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State and Local Government Law Research Guide: State Bill Tracking

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  • Westlaw (password required)
  • State & Federal Bill Tracking
    • Summaries and status information concerning current legislation for all 50 states, DC and Congress. 
  • State & Federal Bill Tracking - Historical
    • Summaries and status information for bills that were considered during past state and federal legislative sessions. Summaries are included whether or not the bills were passed into law. Coverage begins with 2005 (2004 for New Jersey and Virginia). Westlaw allows users to set up Alerts that run saved searches on a set schedule and receive emails with matching documents. 

  • Lexis+ (password required)
  • State & Federal Bill Tracking
    • The summaries of legislative actions upon bills and other matters pending in Congress and State legislatures for the current legislative session.  
  • State & Federal Bill Text Searching
    • The full text of all published versions of bills pending in the Federal and State Legislatures. Click on the bell icon to set up alerts.