NCSL 50-State Legislative Tracking Web Resources
Updated April 2009
At the request of NCSL's Legislative Research Librarians (LRL) staff section, NCSL has developed this resource of 50-state compilations covering various issues that concern state legislators and legislative staff. Here you will find a topical, alphabetical listing of legislative and statutory databases, compilations and state charts/maps.
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Agriculture & Rural Development
Animal Identification, Livestock, Biotechnology (legislation database)
Biotechnology (statutes chart)
Healthy Community Design (legislation database)
Banking, Insurance & Financial Services
Consumer Report Security Freeze (statutes)
Credit Card Numbers on Receipts (statutes)
Credit Card Skimming Devices (statutes)
Credit Scoring/Use of Credit Information in Insurance (pending and enacted legislation)
Gift Cards and Gift Certificates (statutes and recent legislation)
Identity Theft (statutes)
Medical Malpractive Tort Reform (state laws and legislation)
http://www.ncsl.org/standcomm/sclaw/medmaloverview.htm
Mortgage Fraud (statutes)
Mortgage Lending Practices (statutes)
Payday Lending (state statutes)
Budget & Tax
Budget Cycles (50-state chart)
Earned Income Tax Credit (legislation)
Supermajority Requirements on Passing Budgets (50-state chart)
Vote Required to Pass Budget (50-state chart)
Children & Families
Childhood Obesity and School Nutrition (legislation 2003-2008)
Civil Unions & Domestic Partnerships (statutes)
Early Childhood Care and Education (legislation database)
Earned Income Tax Credit (legislation)
Youth Use of Inhalants and Aerosols (statues)
Criminal Justice
Auto Theft Prevention Authority (statutes)
DNA Data Banks (statutes)
Juvenile Justice (legislation database)
Medical Liability Laws (statutes)
http://www.ncsl.org/standcomm/sclaw/StateMedliablitylaws2007.htm
Medical Malpractice Tort Reform (legislation)
http://www.ncsl.org/standcomm/sclaw/medmalreform07.htm
Victims’ Rights Laws in the States (database)
Economic Development & Trade
Housing (2007 legislation database)
Rural Development (legislation database)
State Trade Legislation (database)
Education
Civic Education (legislation database)
Cyberbulling (legislation)
Education or Civic Education (state curriculum standards)
Education (legislation database)
NCSL's comprehensive 50-state Education Bill Tracking Database provides enacted legislation for over 20 education specific issue areas from 2008 to present.
Education (legislation database)
NCSL's comprehensive 50-state Education Bill Tracking Database provides enacted legislation for over 20 education specific issue areas from 2000 to 2007.
Education Finance (finance database)
Elections, Campaigns & Redistricting
2008 Election (StateVote 2008 – includes Partisan Composition of State Legislatures)
Campaign Finance (legislation database)
Election Reform (legislation database)
Limits on Contributions during the Legislative Session (statutes)
Limits on Contributions to Political Parties (statutes)
Limits on Contributions to Candidates (statutes)
Term Limits (legislation database)
Term Limited States (statutes)
Energy & Electric Utilities
Energy and Environment Database (legislation database)
Energy and Environment Policy Database (1998-2008 legislation database)
Environmental Protection
Air Quality (legislation database)
Animal Identification, Livestock, Biotechnology (legislation database)
Eminent Domain (legislation)
Energy and Environment Database (legislation database)
Energy and Environment Policy Database (1998-2008 legislation database)
Environmental Health (legislation database)
Environmental Health (statutes database)
Healthy Community Design (legislation database)
Nuclear Waste and Environmental Justice (legislation database)
Rural Development (legislation database)
Ethics
Criminal Penalties for Public Corruption/Violations of State Ethics Laws (statutes table)
Dual Office-Holding--Restrictions On State Legislators Concurrently Holding A Second Elected Office
Ethics Reform (legislation database)
Ethics Commissions (list)
Ethics Commissions: Jurisdiction (table)
Ethics Commissions: Powers & Duties (table)
Ethics Committees (list)
Giving, Receiving and Reporting Food and Beverage (statutes)
Honorarium Restrictions (statutes)
How States Define "Lobbying" and "Lobbyist" (statutes table)
