, and more on the website.
Legislative Analyst's Office
The Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) has provided fiscal and policy advice to the Legislature for 75 years. It is known for its fiscal and programmatic expertise and nonpartisan analyses of the state budget. Users can search for reports and publications by policy area.
National Conference of State Legislatures
Users can track bills, read state legislature news, and read reports on a variety of topics.

Nexis Uni (Lexis Nexis)
Covers newspapers, magazines, wire services, federal and state court opinions, federal and state statutes, federal regulations, and SEC filings such as 10-Ks,10-Qsand their exhibits. News information is updated daily and wire services several times daily. Research areas in LexisNexis Academic cover top news, general news topics, and news transcripts; non-English language news sources; company, industry, and market news; legal news; company financial information; general medical and health topics and medical abstracts; accounting, auditing, and tax information; law reviews; federal case law; U.S. Code; and state legal research.

Open States
Open States strives to improve civic engagement at the state level by providing data and tools regarding state legislatures. OpenStates.org enables individuals to find out who represents them, look up information on an important bill that’s been in the news, discover how their representatives are voting, or just stay current with what is happening in their state.