LibGuides: Tracking the Status of Federal & California Bills: California Legislation

Tracking California Legislation on the Web

Go to the California Legislative Portal, and use the Legislative Portal's "Bill Search" function.

California Legislative Portal (1993-2016)
Use the "Bill Search" function.
Select the desired session and "House," then enter the bill number in the Search text box.
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Free from the California Legislature. Covers 1993 to 2016. For 2017 and later, use the California Legislative Information site.
California Legislative Information (1999 to present)
Select "Bill Information," and then "Bill Search."
Select the desired session, then enter the bill number — e.g., SB 5 — in the "Bill Number" text box.
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Free from the California Legislature. Covers 1999 to the present. For 1993 to 1998, use the California Legislative Portal site

Tracking California Legislation on Lexis

CA Bill Tracking Reports - Lexis Advance
Covers 1988 to the present. Use "Search within results" to pinpoint what you need. Use the odd-numbered year of the legislative session you're researching as a date restriction.
Sample bill-number search for a 2015-16 bill:
"2015 bill tracking" and cite("a.b. 100")

Tracking California Legislation on Westlaw

California Bill Tracking - Westlaw
Covers the current legislative session. For a bill-number search, use the bill number in and advanced search in this format:
adv: 2015 +s "ca a.b. 100"
California Bill Tracking: Historical - Westlaw
Coverage begins in 2005.
Follow this search format:
adv: citation("a.b. 1") — [to find Assembly bills]
adv: citation("s.b. 1") — [to find Senate bills].
To pinpoint a particular session use a date restriction, for example:
adv: citation("a.b. 205") and date(is 2007).

Tracking California Legislation In Print Or By Phone

In Print

Check Assembly Weekly History or Senate Weekly History. These sources are organized by bill number. They also cover resolutions and proposed Constitutional amendments.

A separate Legislative Index and a Table of [Code] Sections Affected are also available.

(The current year's versions of these resources are in the Reserve Book Room. Ask at the Circulation Desk. Earlier versions are in pamphlet boxes on range 117B in the California Collection.)

By Phone — for the current session

Call the Legislative Bill Room at 916-445-2323 with the bill number in question.