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BIS: 50-State + Full Text Search
Legislators and Staff Only (Please Log In)
NCSL has partnered with State Net to provide legislators and legislative staff access to a 50-state+ searchable legislation database containing the full text of every bill in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Congress for the current session. Puerto Rico bill summaries, but not the full text of legislation, also are available through the Bill Information service (BIS). (Bill information for U.S. territories is available from the legislative websites in Guam, Puerto Rico--available in Spanish only--and the Virgin Islands.)
State legislator and legislative staff have exclusive access to this resource, which also provides additional legislative resources, such as weekly session schedules and other state-specific resources. The service is not available to members of the public. Legislators and legislative staff need to sign into the NCSL website to gain access.
Bills are searchable by:
- Bill number
- Full text
- Author (sponsor)
- Location (state)
Featured Searches
NCSL also has developed several featured searches for selected current issues not covered in other databases on our site. Legislators and staff signed into the NCSL website can select and run featured searches with just the click of a mouse.
Help instructions are available in pop-up windows in the bill information system. You will need to enable pop-up windows in your browser for the State Net site to view the help screens.
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| Environment & Natural Resources | Health (subportal) | Human Services (subportal) | Immigration | Labor & Employment | State-Tribal | Telecommunications & Information Technology | Transportation |
Issues and Research
NCSL conducts policy research in a variety of areas ranging from agriculture and budget and tax issues and education to health care and immigration and transportation. NCSL’s experts are here to answer your questions and give you unbiased, comprehensive information as soon as you need it on issues facing state legislatures. We answer more than 20,000 requests for information a year. Call us anytime or check out our issues list to see what we have online.
Our consulting services on policy issues go beyond testifying. We help draft bills, organize workshops, and convene legislative-executive teams. NCSL staff are prepared to come to your state to work with legislators and staff on almost any public policy issue, or issue related to the management of a legislature. Contact your state's liaison to schedule a briefing or to learn more about this service.
We also offer access to 50-state information and other legislative resources, such as weekly session schedules. You can find legislation in the 50 states, District of Columbia and Congress through NCSL's new 50-State Bill Information Service, a searchable database containing the full text of legislation for the current session. You also can Join listservs and discussion groups, search tens of thousands of documents, receive personalized information on your issues, access NCSL books and newsletters, look-up your colleagues in the 50 states and take advantage of e-learning opportunities.
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