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If You Have A Bill Number
AB 939 (1989) -- How to Find
If You Have A Subject
If You Have A California Code Section
If You Have A Chapter Number
If You Have An Author
Bills Introduced 1993-Current Date
Bills Prior to 1993
Initiatives & Propositions
New Laws
Secondary Sources
California Assembly Resources:
Bills & Official Publications (bills, assembly journals, daily
histories, statutes)
Guide to Legislative Research
Related Guide:
California Legislative Histories
If You Have A Bill Number—1993-current
date
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- Go to
Official California
Legislative Information
- Scroll down and
click on BILL INFORMATION
- Select Session
(1993-current sessions are available)
- Search by Bill
Number, Author, or Keyword
- This search
retrieves:
- Status
- History
- All versions from
Introduced to Chaptered (if bill was passed into law)
- Senate & Assembly
Analyses
- Votes
- For bills before
1993, see
Bills Prior to
1993 below.
AB 939 (1989) -- How to Find
- Online:
-
Statutes and
Amendments to the Code
- In left frame, to right of
STATUTES, click on dropdown arrow.
- Click on 1989.
- In center of screen, scroll
down and click on CROSS REFERENCE TABLE.
- Scroll down to AB 939 and note
that the CHAPTER for AB 939 is 1095.
- In left frame, to the right of
STATUTES, again click on dropdown arrow.
- Click on 1989.
- On right side of screen, under
CHAPTER #'S, click on CHAPTERS 608-1137.
- In FIND box, type: CHAPTER 1095.
There is a dropdown arrow to the right of the FIND
box -- select FIND NEXT IN CURRENT PDF.
- It will scroll down to page 3810,
Chapter 1095. Ch. 1095 continues on to page 3901.
- Print:
-
Statutes and Amendments to
the Code CATALOG RECORD
- REFERENCE KFC25 .A213
(1854-latest bound vol.)
- There are 4 volumes for 1989. Go to
the 4th volume. In the middle of the volume, there is
a section of black-bordered pages. Following the
black-bordered section, see CROSS REFERENCE TABLE.
The CROSS REFERENCE TABLE lists AB and SB numbers. Go to
AB 939.
- AB 939 shows that the Ch. number
is 1095.
- Chapters appear numerically, starting
in Volume 1 for 1989.
- Ch. 1095 appears in Volume
2 on page 3810 and continues to page 3901.
If You Have A
Subject
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- Note:
To retrieve a bill, it is necessary to know the year that it was
introduced or passed. If you do not know the exact year, try searching
Google (www.google.com) or a
subscription database such as
ProQuest Newspapers by
keywords to find newspaper articles that identify the year that it was
before the California State Legislature.
- ONLINE—Current
legislative session only:
- Go to the
Legislative
Index [California Legislative Information]
- This is
a subject matter index of all legislative measures for the current
legislative session. It indicates the subject of each bill,
constitutional amendment, and concurrent or joint resolution as
introduced and as amended. Entries are not removed from the index when
the subject matter is deleted from the measure in the course of
passage.
- Search by any and
all keywords that may indicate bill subject matter.
- To search, scroll
down to find your keyword alphabetically OR use Adobe's FIND feature
[BINOCULARS ICON in center of Adobe menu bar].
.
- PRINT—1973-latest
published:
- See
Legislative Index and Table of Sections Affected
- Search volume for
appropriate year by any and all keywords that may indicate bill
subject matter.
If You Have A California
Code Section
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- ONLINE: Go to
Table of Sections
Affected
This
provides an index of each section of the Constitution, codes and
uncodified laws affected by measures introduced. The table is arranged
by codes and the Constitution listed in alphabetical order. Uncodified
laws are listed at the end of the table under the heading
"Statutes Other Than Codes."
References to Budget Items appear in a separate section following
"Statutes Other Than Codes."
The "Table of Sections Affected"
is cumulative and is published by the Legislative Counsel.
- PRINT—1973-latest
published:
- Legislative
Index and Table of Sections Affected
If You Have A Chapter
Number
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- ONLINE—1993 to
current session:
- Go to
Statutes
- Search by chapter
number and year (if known)
.
