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U.S. Federal
U.S. Congress and Legislation
http://library.buffalo.edu/libraries/asl/guides/busdoc/congress.html
This guide lists each of the types of congressional documents and notes how to obtain them. Access to information about the members of congress is also given.
New York State
Compiling Legislative Histories for New York State in the Law Library (Pace Law School)
http://csmail.law.pace.edu/research/ny-legislative-histories.html
Covers getting started; codes, session laws, and bills; memoranda; legislative journals; hearings and debates; bill jackets; and guides to legislative history research.Compiling the Legislative History of A New York State Law
http://unix2.nysed.gov/leghist/leghis.htm
Twelve basic, intermediate, and advanced steps take researchers through the process.Gibson, Ellen. New York Legal Research Guide . 2nd ed. Buffalo, NY: William Hein and Company, 1998.
Law KFN5074 .G53 1998 or Lockwood Reference KFN5074 .G53 1998
Chapter 2 ("State Legislation: Legislative Process, Bills, Resolutions, and Session Laws") provides an overview of the process, and describes how to track bills and locate their texts. Chapter 5 ("Legislative History") also presents an overview; and also discusses bills, memoranda, bill jackets, debates and hearings, and other sources.How a Bill Becomes a Law in New York State (Business Council of New York State)
http://www.bcnys.org/inside/sb/billlaw.htm
A brief introduction summarizes the process.The Legislative History of a New York State Law: A Tutorial and Guide to Library Sources (New York State Library)
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/leghist/
Describes twelve steps in compiling legislative histories of New York State laws.Legislative Intent (New York State Library)
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/legint.htm
Presents a brief overview of researching legislative intent of New York State bills. Coverage includes major sources and indexes to sources.New York State Assembly
http://assembly.state.ny.us
Retrieve information about the State Assembly and its activities. Features include press releases; legislative reports; committee updates that cover press announcements and selected reports; Committee Chairs Report on the Governor's Vetoes; a description of the legislative process; a directory of members.The Assembly's Legislative Information System ( http://assembly.state.ny.us/ALIS ) provides access to bills introduced in the current session; the Assembly Calendar that outlines daily agendas; public hearing schedules; and state laws.
New York State Legislative History Materials (Albany Law School)
http://www.als.edu/lib/editor.cfm?ID=245
Topics pertain to legislative intent; the legislative process and its documents; enacted statutes; the legislative digest; and the State Constitution .New York State Senate
http://www.senate.state.ny.us
The Senate home page includes directories of members and committees; Senate rules; press releases and reports. Search for bills and resolutions; laws; and vetoes for the current legislative session at http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menuf.cgi .
Other State Legislatures
State Legislatures on the Internet via MultiState
http://www.multistate.com/site.nsf/state?OpenPageUSA.gov: State and Territorial Governments (U.S. General Services Administration)
http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml
Canada
Canadian Parliamentary Web Site
http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/index.asp?Language=E
Parliament is comprised of the elected members of the House of Commons and the appointed members of the Senate. Public policy and legislation is introduced in the House and debated and enacted through the house and senate. The "Chamber Business" section of this site includes debate transcripts for both the House and the Senate.Library of Parliament Research Branch Publications
http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/dsp-psd/Pilot/LoPBdP/mat-e.html
Documents prepared for general distribution to Canadian Parliamentarians to provide background and analysis of issues that may arise in the course of their Parliamentary duties.The Legislative Assemblies of Canada
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/clamen/misc/Canadiana/legislatures.html
A list of links to federal, provincial and territorial legislative bodies and to the political parties that are represented.
European Union
European Union: Law and Legal Information
http://library.buffalo.edu/libraries/asl/guides/busdoc/eu-documents.html#law
Other National Governments
Internet Links to National Parliaments
http://www.polisci.umn.edu/information/parliaments/index.html
Home pages for scores of foreign countries in every region of the world.