Legislator Gift Restrictions Overview (statutes)
Links to States' Legislative Ethics and Lobbying Laws (statutes)
Lobbyist Activity Report Requirements (statutes)
Lobbyist Contingency Fees (statutes)
Lobbyist Registration Requirements (statutes)
Nepotism Restrictions for State Legislators (statutes)
(Ethics) Oversight Agencies (comprehensive list)
Personal Financial Disclosure for Legislators: Client Identification Requirements (statutes)
Personal Financial Disclosure for Legislators: Creditor and Debtor Requirements (statutes)
Personal Financial Disclosure for Legislators: Gift and Honorarium Requirements (statutes)
Personal Financial Disclosure for State Legislators: Income Requirements (statutes)
Personal Financial Disclosure for Legislators: Household Member Requirements (statutes)
Personal Financial Disclosure for Legislators: Lobbyist Connection Requirements (statutes)
Personal Financial Disclosure for Legislators: State Agency Connection Requirements (statutes)
Prohibitions against Legislators Lobbying State Government after They Leave Office (statutes)
Prohibitions Against Lobbyists Making False Statements or Filing False Reports (statutes)
Restrictions For Legislators Accepting Hospitality at Outside Meetings (statutes)
State Legislation Database on Ethics Issues (statutes)
Voting Recusal Provisions (statutes)
Health
Access to Health Care
Children
Genetics
Health Insurance Mandates
Pharmaceuticals
Public Health
Stem Cell Research
Women's Health
Other Health Policy Topics
Human Services
Child Care and Early Education (legislation database)
Child Support Disbursement via Debit Card and Direct Deposit (chart)
Child Support License Restrictions (statutes)
Civil Unions and Domestic Partnership (statutes)
Kinship Care (1997-2006 enactments)
Kinship Care-Highlights (recent enactments)
Same Sex Marriage
Immigrant Policy
2008 Enacted State Legislation Related to Immigrants and Immigration
2007 Enacted State Legislation Related to Immigrants and Immigration
2006 State Legislation Related to Immigration (enacted, vetoed, and pending legislation)
Labor & Employment
At-Will Employment
Child Labor (statutes)
Day Laborer Laws (statutes)
Drugtesting in the Workplace (statutes)
State Divestment (legislation and statutes)
Equal Pay (statutes and legislation)
Family/Medical Leave Laws (statutes)
Living Wage (2007 legislation)
Medical Donor Leave (statutes)
Minimum Wage (legislation and chart)
Non-compete Agreements (statutes)
Telecommuting (statutes and legislation)
Whistleblowers (statutes)
Work Hours and Overtime (statutes)
Workforce Development (legislation and resources)
Legislatures
Legislators
Legislative Staff
Miscellaneous
Natural Resources
Hunting (statutes)
Hunting - Minimum Ages (statutes)
Hunting - State Sunday Bans (statutes)
Redistricting
None available at this time.
State-Tribal Relations
Tribal Relations (legislation database)
Telecommunications and Information Policy
2008 Enacted 9-1-1 and Enhanced 9-1-1 (legislation)
Breach of Information (laws and legislation)
Broadband (statutes)
Computer Hacking and Unauthorized Access (statutes)
Cyberstalking (Computer Harassment) (statutes)
Electronic Communication Devices on School Property (statutes)
Electronic Health Records and Personal Health Records (legislation database)
Electronic Solicitation or Luring of Minors (statutes)
Electronic Surveillance (statutes)
Event Data Recorder (EDR) / Vehicle Black Box (legislation and statutes)
Hacking and Unauthorized Access (statutes)
Internet Filtering (statutes)
Internet Privacy (statutes)
Luring of Minors or Electronic Solicitation (statutes)
Nanotechnology (laws & legislation)
Phishing (statutes)
Privacy Protections in State Constitutions
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) (statutes)
Security Breach Notification (statutes)
Spam/Unsolicited Commercial Email (statutes)
Spyware (statutes)
Uniform Electronic Transactions Acts (statutes)
Virus/Contaminant/Destructive Transmission (statutes)
Transportation
Drunk Driving (statutes)
Drunk Driving - High Blood Alcohol Content (statutes)
Event Data Recorder (EDR) / Vehicle Black Box (legislation and statutes)
Healthy Community Design (legislation database)
Ignition Interlock (statutes)
Traffic Safety (legislation database)
Transportation Funding (legislation and executive orders database)
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