- ONLINE—1850-1992:
- PRINT—1969-latest
published:
- Go to
Summary
Digest of Statutes
Enacted and Resolutions
-
See
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Cross Reference
Tables (chapter number of bills)
- For years prior to
1970, note that the Summary Digest also appears in
Statutes and Amendments to the Code (Reference
KFC25 .A213)
— see CATALOG
RECORD — in a section following
the codes.
If You Have An
Author
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- ONLINE—1993-current session:
Bills Introduced 1993-Current
Date
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Bills introduced since 1993 are available
electronically at
Official California
Legislative Information.
Chaptered bill text since 1993 is available
at the
Statutes
page.
Bills Prior to 1993
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- ONLINE:
Statutes and Amendments to the Code Online
- To right of STATUTES, click on
dropdown arrow and select the year of the bill.
- See example above for AB 939
(1989) for further instructions.
- PRINT:
Statutes and
Amendments to the Codes
Reference
KFC25 .A213
CATALOG RECORD
CSUF owns 1854-latest
published.
Earlier years are bound. Recent years are unbound
and shelved following the bound volumes.
Note: Starting with a bill number, you can find the chapter
number by going to the CROSS REFERENCE TABLE in the center of
the last volume for a specific year. After the black-bordered pages, a
list of AB and SB numbers appears. This gives a Chapter number for each
bill number. Chapters
are in numerical order starting with Volume 1 for that year and
continuing through Volume 3 or 4.
Example: AB 939 (1989) is Chapter
1095, which appears in 1989 Volume 2 on page 3810. The Chapter number,
1095, appears in the upper left or right corner.
Note:
You can also use the chapter number to find the bill number by
looking in the Summary Digest. The Summary Digest
appears in Statutes and Amendments to the Code in a
section following the codes. The Summary Digest, beginning
in 1969, is also published separately—
Reference
KFC38 .C34
CATALOG RECORD.
PRINT: Request
photocopies from:
California Legislative Bill Room
1149 State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 445-2323
Services provided
by the LBR include a complete Legislative Publication Service (click
here for information on publications and subscription services),
as well as single copies of individual bills. Books, pamphlets,
committee lists, bills, histories, files, and other miscellaneous
items are available for sale through the LBR located in the basement
at the State Capitol, Room B32. Orders can be filled in person at the
public counter or by telephone at (916) 445-2323.
Initiatives &
Propositions
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Background and
overview of ballot measures:
Chapter 5: Ballot Measure
Research, Henke's California Law Guide, 2002 ed. (REFERENCE
KFC74 .H46 2002 ),
pages 123-155.
California Ballot
Propositions, 1980-date [Text and Analysis]
NOTE: Scroll down to list of dates available.
Initiatives &
Propositions, 1996-date [Analysis]
To find
propositions as they have been entered into the California Code
(note: propositions that pass are referred to as initiative statutes):
Go to
Official California Legislative
Information
Click on CALIFORNIA LAW
Click on STATUTES (at top of screen in text)
Scroll down to KEYWORD search. In box, type: "proposition
21"
(include double quotation marks)
OR
Go to
LexisNexis
Academic
Click on Legal Research
Click on State Codes
Click on California
In Keyword box, type: proposition 21 or prop 21
New Laws
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ONLINE:
Summaries of bills enacted during the previous year are usually
published in major California newspapers on December 31 or January 1.
Search a subscription database (LexisNexis
Academic
,
ProQuest Newspapers ,
Factiva) by Words in Article Title: new laws. Some
articles cite bill numbers. For assistance, ask at the Reference Desk.
PRINT: A list
of laws enacted during the year is printed in:
- Summary
Digest of Statutes
Enacted and Resolutions
- Reference
KFC38 .C34
CATALOG RECORD
-
CSUF owns 1969-latest published.
-
See
TABLE OF CONTENTS: New General
Laws
-
Each volume usually lists the laws for
several years individually.
Secondary
Sources
top
- California
Journal
Print: PERIODICALS JK8701 .C33
CATALOG RECORD
Online: Available on
LexisNexis
Academic
Excellent source of information about California government and
politics. Covers state political news, activities, and issues that
affect California. Summaries of statewide initiative proposals.
-
LexisNexis
Academic
[CSUF only]
Full text articles from major California newspapers and California
Journal. To retrieve articles from Los Angeles Times,
after logging on click on SOURCES (top of screen) and search for
Los Angeles Times.
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ProQuest Newspapers [CSUF only]
Full-text articles from major newspapers.
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