Government Publications and Law

California Government Resources

Page Contains:

State of California Homepage
The Governor's Office
State of California Directory of State Agencies
State of California Telephone Directory
California Secretary of State: Elections, politics, business programs, state archives, etc.
The California State Library
CRB Reports: Search California Research Bureau Reports by subject

Bill Information: From the Legislative Counsel. Updated daily, 1993/94 to current; "full text of bills, resolutions, and constitutional amendments, and their status, history, votes, analyses, and veto messages"
Tracing California Legislation: From UCSC; handout on how to find and trace California legislation
Compiling a California Legislative History: From Hastings College of the Law; research guide on finding the legislative history of California law/statutes

California State Legislature homepage
California Legislature Handbook: Biographies and photographs of legislators, committee memberships and schedules, rules and standards of conduct, etc.; large PDF document
California's Legislature: An in-depth introduction to California government; includes "state history, constitutional and election law, term limits, state emblems, legislative procedure, the executive and judicial branches, and a legislative glossary."
California Legislative Publications: Includes Senate and Assembly Daily Journals; Assembly Handbook including biographies and photographs of members
California Hearings & Reports Index: From Hastings Law Library; search for California Senate and Assembly hearings and reports and agency reports from 1984 to present (NOT COMPREHENSIVE)
California Legislative Analyst's Office: Staff resource to all California legislators; issues special reports, analysis of initiatives and ballot measures, forecasting
The California Channel: Private non-profit network featuring streaming "gavel-to-gavel proceedings of the California Legislature, and to other forums where public policy is discussed, debated, and decided"; modeled after C-SPAN

California State Senate
California Senate Committees: Some transcripts and reports can be accessed through the committee pages
California State Senate Democratic Caucus
California State Senate Republican Caucus
Journal of the Senate: California Senate Daily Journal from 2004 to present
Senate Office of Research: "The Senate Office of Research (SOR) is a nonpartisan office charged with serving the research needs of the California State Senate and assisting Senate members and committees with the development of effective public policy"

California State Assembly
California Assembly Committee Directory
California State Assembly Republican Caucus
California State Assembly Democratic Caucus
Journal of the Assembly: California Assembly Daily Journal and Histories from 1849 to present

California Judicial Branch
Opinions of the California Supreme Court: From the Judicial Council of California; opinions from 1850 and recently decided court cases ("slip opinions")
California Law Revision Commission
California Courts Self-Help Center: Provided by the state to aid in finding legal assistance, learn about California law, etc. This site does not provide legal advice.
California Codes: Searchable California law
Please see the California section of our Laws & Regulations page for more information

California Constitution

California State Code

California Regulations

See also:

Online Voter Registration: Register to vote via this site from the California Secretary of State
California Secretary of State: Information about registering to vote, campaign finance, etc. You can also find out who your elected representatives are by entering your zip code.
California Ballot Measures Database: From Hastings Law Library; ballot propositions and initiatives from 1911 to 2000 and links to more recent
Redistricting Maps: From UCB; California redistricting maps, data, and literature
CAL-ACCESS (California Automated Lobbying And Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Search System): Who gave and how much? Who received and how much?
Analysis from the Legislative Analyst's Office: Analysis of the probable financial implications of ballot measures
Politics1.com: California page: Non-governmental site of all things political in California
Hot Topics in CA Politics: From IGS Library at UCB. California politics and legislation, includes past ballot measures and election results

Research Publications: Find information on various topics from the Public Policy Institute of California , a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving public policy in California
UC Government Documents Web Sites & Gophers: UC sites, with links to subject and help guides; many are federal sources, with some California links
California Budget Project
California State Symbols, Capital, Constitution, Flags, Maps, Song
Query the CEQAnet Database: Search CEQA documents from 1994-present (some provide full text)
Find a Park: Use this page to find information on California State Parks

Updated September 25, 2008